{"id":2588,"date":"2026-06-20T18:35:34","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T18:35:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=2588"},"modified":"2026-06-20T18:35:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T18:35:34","slug":"george-lucas-has-a-voice-role-in-minions-monsters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=2588","title":{"rendered":"George Lucas Has a Voice Role in \u2018Minions &#038; Monsters\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\n\tIllumination founder Chris Meledandri recently told Collider that George Lucas voices a character in \u201cMinions &amp; Monsters,\u201d which hits theaters on July 1.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=2586\">Olivia Wilde Says Pamela Anderson Helped Her Through \u2018Don\u2019t Worry Darling\u2019 Drama: \u2018The Pummeling That I Took Was So Insanely Disproportionate\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cI had this privilege of meeting George about two years ago, and what led to my meeting him is how much he loves Illumination movies, and specifically \u2018Despicable Me,\u2019 and even more specifically, the Minions,\u201d Meledandri said. \u201cIt was such a thrill to learn that and then to share it with the team, because obviously he\u2019s among a very small group of people who the entire studio shares a level of respect for that is just off the charts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tMeledandri said it was his initial sitdown with Lucas that sparked the idea of putting him in \u201cMinions &amp; Monsters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tHe added, \u201cAn idea for a character came up out of the story, and so I said to Pierre [Coffin], who co-wrote the movie with Brian Lynch, and Bill Ryan, who produces with me on the film, and I just said, \u2018Well, what if we could get George?\u2019 And they\u2019re like, \u2018Are you kidding me?\u2019 I had no idea, but I got such a fast yes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=2584\">Ben Wheatley on How Blockbuster Success of \u2018Backrooms,\u2019 \u2018Obsession\u2019 Proves \u2018It\u2019s a Great Time to Be a Young Filmmaker\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tMeledandri shared that Lucas was enthusiastic about getting in the booth again whenever the next Minions film begins production.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cI saw him recently,\u201d Meledandri recalled, \u201cand he\u2019s already talking to me about the role he wants to do next in the next Minions movie. So, it\u2019s pretty incredible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tDirected by Pierre Coffin and Patrick Delage, \u201cMinions &amp; Monsters\u201d follows the titular yellow henchmen as they attempt to film a monster movie in 1920s Hollywood. Other members of the voice cast include Coffin, Zoey Deutch, Bobby Moynihan, Jeff Bridges, Christoph Waltz, Jesse Eisenberg, Phil LaMarr and Trey Parker.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=2582\">Why Horror Film \u2018Leviticus\u2019 Is Summer\u2019s Most Surprising Love Story<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>George Lucas has a voice role in &#8216;Minions &#038; Monsters,&#8217; according to Illumination founder Chris Meledandri.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2587,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[1026,2199],"class_list":["post-2588","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-film","tag-george-lucas","tag-minions-monsters"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>George Lucas Has a Voice Role in \u2018Minions &amp; 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