From Gru’s first dastardly scheme to the Minions’ globe-trotting misadventures, Illumination and Universal have built an all-ages juggernaut that also made box-office history as the first animated ...

Fans of the “Minions” movies have often wondered why the small yellow henchmen who work for Gru, voiced by Steve Carell, are all male. The question has come up many times since the characters first ...