Minions and Monsters Team Up in the Super Bowl Trailer
The beloved yellow sidekicks of Gru are set to return in a new trailer for the third film in the Minions franchise.
Initially scheduled for release on June 30, 2027, the animated feature has been rescheduled to July 1, 2026, coinciding with the premiere of Shrek 5, which is slated for December 23, 2026.
A clip aired during Super Bowl LX features a Minion dramatically rushing towards the camera before collapsing, exhausted. This trailer provides the first glimpse of the storyline for the upcoming film, titled Minions & Monsters.
In this trailer, the Minions engage in film production antics that take a humorous turn, as they mistakenly turn their staged battle scene into a real confrontation with the warrior actors.
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Minions, released in 2015, featured an all-star voice cast that included Sandra Bullock as villainous inventor Scarlet Overkill and Jon Hamm as her husband, Herb Overkill. Other notable voices came from Michael Keaton, Allison Janney, Steve Coogan, and Jennifer Saunders, alongside Steve Carell as Gru and Pierre Coffin as the Minions. The sequel, Minions: The Rise of Gru, highlighted a funky soundtrack and featured a talented cast, which included Alan Arkin, Taraji P. Henson, Michelle Yeoh, Julie Andrews, Russell Brand, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dolph Lundgren, Danny Trejo, and Jimmy O. Yang.
Minions 3 is penned by Brian Lynch, known for his work on Minions and the Secret Life of Pets films. It is directed by Pierre Coffin, an Academy Award nominee who helmed the first three Despicable Me films and the original Minions. Coffin has also voiced the Minions since their debut in 2010. The film is being produced by Chris Meledandri, founder and CEO of Illumination, alongside executive producer Bill Ryan, known for his work on The Super Mario Bros. Movie.
