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Illumination (formerly known as Illumination Entertainment until 2017) is an American computer animation studio, founded by Chris Meledandri in 2007. Illumination is owned by Meledandri and the Illumination brand is co-owned by Universal Pictures, a division of Comcast through its wholly owned subsidiary NBCUniversal. Meledandri produces the films, while Universal finances and distributes them. The studio is responsible for the Despicable Me, The Secret Life of Pets and Sing franchises and the film adaptations of Dr. Seuss' books The Lorax and How the Grinch Stole Christmas. The Minions, characters from the Despicable Me series, are the mascots of the studio.
Illumination released The Super Mario Bros. Movie, an animated film based on the Mario franchise, as a collaboration with Nintendo on April 7, 2023. It has since become a massive success, breaking numerous records in animation, video game adaptations, and Illumination. The sequel of the movie will be release in April 3, 2026.
Trivia[]
- Japanese voice actors Mamoru Miyano and Kōichi Yamadera voiced at least one character in all the films by dubbed in Japanese to this date. (Miyano was not involved in Despicable Me, The Secret Life of Pets 2 and Hop).
External links[]
- Illumination at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Illumination at Super Mario Wiki, the Super Mario wiki.