Illumination Studios Paris (formerly known as Illumination Mac Guff) is a French animated feature production company owned by Illumination. Based in Paris, France, the company was created in 2011 as part of Illumination's purchase deal of the animation arm of French animation and VFX company Mac Guff.[2] It is responsible for the animation on Illumination's feature-length animated films and associated short films, most notably the Despicable Me franchise.
History[]
Mac Guff era (2011–2021)[]
Previous logo as Illumination Mac Guff (2011–2021)
Following their work with Illumination on Despicable Me (2010) and its associated short films, Universal purchased the animation arm of Mac Guff, aptly renaming it Illumination Mac Guff. The first film produced by the new studio was The Lorax (2012). All subsequent films by Illumination have had most of their animation work outsourced to the studio, as it benefits from French subsidies.
Studios Paris era (2021–present)[]
With the release of Sing 2 in December 2021, the studio was renamed to Illumination Studios Paris.
Filmography[]
Feature films[]
Released[]
| Title | Release date | Directors | Composer(s) | Budget | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Lorax | March 2, 2012 | Chris Renaud Co-Director: Kyle Balda |
John Powell | $70 million | $348.8 million |
| Despicable Me 2 | July 3, 2013 | Chris Renaud Pierre Coffin |
Heitor Pereira Pharrell Williams |
$76 million | $970.8 million |
| Minions | July 10, 2015 | Pierre Coffin Kyle Balda |
Heitor Pereira | $74 million | $1.159 billion |
| The Secret Life of Pets | July 8, 2016 | Chris Renaud Co-Director: Yarrow Cheney |
Alexandre Desplat | $75 million | $875.5 million |
| Sing | December 21, 2016 | Garth Jennings Co-Director: Christophe Lourdelet |
Joby Talbot | $634.2 million | |
| Despicable Me 3 | June 30, 2017 | Pierre Coffin Kyle Balda Co-Director: Eric Guillon |
Heitor Pereira Pharrell Williams |
$80 million | $1.035 billion |
| The Grinch | November 9, 2018 | Scott Mosier Yarrow Cheney |
Danny Elfman | $75 million | $511.8 million |
| The Secret Life of Pets 2 | June 7, 2019 | Chris Renaud Co-Director: Jonathan del Val |
Alexandre Desplat | $80 million | $430.1 million |
| Sing 2 | December 22, 2021 | Garth Jennings Co-Director: Christophe Lourdelet |
Joby Talbot | $85 million | $407.5 million |
| Minions: The Rise of Gru | July 1, 2022 |
Kyle Balda Co-Directors: Brad Ableson Jonathan del Val |
Heitor Pereira | $80 million | $937.8 million |
| The Super Mario Bros. Movie | April 5, 2023 |
Kyle Balda Co-Directors: Brad Ableson Jonathan del Val |
Heitor Pereira | $100 million | $146.4 million |
| Migration | December 22, 2023 |
Kyle Balda Co-Directors: Brad Ableson Jonathan del Val |
Heitor Pereira | $72 million | $12.5 million |
| Despicable Me 4 | July 3, 2024 | Pierre Coffin Kyle Balda Co-Director: Eric Guillon |
Heitor Pereira Pharrell Williams |
$100 million | $122.5 million |
Upcoming[]
| Title | Release date | Ref(s) | Director(s) | Composer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Super Mario Bros. Movie 2 | April 3, 2026 | [3] | Aaron Horvath Michael Jelenic |
Brian Tyler Koji Kondo |
Short films[]
Television specials[]
| # | Title | Release date | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minions Holiday Special | November 27, 2020 | NBC |
| 2 | Minions & More 1 | September 22, 2022 | Netflix |
| 3 | Minions & More 2 | November 8, 2022 |
Miscellaneous work[]
- 88th Academy Awards (2016) – Provided the animation for Kevin, Stuart and Bob presenting the award for Best Animated Short Film.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Richford, Rhonda (December 9, 2016). "An Inside Look at Illumination's 24/7 Operation, From L.A. to Paris". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
- ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Keslassy, Elsa (2011-12-12). "Universal benefit in Mac Guff accord". Variety. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ↑ Mateo, Alex (May 6, 2021). Nintendo Appoints Illumination Founder/CEO Chris Meledandri as Outside Director. “The report also noted at the time that Illumination Entertainment's Mac Guff studio in Paris would animate the film, and that it was in the early stages of development.”
External links[]
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|---|---|---|
| Feature films | Computer animated | Despicable Me (2010) • The Lorax (2012) • Despicable Me 2 (2013) • Minions (2015) • The Secret Life of Pets (2016) • Sing (2016) • Despicable Me 3 (2017) • The Grinch (2018) • The Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019) • Sing 2 (2021) • Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022) • The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) • Q-Force (2023) • Migration (2023) |
| Live-action/computer animated | Hop (2011) | |
| Franchises | Despicable Me • The Secret Life of Pets • Sing | |
| People | Chris Meledandri | |
| See also | Despicable Me Minion Mayhem • Lego Minions: The Rise of Gru • Mac Guff • Illumination Studios Paris • DreamWorks Animation • Universal Animation Studios • Amblimation • List of Universal Pictures theatrical animated feature films (unproduced projects) | |
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