In fact, Illumination have given a Minion short, Mower Minions, a theatrical release, playing it in front of their newest feature film, The Secret Life of Pets.
After Despicable Me 2, Illumination were fast becoming an animation force to be reckoned with.
Thus, Illumination Entertainment was born and in 2008, it was announced that Illumination would serve as Universal’s family entertainment arm, producing one to two movies a year from 2010.
The Secret Life of Pets has drawn a lot of comparisons to Toy Story and in part, that’s justified.