Chris Meledandri on Why 'Minions & Monsters' Represents Illumination's Future

Illumination is one of the undisputed kings of modern animation. The studio was founded in 2007 by producer Chris Meledandri. Earlier in his career, he had worked with producers Mark Gordon and John Hughes and run an animation division for 20th Century Fox that, following the costly Don Bluth failure "Titan A.E.," eventually led to the highly profitable acquisition of Blue Sky Studios, which birthed the successful "Ice Age" franchise. After he left 20th Century Fox Animation, he founded Illumination under Universal Pictures, and embarked on a truly unprecedented spree of hit animated . . .