Illumination

FIRST LOOK: Illumination’s “Minions & Monsters”

Jerry Beck|

February 9th, 2026

Here's the trailer and poster for the next Minions masterpiece - from Illumination via Universal on July 1st.

Illumination and Nintendo Launch Official Trailer for “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie”

Jerry Beck|

November 12th, 2025

The official trailer for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, the new animated film based on the world of Super Mario Bros., during a Nintendo Direct presentation that aired today. The film will be released worldwide by Universal Pictures in April 2026.

INTERVIEW: The Making Of “Sandy’s Country Christmas” Now Streaming On Paramount+

Lauren Ashton|

December 3rd, 2024

Animation Scoop had the amazing opportunity to speak with the Executive Producers of SpongeBob SquarePants, Vincent Waller and Marc Ceccarelli, as well as Screen Novelties Producer Chris Finnegan, Producer and Co-director Seamus Walsh, and Producer and Co-director Mark Caballero. We discussed the timelessness of Stop Motion Animation and how wonderfully it lends itself to the […]

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A Writer’s Secret to Creating “The Secret Life of Pets”: An interview with Brian Lynch

The Secret Life of Pets opens nationwide this weekend, going head-to-head with the box office juggernaut Finding Dory. The buzz about this latest feature from Ilumination Entertainment has garnered great buzz, and if it’s as well-received as hoped, maybe it will prove there is room for multiple animation features to find an audience and succeed […]

Leslie Combemale|June 27, 2016

TRAILER: Illumination’s “Sing”

A koala named Buster recruits his best friend to help him drum up business for his theater by hosting a singing competition. Here is the first official full trailer for Garth Jenning’s Sing. Scarlet Johansson, Matthew McConaughey, Seth MacFarlane, Reese Witherspoon ands John C. Reilly top line the Illumination picture. Universal will open the film […]

Jerry Beck|May 24, 2016

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