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Jun 20, 2022 · June 20, 2022 10:10am. CinemaCon/Universal. As part of the opening day here at CineEurope in Barcelona, Illumination founder and CEO Chris Meledandri shed some light on everything from the ...
Jun 20, 2022 · By Elsa Keslassy. Illumination founder and CEO Chris Meledandri, the driving force between the “Despicable Me” and “Sing” franchises, was welcomed on stage like a rockstar at Barcelona’s ...
Illumination, founded by Chris Meledandri in 2007, is one of the entertainment industry’s leading producers of event-animated films, including Despicable Me—the most successful animated franchise in cinematic history—as well as Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax, Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch and The Secret Life of Pets and Sing films. The 2023 release of ...
Dec 19, 2023 · Illumination founder and CEO Chris Meledandri was a guest on Matthew Belloni’s podcast The Town last week, where the executive answered questions about the state of animation theatrical ...
Aug 24, 2023 · Super-producer Chris Meledandri, head of Illumination and exec behind the $1.35 billion-grossing "Super Mario Bros.", has signed with CAA.
Apr 4, 2023 · Meledandri first got to know Mario in the early ’90s, when he bought a Super Nintendo for his office at 20th Century Fox and watched his young son “light up” while playing Super Mario World ...
Apr 10, 2023 · Meledandri expected the film to be a hit when the studio’s marketing campaign went well, but $377.5 million in ticket sales was an unbelievable number before the film came out this past weekend ...
