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Minions Holiday Special is a half-hour compilation of Minions mini-movies, containing Santa's Little Helpers, Training Wheels, Puppy, and Minion Scouts. Additionally, the special includes holiday-themed interstitials featuring characters from Illumination's The Secret Life of Pets and Sing franchises. The special aired on NBC on November 27, 2020. [35] O'Connel, Sean (May 30, 2013). " Despicable Me Game: Our Exclusive First Look at Minion Rush". Fandango Media. Archived from the original on July 2, 2013 . Retrieved June 3, 2013. Critics' Choice Awards: The Shape of Water, Big Little Lies Top Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. January 11, 2018. Archived from the original on January 12, 2018 . Retrieved September 5, 2022.a b c Coyle, Jake (May 5, 2022). "Summer Preview: Banana! The Minions expand their empire". Associated Press. Archived from the original on May 5, 2022 . Retrieved February 28, 2023.

Fleming, Michael (January 27, 2009). "Shmuger, Linde stay with Universal". Variety. Archived from the original on December 27, 2022 . Retrieved January 13, 2023. a b Standal, Jeanne (June 28, 2013). "Meet The Minions: DESPICABLE ME 2 Character Posters With Phil, Carl, Tim, Kevin & Stuart". FilmoFilia. Archived from the original on December 1, 2020 . Retrieved August 20, 2013. A Minion watches neighbors walking their dogs on the street, which leads him to search for a puppy of his own. After several failed attempts, he comes across a UFO that takes the role of a puppy for him.

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The same goes for Julie Andrews, who has voiced Gru and Dru's mother Marlena in the majority of the movies to date, but we'd be surprised if she didn't return even for another brief cameo like in the third movie. Kroll, Justin (March 5, 2015). "Allison Janney Joins Tim Burton's Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Exclusive)". Variety. Archived from the original on December 21, 2020 . Retrieved August 17, 2022. When a Minion crashes into an art gallery, an art critic praises his creation and he becomes an overnight celebrity. A total of 16 short films have been released in the franchise. Three short films based on Despicable Me were released in December 2010 on the film's DVD and Blu-ray. [25] [26] The Despicable Me 2 DVD and Blu-ray, released in December 2013, included another three short films. [27] Three short films were released in 2015 on the Blu-ray and DVD of Minions, [28] [29] while one short film was released in the Blu-ray and DVD of Despicable Me 3. [30] a b c Persall, Steve (July 3, 2013). "Review: Minions take over Despicable Me 2". Tampa Bay Times. Archived from the original on August 16, 2022 . Retrieved January 13, 2023.However, despite villainous intentions, the supervillain grows increasingly touched by the girls' growing love for him and find himself changing for the better because of it. Fox, Jesse David (November 4, 2014). " Minions Trailer: Watch the Despicable Me Yellow Guys Kill Napoleon". Vulture. Archived from the original on November 7, 2014 . Retrieved January 13, 2023.

Rubin, Rebecca (March 4, 2021). " F9 Postponed for the Third Time, Minions Sequel Pushed to 2022". Variety. Archived from the original on March 4, 2021 . Retrieved January 13, 2023. Three new Minions go for bomb-carrying duty, which was harder than they thought when they suddenly have an argument with two others carrying a giant bomb. a b c Moreau, Jordan (February 18, 2022). " Despicable Me 4 Set for Summer 2024 by Illumination, Universal". Variety. Archived from the original on February 18, 2022 . Retrieved February 18, 2022.Kevin, Stuart, and Bob, having been accidentally dropped off at the North Pole, make the most of the situation by trying to become elves. Worldwide Box Office". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on November 21, 2019 . Retrieved August 22, 2023.