Illumination Studios Paris
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| Formerly | Illumination Mac Guff (2011–2021) |
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| Type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | |
| Predecessor | Mac Guff (animation studio) |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Founder | Jacques Bled[1] |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people |
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| Owner | Universal Pictures (NBCUniversal) (Comcast) |
Number of employees | 850 (2016)[1] |
| Parent | Illumination |
| Website | illuminationmacguff |
Illumination Studios Paris (formerly known as Illumination Mac Guff) is a French animated feature production company owned by Illumination, a division of Universal Pictures. Based in Paris, France, the company was created in 2011 as part of Universal'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[edit]
Mac Guff era (2011–2021)[edit]
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)[edit]
With the release of Sing 2 in December 2021, the studio was renamed to Illumination Studios Paris.
Filmography[edit]
Feature films[edit]
Released[edit]
| Title | Release date | Director(s) | Producers | Budget | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Lorax | March 2, 2012 | Chris Renaud Co-Director: Kyle Balda |
Chris Meledandri Janet Healy |
$70 million | $349.2 million |
| Despicable Me 2 | July 3, 2013 | Chris Renaud Pierre Coffin |
$76 million | $970.8 million | |
| Minions | July 10, 2015 | Pierre Coffin Kyle Balda |
$74 million | $1.159 billion | |
| The Secret Life of Pets | July 8, 2016 | Chris Renaud Co-Director: Yarrow Cheney |
$75 million | $894.3 million | |
| Sing | December 21, 2016 | Garth Jennings Co-Director: Christophe Lourdelet |
$634.2 million | ||
| Despicable Me 3 | June 30, 2017 | Pierre Coffin Kyle Balda Co-Director: Eric Guillon |
$80 million | $1.035 billion | |
| The Grinch | November 9, 2018 | Scott Mosier Yarrow Cheney |
$75 million | $530.9 million | |
| The Secret Life of Pets 2 | June 7, 2019 | Chris Renaud Co-Director: Jonathan del Val |
$80 million | $431.1 million | |
| Sing 2 | December 22, 2021 | Garth Jennings Co-Director: Christophe Lourdelet |
$85 million | $407.6 million | |
| Minions: The Rise of Gru | July 1, 2022 | Kyle Balda Co-Directors: Brad Ableson Jonathan del Val |
Chris Meledandri Janet Healy Chris Renaud |
$80 million | $939.6 million |
| The Super Mario Bros. Movie | April 5, 2023 | Aaron Horvath Michael Jelenic Co-Directors: Pierre Leduc Fabien Polack |
Chris Meledandri Shigeru Miyamoto |
$100 million | $377.6 million |
Upcoming[edit]
| Title | Release date | Director(s) | Producers | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Migration | December 22, 2023 | Benjamin Renner | Chris Meledandri | [3][4] |
| Despicable Me 4 | July 3, 2024 | Chris Renaud Co-director: Patrick Delage |
Short films[edit]
Television specials[edit]
| # | 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[edit]
- 88th Academy Awards (2016) – Provided the animation for Kevin, Stuart and Bob presenting the award for Best Animated Short Film.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ Keslassy, Elsa (2011-12-12). "Universal benefit in Mac Guff accord". Variety. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ^ Grobar, Matt (February 18, 2022). "Illumination & Universal Set Dates For Animated Films 'Migration' And 'Despicable Me 4'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
- ^ Grobar, Matt (June 28, 2022). "Universal Pushes Release Date for Illumination Comedy 'Migration'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 28, 2022.