A release date for the third 'Minions' movie has been confirmed.
The 'Minions' are heading back to screens in 2027.
A third film in the blockbuster Illumination animation prequel series is slated to hit cinemas on June 30, 2027.
Pierre Coffin, voice of the Minions, will direct.
2022's 'Minions: The Rise of Gru' took $940.7 million.
It comes after sister franchise 'Despicable Me 4' grossed $157.3 million in the United States and Canada, and $112.1 million elsewhere, bringing its total to $269.3 million, as of July 10.
The film saw Will Ferrell take on the role of Maxime Le Mal with Steve Carell returning as Felonious Gru and Kristen Wiig back as Lucy Wilde.
Joey King played Poppy Prescott and Sofia Vergara voiced Valentina, Maxime's femme fatale girlfriend.
Chris Renaud wanted Will to voice the villain because he is a "wonderful character creator".
The director - who returned to the franchise having previously had the reins on the 2010 original movie and its 2013 sequel - had "always wanted" to work with the 'Blades of Glory' star and admitted the team enjoy casting people with a 'Saturday Night Live' background because they are so quick at coming up with ideas for their alter egos.
Asked why Will was cast as Maxime Le Mal, he recently told The Hollywood Reporter: "For me, personally, I’ve always wanted to work with him. I am a huge fan of his work and his character work.
"It’s not a mistake that we look at 'Saturday Night Live' people all the time — Chloe Fineman has a part in the film — because they’re wonderful character creators, and they’re able to create a character with very little time.
"Who’s better at that than Will? He came in with that great French accent."
Early ideas for the movie just had a "nondescript" and "threatening" presence looming over Gru and his family, rather than a specific villain.
Chris said: "This one started really with the family problem, which was about leaving their beloved home behind and going to a witness relocation program, essentially.
"Originally, the villain was just a big threatening, dangerous presence and more nondescript than where we landed with Maxime Le Mal."
A satirical promo for the movie saw Steve set out a lengthy list of upcoming movies in the franchise, and Chris admitted a number of people thought the fake titles were real.
He laughed: "That’s the wonderful marketing team that supports our movies, and they’ve done a terrific job on this one. I actually have gotten questions about that one. I think people think it’s real and that we’re actually planning that."
But the filmmaker admitted there always "conversations" about potential spin-offs.
He said: "There are always conversations like that, and what we can do and where we can go with the characters.
"Nothing specific at the moment, particularly since I just finished this one, but there are always those conversations on, where else can they go and what changes can we make? How can we keep it exciting and fresh? We’ll see what happens."
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