Illumination Studios Paris
Formerly | Illumination Mac Guff (2011–2021) |
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Type | Subsidiary |
Industry | VFX CGI animation |
Predecessor | Mac Guff (animation studio) |
Founded | 2011 |
Founder | Jacques Bled[1] |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | Janet Healy (co-president)[1] Jacques Bled (co-president)[1] |
Products | Films |
Number of employees | 850 (2016)[1] |
Parent | Illumination (Universal Pictures) |
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
Mac Guff era (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 |
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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 | $924.8 million |
Upcoming
Title | Release date | Ref(s) | Director(s) | Composer(s) |
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The Super Mario Bros. Movie | April 7, 2023 | [3] | Aaron Horvath Michael Jelenic |
Brian Tyler Koji Kondo |
Migration | December 22, 2023 | [4][5] | Benjamin Renner | TBA |
Despicable Me 4 | July 3, 2024 | Chris Renaud Co-director: Patrick Delage |
Short films
Television specials
# | Title | Release date | Network |
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1 | Minions Holiday Special | November 27, 2020 | NBC |
Miscellaneous work
- 88th Academy Awards (2016) – Provided the animation for Kevin, Stuart and Bob presenting the award for Best Animated Short Film.
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Mateo, Alex (May 6, 2021). "Nintendo Appoints Illumination Founder/CEO Chris Meledandri as Outside Director". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 27, 2021. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Brad & Gary". Seattle International Film Festival. Archived from the original on February 22, 2013. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
- ^ "Brad & Gary". IMDb. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
- ^ King, Susan (February 2, 2013). "40th Annie Award nominees and winners list". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 3, 2013.