Minions & Monsters Unleashes Official Trailer, Big Game Spot, Poster, and More
Minions & Monsters stormed the 2026 Super Bowl, unveiling the franchise’s next chapter with a first trailer, a Big Game spot, and a new poster—along with confirmation of the official title and a summer release.
Illumination used the biggest TV stage of the year to unleash its next chapter of Minion mayhem. The studio rolled out the first look at Minions & Monsters during the 2026 Super Bowl, locked the title, dropped a poster, and stamped a summer date on it. Subtle? Not even a little.
The big game rollout
The spot aired Sunday, February 8, and did exactly what a Super Bowl tease is supposed to: a Minion yells the obvious, pivots to monster business, a loud roar crashes in, and then it points you to the main event. The full trailer went live online as soon as the ad finished. Clean handoff, maximum eyeballs.
- Release date: Only in theaters July 1
- Director: Pierre Coffin (who also voices the Minions)
- Writer: Brian Lynch
- Producers: Chris Meledandri and Bill Ryan
- Coffin previously helmed Despicable Me, Despicable Me 2, Despicable Me 3, and the original Minions spinoff
What they are promising this time
The new movie frames itself as a proudly chaotic 'true' tale about the Minions crashing Hollywood, briefly living the movie-star life, losing it all, accidentally unleashing actual monsters, and then scrambling to save the planet from the disaster they just kicked off. The tone is baked right into the line the campaign is marching behind:
'Hollywood has a monster problem.'
Yes, a new poster landed alongside the trailer, just to make sure the title and that July date stick.
Where the franchise stands
The Minions last popped up in 2024 with Despicable Me 4, following 2022's Minions: The Rise of Gru. Rise of Gru blasted to a $125.1 million opening over the Independence Day four-day frame, a holiday record and the second-best debut in the series. Since the first Despicable Me in 2010, the franchise has grown to four mainline films and two Minions spinoffs, piling up nearly $5 billion worldwide to date.
So, what happens after this?
Even back in 2024, the folks steering this thing were already looking down the road. As Despicable Me 4 director Chris Renaud put it:
'There are always conversations like that, and what we can do and where we can go with the characters.'
He also said the goal is to keep it exciting and fresh, and that we would see where it goes — which is a polite way of saying: if audiences want more, there will be more.
For now, Minions & Monsters has its marching orders: cause trouble, clean it up, and own July 1. Hollywood, consider yourself warned.