Moi, moche et méchant
Not unlike Pixar, in its early days Illumination depended on a core group of directors and writers to create its films. The directors of "Despicable Me", Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud, also directed or co-directed "Dr. Seuss' The Lorax", "Despicable Me 2", "Minions", "The Secret Life of Pets", and "Despicable Me 3". Screenwriters Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio (who had written "Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who" for Meledandri at Fox) wrote or co-wrote "Despicable Me", "Hop", "Dr. Seuss' The Lorax", "Despicable Me 2", "The Secret Life of Pets", and "Despicable Me 3", while screenwriter Brian Lynch wrote or co-wrote "Hop", "Minions", and "The Secret Life of Pets".