'Despicable Me' Director Talks Possible Live-Action Movies, Reveals if We'll Ever See 'Real' Minions

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A director behind the Despicable Me franchise opened up about creating live-action adaptations of the animated movies. Chris Renaud directed the first two movies in the series and returned for the recently released Despicable Me 4.

In a new interview, Chris was asked if there were any conversations about following in the footsteps of Disney and turning the franchise into live-action movies.

Doing so would entail creating “real” Minions. Is that a possibility? Keep reading to find out more… “God, I hope not.

That’s my answer,” Chris told Film Hounds. He continued, saying, “I mean if there were conversations like that, I haven’t been privy to them.