Illumination Entertainment, or simply Illumination, is an American animation film production company, founded by Chris Meledandri in 2007, the studio is best known for being the creators of the spin-off/prequel "Minions", a 2015 American computer-animated comedy film, serving as a spin-off/prequel, to which movie series franchise?
Illumination Entertainment Illumination Entertainment, or simply Illumination, is an American animation film production company, founded by Chris Meledandri in 2007. It is owned by Meledandri and Universal Studios, a division of NBCUniversal, with Universal fully financing and owning all the films. The studio is best known for being the creators of the "Despicable Me" franchise, its spin-off/prequel "Minions" and the films "The Secret Life of Pets" and "Sing". The Minions, characters from the "Despicable Me" films, are the studio's official mascots. Its films are co-produced and/or distributed by Universal Pictures.
Warner Bros. Animation Warner Bros. Animation (currently known alternatively as Warner Animation Group for theatrically released films) is the animation division of Warner Bros. The studio is closely associated with the "Looney Tunes" and "Merrie Melodies" characters, among others. The studio is the successor to Warner Bros. Cartoons (formerly Leon Schlesinger Productions), the studio which produced "Looney Tunes" and "Merrie Melodies" cartoon shorts from 1933 to 1963, and from 1967 to 1969. Warner reestablished its animation division in 1980 to produce "Looney Tunes"–related works.