Talk:Minions: The Rise of Gru

March 24, 2020
What happened? Where's the release date of "Minions: The Rise of Gru"? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2804:14C:598B:A2F1:8180:4BCD:E95:7089 (talk) 01:11, 25 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Seem you didn't get the memo, the film got delayed as Illumination had to suspend production because of the current coronavirus pandemic -Gouleg (Talk • Contribs) 01:26, 25 March 2020 (UTC)
 * HELLO 2A02:C7C:9875:3900:88E3:C91F:284F:9FCC (talk) 16:28, 12 March 2023 (UTC)

M:TRoG going on streaming?
This article says that Minions: The Rise of Gru will stream on Peacock the same day that it will release in theaters, but I see no citation or article proving this. Will the movie really go on streaming the same day it releases in theaters? Red4Smash (talk) 04:13, 2 June 2021 (UTC)

"Minions Fever" listed at Redirects for discussion
A discussion is taking place to address the redirect Minions Fever. The discussion will occur at Redirects for discussion/Log/2021 June 7 until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. signed,Rosguill talk 16:43, 7 June 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 28 February 2022
Luigi Marinus (talk) 14:49, 28 February 2022 (UTC)

Yes Luigi Marinus (talk) 14:49, 28 February 2022 (UTC)


 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Tommy has a great username (talk) 14:51, 28 February 2022 (UTC)

RZA's role in the film
RZA is listed as having an "undisclosed role" in the film. Around late March however, Panamanian rapper Sech announced he was going to voice a character named Biker in this film (Spanish link). And recently the Minions account on Twitter finally revealed RZA's character in the film, which is the same character Sech announced he was going to voice. Just a heads up in case editors add this info that is based on non-English sources and WP:OR which I find really arbitrary in a case like this -Gouleg🛋️ harass/hound 13:30, 13 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Addendum: It's probably for the best, we don't know if this character is simply an unnamed biker or its name really is Biker -Gouleg🛋️ harass/hound 13:34, 13 June 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 2 July 2022
In the "Critical response" section: the correct Rotten Tomatoes critic average rating as of writing is 6.2, not 9.2 - maybe the audience score and critic average rating look mixed up there. Correct the "critic average rating" on this article from 9.2 to 6.2 or whatever else it's as of right now. 2A02:C7E:FF3:1400:3DFD:D638:3926:3E9 (talk) 20:54, 2 July 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅ https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Minions%3A_The_Rise_of_Gru&type=revision&diff=1096195064&oldid=1096193018 Cannolis (talk) 00:00, 3 July 2022 (UTC)

The period in which the film takes place...
....is inconsistent. I know the first one is set in 1968 and this one in 1976, but Gru didn't really age from one film to the other. It opens a problem in continuity, sure, but the Gru we see at the end of that film is not a three-year old. So to say the film opens eight years after the first one doesn't really make sense to me. Madyoshi01 (talk) 23:09, 2 July 2022 (UTC)


 * The wording has been changed to just name the year without the time passed from the first film. Quoting a close friend of mine "it seems like Illumination cares but also doesn't care about continuity" -Gouleg🛋️ harass/hound 13:15, 4 July 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 3 July 2022
23.243.170.224 (talk) 06:21, 3 July 2022 (UTC)


 * https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Minions:_The_Rise_of_Gru&oldid=1096305940 Madyoshi01 (talk) 16:33, 3 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Someone else has edited it in under the Marketing section, so I have marked this request as answered. AkiraRorschach (talk) 01:02, 9 July 2022 (UTC)

here’s a citation source for the roblox adopt me part https://progameguides.com/roblox/roblox-adopt-me-collabs-with-minions-the-rise-of-gru-to-release-exclusive-zodiac-minion-egg/

Film's reception
Look, I don't wanna start an edit war about this, but the point's that the film indeed received GENERALLY (note the generally) positive reviews from critics. Just go to Rotten Tomatoes or Metacritic to check what I'm saying (becuase in said site, the positive reviews MINIMALLY surpass the mixed ones, though that's already a thing), and besides in RT, you'll see the film has a 70%, which indicates mostly positive reviews. Just saying this out, and sorry for the really long paragraph, but, you know, I had to mention this. SupraMerioBros. (talk) 00:52, 6 February 2023 (UTC)

Alternative, anti-evil ending for the PRC market due to censors' demands
This should be mentioned: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/08/24/minions-rise-of-gru-china-film-censorship/ Apparently China insisted that Gru should be captured and made to promise to change his villainous ways. 62.73.69.121 (talk) 06:08, 16 February 2024 (UTC)


 * WaPo is paywalled but the China ending is already mentioned in the Release section of the article -Gouleg🛋️ harass/hound (she/her) 14:20, 16 February 2024 (UTC)

Minions and Friends ( 2D Animated Shorts )
Initially, the Minions 2D shorts were produced to support the Minions 2 movie, which was delayed by a year due to COVID-19 restrictions in movie theaters. The shorts were named “Minions and Friends” in China and “Saturday Morning Minions” in the United States. They were first released on China’s Migu platform and later on Illumination’s YouTube channel. The show’s creative marketing team included Derek Drymon, Erik Wiese, Raymond Persi, Babeth Patte, Pepe Arean, Tom King, and Aaron Springer, all of whom worked together to bring the show to life. The animation production was done by two service studios, namely Six Point Harness and Anima.

The shorts, named Diary of Gru And His Minions, were originally created for the Chinese market and first aired in Asian markets in 2018. Their premiere in China garnered 300 million views.

The shorts were later renamed to Minions and Friends (小黄人和萌友/小黄人与格鲁日记).

They were played in-store at Universal Studios Japan gift shops.

Due to Covid-19 restrictions, the decision to release the shorts in Western territories was made in 2021.

This was Illumination’s first web series.

Several episodes exclusive to the Chinese market haven’t aired in Western territories. These episodes have promotional tie-ins with Chinese brands and are unavailable to watch in the U.S.

Several episodes cross over with the Secret Life of Pets world. These shorts only aired in China.

Title cards were produced for each episode, but were removed later for Western markets. 2601:84:8D80:C4E0:20E9:DE75:497B:A6A1 (talk) 22:24, 21 July 2024 (UTC)