Illumination Mac Guff

Illumination Mac Guff is a French animated feature production company owned by Illumination, a division of Universal Pictures. Based in Paris, France, the company was created in 2011 as part of Universal's purchase deal of the animation arm of French animation and VFX company Mac Guff.[2] It is responsible for Illumination's feature-length animated films and associated short films, most notably the Despicable Me franchise.

Illumination Mac Guff
Subsidiary
IndustryVFX
CGI animation
Founded2011 (2011)
FounderJacques Bled[1]
Headquarters
Paris
,
France
Key people
Janet Healy
(co-president)[1]
Jacques Bled
(co-president)[1]
ProductsFilms
Number of employees
850 (2016)[1]
ParentIllumination (Universal Pictures)
Websiteilluminationmacguff.com

History

Universal acquired the studio in 2011; its first film produced there was The Lorax.

Filmography

Feature films

Released
# Title Release date Directors Composers Budget Gross Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic
1Dr. Seuss' The LoraxMarch 2, 2012Chris Renaud
Co-Director: Kyle Balda		John Powell$70 million$348.8 million54%46
2Despicable Me 2July 3, 2013Pierre Coffin
Chris Renaud		Heitor Pereira
Pharrell Williams		$76 million$970.8 million74%62
3MinionsJuly 10, 2015Pierre Coffin
Kyle Balda		Heitor Pereira$74 million$1.159 billion56%56
4The Secret Life of PetsJuly 8, 2016Chris Renaud
Co-Director: Yarrow Cheney		Alexandre Desplat$75 million$875.5 million74%61
5SingDecember 21, 2016Garth Jennings
Co-Director: Christophe Lourdelet		Joby Talbot$632.2 million72%59
6Despicable Me 3June 30, 2017Pierre Coffin
Kyle Balda
Co-Director: Eric Guillon		Heitor Pereira
Pharrell Williams		$80 million$1.034 billion59%49
7Dr. Seuss' The GrinchNovember 9, 2018Scott Mosier
Yarrow Cheney		Danny Elfman$75 million$511.3 million58%51
8The Secret Life of Pets 2June 7, 2019Chris Renaud
Co-Director: Jonathan del Val		Alexandre Desplat$80 million$429.4 million58%55

Upcoming
# Title Release date Ref(s) Directors Current Production Status
9Minions: The Rise of GruJuly 2, 2021[3][4][5][6]Kyle Balda
Co-Directors: Brad Ableson & Jonathan del Val		Production
10Sing 2December 22, 2021[3][7][6]Garth JenningsPre-Production

Short films
# Title Release date Release with Notes
1Brad & Gary[8][9][10]2011Theatrical release
2Wagon Ho!August 7, 2012Dr. Seuss' The LoraxHome video release
3Forces of Nature
4Serenade
5PuppyDecember 10, 2013Despicable Me 2
6Panic in the Mailroom
7Training Wheels
8Cro MinionDecember 8, 2015Minions
9Competition
10Binky Nelson Unpacified
11Mower MinionsJuly 8, 2016The Secret Life of PetsTheatrical release
12Norman TelevisionDecember 6, 2016Home video release
13Weenie
14Gunter BabysitsMarch 21, 2017Sing
15Love at First Sight
16Eddie's Life Coach
17The Secret Life of KyleDecember 5, 2017Despicable Me 3
18Yellow is the New BlackNovember 9, 2018The GrinchTheatrical release
19The Dog Days of WinterNovember 23, 2018Trolls HolidayTelevision release
20Santa's Little HelpersFebruary 5, 2019The GrinchHome video release

Miscellaneous work
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References
  1. Richford, Rhonda (December 9, 2016). "An Inside Look at Illumination's 24/7 Operation, From L.A. to Paris". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  2. Keslassy, Elsa (2011-12-12). "Universal benefit in Mac Guff accord". Variety. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  3. McNary, Dave (October 14, 2015). "Three Untitled Illumination Movies Get Dates Through 2020". Variety. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  4. Kroll, Justin (January 25, 2017). "'Sing 2' Set for Christmas Day 2020 Release". Variety. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  5. Patrick Hipes (21 May 2019). "'Minions' Sequel Gets A Gru-vy Title; Pic Bows In 2020". Deadline.
  6. Tartaglione, Nancy (April 1, 2020). "'Minions: The Rise Of Gru', 'Sing 2' Set New 2021 Release Dates; 'Wicked' Still Brewing Slot". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  7. "Exhibitor Relations Co. on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  8. "Brad & Gary". Seattle International Film Festival. Archived from the original on February 22, 2013. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
  9. "Brad & Gary". IMDb. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
  10. King, Susan (February 2, 2013). "40th Annie Award nominees and winners list". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
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