# Chris Meledandri
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Christopher Meledandri (; born May 15, 1959) is an American film producer, and founder and CEO of Illumination. He is best known as the producer of the Despicable Me franchise.
== Early and personal life ==
Meledandri was born in New York City.
The Animation Arms Race With Illumination CEO Chris Meledandri
Matt is joined by film producer and founder/CEO of Illumination, Chris Meledandri, to discuss a very weird year for theatrical animation, which featured a billion-dollar hit in ‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ and big misses with originals like ‘Wish’ and ‘Strange World’. Chris helps explain the busin…
Damn You Hollywood: Migration (2023)
Robert Winfree, Alexis Hejna, Zak Strobel and Mark Radulich present their Migration 2023 Movie Review!Migration is a 2023 American animated adventure comedy film produced by Illumination and distributed by Universal Pictures. The film was directed by Benjamin Renner, co-directed by Guylo Homsy, and…
We’re officially getting another Super Mario Bros. movie in 2026
Riding the success of 2023’s The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Nintendo and Illumination are releasing a second animated film in the franchise that’s expected to come out April 3, 2026. The news comes from series creator Shigeru Miyamoto himself, who tweeted it from the Nintendo of America X account on …
Nintendo and Illumination Announce Super Mario Bros. Movie Sequel on Mar10 Day
Today Nintendo and Illumination announced that a new Super Mario Bros. Movie is in the works with a release date set for April 3, 2026 in the United State and most markets. Other markets will receive releases throughout April, 2026.
The announcement was made in a video for Mar10 Day (Mario Day.)…
Damn You Hollywood: Despicable Me 4 (2024)
Robert Winfree, Mark Radulich and Alexis Hejna present their Despicable Me 4 2024 Movie Review! Despicable Me 4 is a 2024 American animated comedy film produced by Universal Pictures and Illumination, and distributed by Universal. It serves as the sequel to Despicable Me 3 (2017), the fourth main i…
The Power of Story with Brian Selznick
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In the Den this week is the incredible Brian Selznick—yep, the genius behind The Invention of Hugo Cabret, which became the beloved movie Hugo, directed by Martin Scorsese. He also wrote Wonderstruck, The Marvels, and so many other beautiful, genre-blending books that mix stunning …
Rosalina Shines in Super Mario Galaxy Movie Trailer
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This week on Nintendo Pow Block, Edward Varnell and Corey Dirrig cover a huge week of Nintendo and gaming news, including The Super Mario Galaxy Movie trailer with Jack Black, Brie Larson as Rosalina, and Benny Safdie as Bowser Jr.
The…
Super Mario Galaxy (2026) - Movie Review | Disappointing or Entertaining? | new Mario Bros. film
After a 3-year wait between the 2023 animated film and it's sequel, the Mario Bros., Nintendo fans and Illumination returns for a secondary round of Mario adventures and go into the world of Mario based on the Galaxy games. The question is: How does this sequel to the animated film compare to the o…
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