{"id":42028,"date":"2026-05-16T10:50:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T10:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/?p=42028"},"modified":"2026-05-14T01:00:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T01:00:07","slug":"watch-the-trailer-for-minions-monsters-illuminations-next-big-summer-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/watch-the-trailer-for-minions-monsters-illuminations-next-big-summer-release\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch the Trailer for \u201cMinions &amp; Monsters,\u201d Illumination\u2019s Next Big Summer Release"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Illumination has released the official trailer for <em><strong>Minions &amp; Monsters<\/strong><\/em>, arriving <strong>exclusively in theaters July 1<\/strong>. Fresh off the worldwide blockbuster success of <em>Despicable Me 4<\/em>, the studio expands its joyful animated universe with a riotous new chapter featuring all\u2011new characters in the biggest global animated franchise in history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More than a decade after their debut, the Minions remain some of the most iconic animated characters of their generation, helping propel the <em>Despicable Me<\/em> and <em>Minions<\/em> films to a combined global box office of more than <strong>$5.6 billion<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Minions &amp; Monsters | Final Trailer\" width=\"665\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V-O-uBaHk3c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Voice Cast<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The acclaimed ensemble includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Allison Janney<\/strong> (Academy Award\u00ae winner)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Christoph Waltz<\/strong> (two\u2011time Academy Award\u00ae winner)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Jeff Bridges<\/strong> (Academy Award\u00ae winner)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Jesse Eisenberg<\/strong> (two\u2011time Academy Award\u00ae nominee)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Zoey Deutch<\/strong> (<em>Nouvelle Vague<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Trey Parker<\/strong> (Academy Award\u00ae nominee, <em>South Park<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bobby Moynihan<\/strong> (<em>Saturday Night Live<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Phil LaMarr<\/strong> (<em>Futurama<\/em>, <em>King of the Hill<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pierre Coffin<\/strong> (voice of the Minions)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Filmmakers<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Directed by:<\/strong> Pierre Coffin (Academy Award\u00ae nominee; director of <em>Despicable Me<\/em> 1\u20133 and <em>Minions<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Written by:<\/strong> Brian Lynch (<em>Minions<\/em>, <em>The Secret Life of Pets<\/em>) &amp; Pierre Coffin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Produced by:<\/strong> Chris Meledandri (Academy Award\u00ae nominee), Bill Ryan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Executive Producer:<\/strong> Brian Lynch<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Synopsis<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Illumination\u2019s newest adventure reveals the unbelievable rise \u2014 and catastrophic fall \u2014 of the Minions\u2019 Hollywood stardom. When their antics unleash real monsters onto the world, the Minions must unite like never before to undo the mayhem and save the planet. It\u2019s a wild, heartfelt, and hilariously destructive journey only the Minions could deliver.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/minions-monsters-poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"647\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/minions-monsters-poster-647x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42029\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/minions-monsters-poster-647x1024.jpg 647w, https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/minions-monsters-poster-189x300.jpg 189w, https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/minions-monsters-poster-768x1216.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/minions-monsters-poster-970x1536.jpg 970w, https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/minions-monsters-poster-660x1045.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/minions-monsters-poster.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 647px) 100vw, 647px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Illumination has released the official trailer for Minions &amp; Monsters, arriving exclusively in theaters July 1. Fresh off the worldwide blockbuster success of Despicable Me 4, the studio expands its joyful animated universe with a riotous new chapter featuring all\u2011new characters in the biggest global animated franchise in history. More than a decade after their\u2026 <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/watch-the-trailer-for-minions-monsters-illuminations-next-big-summer-release\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":48,"featured_media":42029,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42028","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-movies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42028","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/48"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42028"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42028\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42030,"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42028\/revisions\/42030"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42029"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42028"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42028"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42028"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}