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'''Illumination''' (also known as '''Illumination Entertainment''') is an American film and animation studio founded by Chris Meledandri in 2007 and co-owned by [[Universal Pictures]], a division of its wholly owned subsidiary NBCUniversal. | '''Illumination''' (also known as '''Illumination Entertainment''') is an American film and animation studio founded by Chris Meledandri in 2007 and co-owned by [[Universal Pictures]], a division of its wholly owned subsidiary NBCUniversal. | ||
The company was formed after Meledandri left as president of [[20th Century Fox Animation]] and [[Blue Sky Studios]] in early 2007. While at those companies, he supervised or executive-produced movies including the first two ''Ice Age'' films, ''Robots'', and ''Horton Hears a Who!''. After he left, a deal was announced positioning Illumination as Universal's family entertainment arm that would produce one to two films a year starting in 2010. During the summer the following year, Illumination acquired the animation department of the French animation and visual effects studio Mac Guff, and formed Illumination Mac Guff (now Illumination Studios Paris). | The company was formed after Meledandri left as president of [[20th Century Fox Animation]] and [[Blue Sky Studios]] in early 2007. While at those companies, he supervised or executive-produced movies (including the first two ''Ice Age'' films, ''Robots'', and ''Horton Hears a Who!''. After he left, a deal was announced positioning Illumination as Universal's family entertainment arm that would produce one to two films a year starting in 2010. During the summer the following year, Illumination acquired the animation department of the French animation and visual effects studio Mac Guff, and formed Illumination Mac Guff (now Illumination Studios Paris). | ||
The studio is responsible for the ''Despicable Me'', ''The Secret Life of Pets'' and ''Sing'' franchises, and the movies ''Hop'', ''The Lorax'', ''The Grinch'', and the upcoming ''The Super Mario Bros. Movie'' (in association with [[Nintendo|Nintendo Pictures]]). The Minions from the first title are the studio's mascots. | The studio is responsible for the ''Despicable Me'', ''The Secret Life of Pets'' and ''Sing'' franchises, and the movies ''Hop'', ''The Lorax'', ''The Grinch'', and the upcoming ''The Super Mario Bros. Movie'' (in association with [[Nintendo|Nintendo Pictures]]). The Minions from the first title are the studio's mascots. | ||