It's unusual for a movie to rely so heavily on a cast of males, but Minions creator Pierre Coffin says it's thanks to their general cloddishness. “Seeing how dumb and stupid they often are, I just couldn't imagine Minions being girls,” Coffin told TheWrap.
The creator of the Minions explained the reason behind the lack of females in their population back in 2015 – and it's not what you might think. Talking to The Wrap, Pierre Coffin said, "Seeing how dumb and stupid they often are, I just couldn't imagine Minions being girls."
Now, as the "Despicable Me" spinoff movie "Minions" hits theaters, the filmmaker has spoken, and it's official: all Minions are, in fact, male.
Minions are all male because they're 'stupid and dumb,' says their creator.
Until the day he encounters three little orphaned girls who look at him and see something that no one else has ever seen: a potential Dad. Now the world's greatest villain has just met his greatest challenge: three adorable little girls named Margo, Edith and Agnes.
Minions (2015) - Jennifer Saunders as The Queen - IMDb.
Minions' voice artist and co-creator, Pierre Coffin, has confirmed the reason Stuart, Kevin, Bob, and their fellow Gru devotees, are all male. The undeniable stars of the hit Despicable Me franchise, the Minions, have all been confirmed as male by co-creator Pierre Coffin.
According to evolutionary biologist JV Chamary, the Minions probably had to have reproduced sexually. Why? Science says that the Minions' genetic diversity wouldn't be possible if they reproduced asexually, so they had to have gotten busy in some way or another.
MrTLexify considers Pupinia Stewart to be a role model, presumably because of their mutual hatred for Minions merchandise and memorabilia.
Agnes Gru is one of Gru and Lucy's three adopted daughters, alongside her big sisters Margo and Edith.
The Minions originate from the animated movie franchise, Despicable Me. The Minion Yellow represents warmth, optimism and joy which is in conscience with the personality of the characters in the animated movies. They are a species of tiny henchmen who closely resemble the shape of a mike.
Gru is the son of Marlena and the Bald Terror, twin brother of Dru, the adoptive father of Margo, Edith, and Agnes, husband of Lucy, and the boss of the Minions.
To answer one of the biggest questions in the Despicable Me franchise, the Minions speak a made-up language known as Minionese, sometimes additionally known as Banana Language or Minion Language.
Nudity and sexual activity
A minion is shown naked and watching a movie. His genitals are hidden by a container of popcorn.
He was self-centered in the beginning, as he only adopted the girls so that he could get the shrink ray, which he intended to use to shrink the moon so that he could steal it.
First Plot Point: Gru adopts three orphan girls when he sees how easily they entered his rival's stronghold by selling cookies. He gets them to help him steal the shrink ray.
Belle Bottom is the main antagonist of Illumination's 12th feature film, Minions: The Rise of Gru. She is a disco-themed supervillain and the current new leader of The Vicious 6, the worst group of supervillains in the world. She is the former friend turned arch-nemesis of Wild Knuckles. She was voiced by Taraji P.
Lucy Gru (née Wilde) is a major character of the Despicable Me franchise.
Minions live forever; Their birth was at the dawn of time, as lots of people know.
Minions behave loyal to thier tamer when tamed, and they can also pick a specific target that they want to be tamed by. They do not require any food or sustainence. As they can survive for decades without food. And are immune to most hazards, altough they do feel pain.
Their genitals only appear when they have to make more Minions. They don't reproduce, so they actually don't need genitals.
Minion Phil is a two-eyed, spiky-haired Minion who doesn't get a lot of screen time, but is infamous for his lovely French maid attire. While Phil was cleaning the house, there was a knock at the door. When he answered it, he got abducted.
An 11-year-old boy who dreams of becoming the world's baddest supervillain.