Illumination Studios Paris

Illumination Studios Paris (formerly known as 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 the animation on Illumination's feature-length animated films and associated short films, most notably the Despicable Me franchise.

Illumination Studios Paris
FormerlyIllumination Mac Guff (2011–2021)
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryVFX
CGI animation
PredecessorMac Guff (animation studio)
Founded2011 (2011)
FounderJacques Bled[1]
Headquarters
Paris
,
France
Key people
Janet Healy
(co-president)[1]
Jacques Bled
(co-president)[1]
ProductsFilms
OwnerUniversal Pictures (NBCUniversal) (Comcast)
Number of employees
850 (2016)[1]
ParentIllumination
Websiteilluminationmacguff.com

History

Mac Guff era (2011–2021)
Previous logo as Illumination Mac Guff (2011–2021)

Following their work with Illumination on Despicable Me (2010) and its associated short films, Universal purchased the animation arm of Mac Guff, aptly renaming it Illumination Mac Guff. The first film produced by the new studio was The Lorax (2012). All subsequent films by Illumination have had most of their animation work outsourced to the studio, as it benefits from French subsidies.

Studios Paris era (2021–present)

With the release of Sing 2 in December 2021, the studio was renamed to Illumination Studios Paris.

Filmography

Released
Title Release date Directors Composer(s) Budget Gross
The LoraxMarch 2, 2012Chris Renaud
Co-Director:
Kyle Balda		John Powell$70 million$348.8 million
Despicable Me 2July 3, 2013Chris Renaud
Pierre Coffin		Heitor Pereira
Pharrell Williams		$76 million$970.8 million
MinionsJuly 10, 2015Pierre Coffin
Kyle Balda		Heitor Pereira$74 million$1.159 billion
The Secret Life of PetsJuly 8, 2016Chris Renaud
Co-Director:
Yarrow Cheney		Alexandre Desplat$75 million$875.5 million
SingDecember 21, 2016Garth Jennings
Co-Director:
Christophe Lourdelet		Joby Talbot$634.2 million
Despicable Me 3June 30, 2017Pierre Coffin
Kyle Balda
Co-Director:
Eric Guillon		Heitor Pereira
Pharrell Williams		$80 million$1.035 billion
The GrinchNovember 9, 2018Scott Mosier
Yarrow Cheney		Danny Elfman$75 million$511.8 million
The Secret Life of Pets 2June 7, 2019Chris Renaud
Co-Director:
Jonathan del Val		Alexandre Desplat$80 million$430.1 million
Sing 2December 22, 2021Garth Jennings
Co-Director:
Christophe Lourdelet		 Joby Talbot$85 million$407.5 million
Minions: The Rise of GruJuly 1, 2022 Kyle Balda
Co-Directors:
Brad Ableson
Jonathan del Val		 Heitor Pereira$80 million$937.8 million

Upcoming
Title Release date Ref(s) Director(s) Composer(s)
The Super Mario Bros. MovieApril 7, 2023[3]Aaron Horvath
Michael Jelenic		 Brian Tyler
Koji Kondo
MigrationDecember 22, 2023[4][5]Benjamin Renner TBA
Despicable Me 4July 3, 2024Chris Renaud
Co-director:
Patrick Delage

Short films
# Title Release date Release with Note
1Wagon Ho!August 7, 2012Dr. Seuss' The LoraxHome video release
2Forces of Nature
3Serenade
4PuppyDecember 10, 2013Despicable Me 2
5Panic in the Mailroom
6Training Wheels
7Cro MinionDecember 8, 2015Minions
8Competition
9Binky Nelson Unpacified
10Mower MinionsJuly 8, 2016The Secret Life of PetsTheatrical release
11Norman TelevisionDecember 6, 2016Home video release
12Weenie
13Gunter BabysitsMarch 21, 2017Sing
14Love at First Sight
15Eddie's Life Coach
16The Secret Life of KyleDecember 5, 2017Despicable Me 3
17Yellow is the New BlackNovember 9, 2018The GrinchTheatrical release
18The Dog Days of WinterNovember 23, 2018Trolls HolidayTelevision release
19Santa's Little HelpersFebruary 5, 2019The GrinchHome video release
20Super GidgetAugust 27, 2019The Secret Life of Pets 2
21Minion Scouts
22Minions & MonstersJune 11, 2021Minions: The Rise of Gru Television/Home video release
23For Gunter's Eyes OnlyMarch 29, 2022Sing 2Home video release
24Animal Attraction
25Post Modern MinionsSeptember 6, 2022Minions: The Rise of Gru

Television specials
# Title Release date Network
1Minions Holiday SpecialNovember 27, 2020NBC
2Minions & More 1September 22, 2022Netflix
3Minions & More 2November 8, 2022

Miscellaneous work

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. Mateo, Alex (May 6, 2021). "Nintendo Appoints Illumination Founder/CEO Chris Meledandri as Outside Director". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 27, 2021. Retrieved September 27, 2021. The report also noted at the time that Illumination Entertainment's Mac Guff studio in Paris would animate the film, and that it was in the early stages of development.
  4. Grobar, Matt (February 18, 2022). "Illumination & Universal Set Dates For Animated Films 'Migration' And 'Despicable Me 4'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  5. Grobar, Matt (June 28, 2022). "Universal Pushes Release Date for Illumination Comedy 'Migration'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
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