![]() The Minions will return in 2024 with Despicable Me 4.1Pe 5:8 | Luther | STEP | ] V.8, 9. The emerging LGBTQ+ themes only solidify their status as cultural icons, with which children and adults alike might identify for years to come. The lovable henchmen continue to tantalize audiences with hopes of future high-jinks, regardless of their gender. Minions have undoubtedly seized the spotlight of the Despicable Me series, becoming iconic in popular culture. Each movie in the Despicable Me and Minions franchise features Minions engaging in romantic and flirtatious behavior, evidently between two male Minions. Two Minions kiss during the moon-landing sequence in Despicable Me in Despicable Me 2's beach scene two Minions are clearly flirting with one another, and two Minions share a bed in Despicable Me 3. The inclusion of LGBTQ+ Minions is a heartwarming addition to an already touching series of films, perfectly introducing same-sex relationships - and an infinite number of other possibilities - into family movies via characters already beloved. This may seem quite reductionist in an age of gender-neutrality and gender role deconstruction, but this blanketing of the male gender does put a delightful spin on the Minions' background antics. The only identifiable male quality is their evident stupidity, as suggested by Coffin. Stuart, Kevin, and Bob are each distinguishable primarily by their stature and number of eyes. Each Minion sports the same goggle and overall combination, with little facial detail with which to characterize them. Their behavior across the Despicable Me and Minions timeline has never been particularly gendered, beyond the association of male henchpeople learned from years of watching overall-clad men serve as fodder in James Bond and Die Hard, and the like. Aside from their names, there is little indicating any notion of gender. Speaking in a 2015 interview (via The Guardian), Coffin said “ Seeing how dumb and stupid they often are I just couldn’t imagine Minions being girls.” Indeed, their shortsightedness and immature behavior are attributes not often associated with women, especially their preoccupation with flatulence-inducing fart rays. Coffin has credited their collective stupidity for the Minions' exclusively male form. Pierre Coffin, Minion co-creator and primary voice artist, has revealed the reason all of the Minions are male. Related: Minions: The Rise Of Gru Voice Cast Guide: What The Actors Look Like IRL ![]() Their success has led to the trio featuring as mascots for their production company, Illumination. The Minions are set to return, alongside Carell's Gru, in 2024 with Despicable Me 4. The recent release of Minions: The Rise of Gru, has once again centered on the ineffectual but loyal clowns, focussing on three principal members from their ranks, the now iconic, Stuart, Kevin, and Bob. ![]() Often distracted and fumbling in a childlike manner, the Minions were mostly voiced by Coffin himself. Garnering their own origin story with 2015's Minions, the gibberish-speaking henchpeople quickly became favorites with audiences old and young. The Minions are introduced as underlings to a (soon reformed) supervillain named Gru, voiced by Steve Carell. The yellow-skinned, pill-shaped creatures, who exist to serve the world's greatest evildoers, won hearts through their patented combination of adorability and blunderous behavior. First appearing in 2010's Despicable Me, the Minions soared to popularity, quickly becoming an integral feature of the movies. The undeniable stars of the hit Despicable Me franchise, the Minions, have all been confirmed as male by co-creator Pierre Coffin.
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