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The hit tabletop games publisher, Exploding Kittens has launched its first licensed game, Exploding Minions, developed in collaboration with Illumination and Universal Brand Development. The new game is a Minions-inspired take on its flagship Exploding Kittens card game, drawing on the appeal of one of the most successful animation franchises …
Read More »TOMY bolsters its licensing portfolio with Sing 2 and Plants vs Zombies toy lines
Last month witnessed the international toy maker, TOMY bolster its licensing portfolio with new toy, plush, and play-sets plans for both Illumination’s upcoming animated motion picture, Sing 2, and the popular Electronic Arts mobile game, Plants vs Zombies. Scheduled for launch on December 22, 2021, TOMY’s Sing 2 toy line …
Read More »Minions: The Rise of Gru movie release date put on hold as France enters lockdown
Illumination and Universal’s Minions: The Rise of Gru has been moved from its global release slot of late June and early July owing to the deepening COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown in many countries across the globe. The move was spurred by the current lockdown in France that incorporates Illumination’s …
Read More »Mattel secures toy partnership for Universal’s Despicable Me franchise
The global toymaker has secured the license ahead of the release of the Minions movie sequel, Minions 2 in 2020
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