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Jun 13, 2022 · EXCLUSIVE: Illumination founder and CEO Chris Meledandri will today unveil the world premiere of Minions: The Rise of Gru at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival.
- Nancy Tartaglione
Meledandri left as President of 20th Century Fox Animation in early 2007, being replaced by Vanessa Morrison, and founded Illumination, an animation company that was co-owned by Universal Pictures, which fully financed and owned the films.
Illumination, formerly known as Illumination Entertainment, is an American animation studio founded by Chris Meledandri in 2007 and is a division of Universal Pictures, a division of Comcast through its wholly owned subsidiary NBCUniversal; Meledandri produces the films, while Universal finances and distributes them.
Aug 24, 2023 · Super-producer Chris Meledandri, head of Illumination and exec behind the $1.35 billion-grossing "Super Mario Bros.", has signed with CAA.
- Matt Donnelly
1 day ago · Chris Renaud serves as director alongside Mike White and Ken Daurio who wrote the screenplay. Despicable Me 4 is co-directed by Patrick Delage and produced by Chris Meledandri and Brett Hoffman.
Jan 5, 2014 · The result was Ice Age and a string of other hits followed before he left to start Illumination Entertainment with the backing of Universal Pictures. Universal owns about half of...
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Dec 9, 2016 · Meledandri, 57, who has two sons, made that thought one of his guiding principles when, a year later, Universal Pictures lured him away from Fox to start his own animation studio, Illumination...
