The Monsters

Minions & Monsters is a 2026 American animated comedy film directed by Pierre Coffin, who co-wrote the screenplay with Brian Lynch. Produced by Illumination, it is the third installment in the Minions prequel series and the seventh overall installment in the Despicable Me franchise. The film stars Coffin as the Minions, alongside Trey Parker, Allison Janney, Christoph Waltz, Jesse Eisenberg, Jeff Bridges, Zoey Deutch, Bobby Moynihan, and Phil LaMarr. Taking place before the events of Minions (2015), the film follows a group of Minions as they aim to make a monster movie of their own in Old Hollywood.