Ryan O’Rourke

Published Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 PM EDT

Ryan O’Rourke is a Senior News Writer at Collider with a specific interest in all things adult animation, video game adaptations, and the work of Mike Flanagan. He is also an experienced baseball writer with over six years of articles between multiple outlets, most notably FanSided’s CubbiesCrib. Whether it’s taking in a baseball game, a new season of Futurama or Castlevania: Nocturne, or playing the latest From Software title, he is always finding ways to show his fandom. When it comes to gaming and anything that takes inspiration from it, he is deeply opinionated on what’s going on. Outside of entertainment, he’s a graduate of Eureka College with a Bachelor’s in Communication where he honed his craft as a writer. Between The IV Leader at Illinois Valley Community College and The Pegasus at Eureka, he spent the majority of his college career publishing articles on everything from politics to campus happenings and, of course, entertainment for the student body. Those principles he learned covering the 2020 election, Palestine, and so much more are brought here to Collider, where he has gleefully written on everything from the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes to Nathan Lane baby-birding sewer boys.

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There’s officially less than a month before the Minions take over Hollywood. On July 1, Illumination’s overall-wearing yellow folk will be back on the big screen for Minions & Monsters, telling the definitely real story of how they conquered the film industry and experienced the rollercoaster movie star lifestyle, from meteoric rise to precipitous fall, and an attempted comeback by way of a monster movie with real monsters. It’s expected to be pure chaos, as the Minions are once again thrust into the role of unlikely heroes stepping in to save the world from the monstrous mess they created. A big movie deserves some big collaborations, and Super7 is ready to provide, partnering with Illumination for a new Fun! Fun! vinyl mini-figure line that Collider is excited to share a first look at.

Super7’s adorably pocket-sized collectibles will be packed into blind boxes with the chance to get one of five characters from Minions & Monsters, or one of 18 variants. If anyone gets the starring role here, it’s James, who gets to dress in a toga or a pirate outfit for the movies, or a stylish suit for his big moment during Hollywood’s awards week. Henry, Ed, and Dick, meanwhile, only get one costume apiece, though they all represent a different genre of cinema, from an armored knight in a medieval epic to a stoic cowboy in a western and even a safari explorer. Each is available either in its normal colors or in grayscale as a special variant, making it feel even more as if the Minions emerged from a completely different cinematic era. One lucky person will also have the chance to find the one-of-a-kind Ultra Super Duper Mega Rare figures of Ed in clear yellow and James in a marbled toga exclusively at Super7 and Target, respectively.

Accompanying the Minions through the portal to Hollywood is none other than the big bad monster they summoned, Goomi, voiced by returning Despicable Me 3 alum and South Park co-creator Trey Parker. Goomi has a head like Cthulhu, but a tiny little body that makes him not nearly as threatening as the H.P. Lovecraft god he’s inspired by. Don’t let his initially friendly demeanor fool you, though. He’s responsible for leading the Minions to unleash the monsters that would plunge the world into chaos. He also rounds out the Super7 set with a normal, glitter, and glow variant, standing at an adorable 2.5 inches tall like his new yellow-skinned foes.

Your answers point to the iconic universe your values, your instincts, and your particular way of seeing the world were built for. This is where you would find your people — and your purpose.

You believe in the cause — in the idea that freedom is worth fighting for even when the odds are impossible and the empire is vast.

You understand, in the deepest part of yourself, that the journey matters as much as the destination — and that the world’s beauty is worth protecting even at great cost.

You believe that love, loyalty, and doing what’s right are not naive sentiments — they are the most powerful forces in any world, magical or otherwise.

You see the world clearly — its power structures, its hypocrisies, its brutal arithmetic — and you are not paralysed by that clarity. You use it.

You believe the future is worth building — that curiosity, cooperation, and the expansion of understanding are not just ideals but the most practical path forward for any civilisation.

Minions & Monsters will be the seventh entry in Illumination’s juggernaut animated family franchise, and the stakes couldn’t be higher with the fate of the world and the Minions’ career in Old Hollywood on the line. The longtime voice of the Minions, Pierre Coffin, is at the helm as the sole director for the first time in the franchise, and he also penned the screenplay with returning Minions writer Brian Lynch. They got to work with another star-studded cast for the upcoming adventure, including Jeff Bridges, Allison Janney, Christoph Waltz, Jesse Eisenberg, Zoey Deutch, Bobby Moynihan, and Phil LaMarr. With over $5.6 billion and counting accrued so far by the wider Despicable Me franchise, Gru’s ever-present henchmen are poised to reach new heights with their fantastical love letter to monster movies.

Minions & Monsters arrives in theaters on July 1. Get a first look at the new Super7 Fun! Fun! Mini line in the gallery above and keep an eye out at Target and Super7’s official website for the tiny collectibles.

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Pierre Coffin

Trey Parker

Pierre Coffin

Henry / James / Ed / Dick / The Minions (voice)

Allison Janney

Christoph Waltz