“I think you have to honor the stories that you tell, honor the choices that your filmmakers make and you have to be willing to not have everybody pleased all the time… Universal is an exceptional partner when it comes to these types of issues.” “There are topics of conversation right now that are very relevant to what we’re doing in the future that get into areas that potentially might not please everyone,” he noted. When asked about whether Illumination will ever feature a same-sex kiss like Pixar’s Lightyear, the studio head said the question had not come up in his previous movies, but it’s something that will be relevant in upcoming films.
With digital messaging, you’re not getting 30 seconds, that has been challenging, but also triggers new creativity.” Opportunities to seize the attention of the audience and deliver enough content that excites them to come to the theater progressively becomes more difficult. “We’re in a much more competitive environment. Meledandri also talked about the increase in audience demand for animation. I think our global culture of cinema is at stake here.” None of us knew it would be two years, but none of us blinked… I know where my heart lies, and it transcends whether or not a decision isn’t the best business decision in the moment. “It was a unified point of view that we were going to wait it out for audiences to come back to the cinema. Illumination founder and producer of the upcoming Minions: The Rise of Gru discussed his new movie, the importance of theatrical releases, and whether audiences would see same-sex kisses in his studio’s upcoming movies, as well as whether Chris Pratt makes a good Mario brother in an on-stage presentation at Barcelona’s CineEurope event today (June 20).ĭuring the conversation with Deadline’s Mike Fleming Jr, Meledandri said that there were no plans to release The Rise of Gru on a streamer even though the film was originally set to be released in June 2020 release before its delay.
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