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On September 23, 2022, Illumination announced its hiring of former Netflix head of adult animation Mike Moon as senior creative advisor, and a new label led by Moon known as Moonlight, which will aim to "produce animated films that push beyond the family genre".
4 days ago · Netflix and Universal Filmed Entertainment Group (UFEG) today announced that the two companies have reached an agreement to renew the existing licensing deal for animated films including those from Illumination and DreamWorks Animation (DWA) and, beginning with the 2027 slate, will add U.S. rights to live-action films from both Universal Pictures and Focus Features.
Sep 23, 2022 · Illumination, the studio behind "Despicable Me," has hired former Netflix Adult Animation Chief Mike Moon to create a new label, Moonlight.
Mar 19, 2024 · BY Nicole LaPorte 1 minute read. In April 2023, The Super Mario Bros. Movie became the latest hit film for Illumination, which made the retro videogame adaptation for a relatively modest $100...
Feb 16, 2021 · Meledandri, who would start Illumination and hatch another multibillion-dollar franchise in Despicable Me (the highest-global-grossing animated franchise of all time, with Ice Age in third).
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Dec 12, 2023 · With the deal between Chris Meledandri’s Illumination Entertainment and NBC Universal completed, Despicable Me (2010) became Illumination’s first-ever produced feature film. As per the deal,...
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As of 2024, Illumination has released 15 feature films, which were all distributed by Universal Pictures, with their first being Despicable Me on July 9, 2010, and their latest being Despicable Me 4 on July 3, 2024. Their upcoming slate of films includes an untitled follow-up film to The Super Mario Bros. Movie on April 3, 2026, and Minions 3 ...