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Turns out, people really like those little Minion guys.

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Christopher Meledandri is an American film producer and the founder, CEO and owner of Illumination. He is best known as the producer of the Despicable Me franchise.

Illumination (formerly known as Illumination Entertainment) is an American film and animation studio founded by Chris Meledandri in 2007 and owned by Universal Pictures,[4][5][6] a division of NBCUniversal, which is itself a division of Comcast. Meledandri produces the movies while Universal finances and distributes all the films.[5] The studio is best known for the Despicable Me film series and has also produced the films The Secret Life of Pets and Sing.

Natalie Fischer, a key figure in the launch of Chris Meledandri’s Illumination and its chief operating officer since 2012, will be stepping aside later this year to move into an advisor role.…

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Chris Meledandri’s Illumination Entertainment has appointed former Jim Henson Company exec Peter Schube to replace Natalie Fischer as chief operating officer. Illumination — the product…