Despicable Me 4, which also features the vocal talents of Kristen Wiig, Miranda Cosgrove, Joey King, Stephen Colbert, Sofía ...

Most Bond villains, including Goldfinger, tend to have a lot of mindless henchmen that do their bidding, and Despicable Me made the clever decision to make Gru’s minions into strange creatures ...

The “Despicable Me” films, with their villain and gadgets, have always had a James Bond influence, but “Minions” took that further by using 1960s London as its primary setting.

'Minions: The Rise of Gru' director Kyla Balda on animating the 1970s, casting Jean-Claude Van Damme and paying homage to Jackie Chan. ... But then we opted for the James Bond-style opening. ...

It’s not easy being James Bond. Some days, everyone that the spy meets is trying to kill him. Bond has battled steel-toothed assassins, bowler-throwing henchmen, and armies of faceless minions ...