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Director Says Minions Predate Universe, Origin Deleted

7/9/2026

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Coffin Claims Cosmic

Pierre Coffin told Polygon that Minions have existed since the dawn of time, cannot be created nor destroyed, and are responsible for all life on Earth.
He suggested opening credits could show the Big Bang spawning “little yellow dots” that hop between planets before reaching Earth.
The outer-space origin idea was removed from the movie to keep the focus on its magical storyline.

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Coffin Releases

Universal Pictures released “Minions & Monsters” on July 1, a 90-minute film directed by Pierre Coffin.
The movie features an A-list cast including Allison Janney, Christoph Waltz, Jeff Bridges, Jesse Eisenberg and Zoey Deutch.
Illumination’s large marketing budget lets Coffin adopt a sub-Looney Tunes tone and pursue riskier jokes.
The script adds historical nods—a Minion beside a British monarch and a reference to Mussolini—suggesting satirical colonial commentary.

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Coffin Claims Cosmic

Pierre Coffin told Polygon that Minions have existed since the dawn of time, cannot be created nor destroyed, and are responsible for all life on Earth.
He suggested opening credits could show the Big Bang spawning “little yellow dots” that hop between planets before reaching Earth.
The outer-space origin idea was removed from the movie to keep the focus on its magical storyline.

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