Minions debuted in London on June 11, 2015, and was released in the United States on July 10. In the film, the Minions search for their replaceable evil master after accidentally killing all of those in history. Minions stars the voices of Coffin as the Minions (including Kevin, Stuart, and Bob), Sandra Bullock, Jon Hamm, Michael Keaton, Allison Janney, Steve Coogan, Jennifer Saunders, and Geoffrey Rush as the narrator. Produced by Illumination Entertainment and distributed by Universal Pictures, it is the spin-off/prequel which takes place before the events of Despicable Me and the third installment overall in the film series of the same name. Minions is a 2015 American animated comedy film directed by Pierre Coffin and Kyle Balda, produced by Chris Meledandri and Janet Healy, and written by Brian Lynch.