Chicago - When the chattering, pill-shaped yellow creatures known as Minions first appeared in the animated supervillain comedy "Despicable Me," they were essentially a knockoff of the semi-verbal ...

While we have to wait until next year for the new Minions movie, a new digital series was just announced to hold fans over! Illumination is bringing back Saturday morning cartoons for a new online ...

“It feels like a direct-to-DVD movie, but it’ll make a billion dollars,” explained Charlie Jane Anders at io9, summing up the consensus quite well. “It’s hard not to feel as though the biggest caper ...

Leading up this week’s release of the sequel, Despicable Me 2, the minions are the center of an inescapable advertising bonanza, overshadowing even the human characters in the film. The yellow ...

Their gibberish language – officially called 'Minionese' – was created by the movie’s co-director Pierre Coffin THEY’RE the small, mischievous yellow creatures who loyally serve Master Gru. The ...

Looney Tunes played a role in the evolution of Gru's henchmen, whose language consists of French, Spanish, Italian … and food references. By Carolyn Giardina Tech Editor With Universal and ...

There are a few constants in life: death, taxes, and Minions. The cutesy villainous sidekicks from 2010’s Despicable Me have commandeered an empire of their own. Love them or hate them, Minions are ...

You might have thought One Direction’s hold on the charts was unshakeable. But when it comes to the nation’s favourite calendar, the boyband have surrendered top spot to the Minions. The movie cartoon ...

A street artist who has painted bollards to look like "Minions" from the Despicable Me films said they had proved popular ...

But who is the voice actor behind these lovable cartoon henchmen? Their gibberish language – officially called 'Minionese' – was created by the movie’s co-director Pierre Coffin. Speaking to ...