What if Illumination Entertainment was founded in 1997?

## Changes

* Despite its owned by NBCUniversal (Comcast), Illumination would produce content with other studios, notably with Disney, etc.
	+ Illumination wouldn't be fully owned by NBCUniversal.
* Chris Meledandri will became as chief executive officer at Illumination in 1997.
* Similar to Pixar, the films would contain an easter egg, that would foreshadow the company's next film.
* After *Hop* was successful, the more live-action/CGI hybrid films would've been made.
	+ Illumination will made in both live-action films and animated films permamently.
	+ Illumination would became the family and animation label as family-friendly or kid-friendly.
* Illumination will get into the business of developing television.
* Similar to Warner Animation Group, Paramount Animation, and Sony Pictures Animation, Illumination wouldn't be only animated in-house studio, but also includes the outsources its animation production to other studios, visual-effects or companies (with the major of the films being animated by Illumination Studios Paris).
* The Minions from *Despicable Me* (who is voiced by Pierre Coffin) will be serves as the mascots' company starting from 1997.
	+ Its Minions' making their first early appearances as a earlier cameos at the on-screen logos in 1997 onwards before their proper introduction as official appearances in *Despicable Me.*
	+ the Illumination logo would still have an different variant in each films in the 1997 onwards.
* Illumination Studios Paris would've been founded in 2001 after Illumination purchased Mac Guff in 1999.
* **Illumination Entertainment** will instead be serves as a spiritiual successor to **Blue Sky Studios**.

* Bob's design will instead be used the new design from *Minions* and *Minions: The Rise of Gru*, in the end credits of *Despicable Me 2*, later, it was reused with his design.
	+ Bob will not be older permamently since the Minions are immortal and ageless (as a Completely Immorality and The Ageless, acording to the Tropes). It will be kept his new design in the future *Despicable Me* films and media.
* ***Minions: The Rise of Gru*** would've been released in February 16th, 2018 as a call-back.
	+ Gru is instead voiced by Jacob Trembley since he is a kid.
	+ Lucy will be appear in *The Rise of Gru* as younger self.
		- Where she and Gru are meet each other as children, but in *Despicable Me 2*, they reunited as adults, but wouldn't be remember meeting in their childhood until they pieces together at the end of *DM2* (based on this fanart by tanasweet123).
			* By at the end of the film, Lucy want to be the agents of AVL.
		- Dru as 11-years-old will also appears because their separation as babies, this is just like the Parent Trap.
* ***Despicable Me 4*** would be released on July 3rd, 2020 instead of July 3rd, 2024.
* Sky Broadband of Minion-Proof commercial in 2021 will had an different written rather than regular written:
	+ Gru: Okay, the broadband's good, now, for my call with Mom. (gets disturbed by two minions laughing as they stream a funny video on a tablet) Wha? Guys, I need some peace and quiet.(the left minion blows a raspberry at him.) Fine, I'll leave. (checks the kitchen, only to find some minions streaming a baking show) Again? (checks the back living room, but finds the girls and some other minions in an internet-powered disco party) Why is the house so busy?
	+ Edith: We're testing the Sky Broadband WiFi Guarantee. It guarantees WiFi in every room!
	+ Agnes: (sharing selfies with Bob) So the whole house is a hotspot, right Bob?
	+ Bob: (highfives Agnes) Sí!
	+ (Gru checks the bathroom and finds Otto in the bath on TikTok, Otto screams in embarrassment when he sees Gru and throws a rubber duck at him)
	+ Gru: Sorry! (shuts the door) Guess I've only one place to go. (resorts to the girl's room) Finally, peace at last. (calls Mom, with the exact same scene as the previous commercial)
* The song *Turn Up the Sunshine* by Diana Ross & Tame Impala will get official instrumental version without vocals or backup vocals.
* ***Despicable Me*** franchise would had changes:
	+ *Despicable Me 3, Minions: The Rise of Gru, Minions 3,* and *Despicable Me 4* would be produced in the taller 1.85:1 aspect ratio instead of the anamorphic 2.39:1 aspect ratio.
	+ Gru will instead get reformed and redemption arc (as a good person) by the end of the first film.
	+ In *Despicable Me 3*
		- Dru is voiced by Robin Williams instead of being voiced by himself.
		- The minion who is waving "the runaway lights" will jump into the hot air balloon instead of leave stay behind at jail.
		- Dave and Jerry will get major roles and get more screentimes, for example:
			* Dave and Jerry, the goat, and the girls including Antonio was kidnapped by Baltahazar Bratt.
		- Gru will immediately Sonic Keytar permamently after it was used former by Balthazar Bratt instead of thrown and drop down at the end of the film. Following the events of the film, Gru will ultimately used Bratt's Sonic Keytar to crime fighting.
* In ***Despicable Me 2:***
	+ Otto, Mel, and Bob will be appear in this sequel, before it was transform into PX-41, then it turns back to normal. (Inspired by this fanarts by afrootaku917).
	+ During the final battle of the evil Minions*,* Antonio will get redeemed after saving Margo, they would share the kiss, and then Gru shooting at them with a jelly gun to stop kissing. And then compliment Antonio for the save. And then Margo would tell a confused Antonio that Gru is starting to like him. At the end of the film for Gru and Lucy's wedding, Margo and Antonio will kept as couple.
		- Antonio will return in *Despicable Me 3* and *Despicable Me 4* as being part of the Gru family and adopted son.
		- In *Despicable Me 3,* Antonio become jealous of Niko.
* *Orientation Day* and *Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem* wouldn't exist at all, meaning that *Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon Blast* still exists.
* *Minions Paradise* wouldn't be discontinued in post-2017 permamently.
	+ The new Minion, Mel and Otto will be added in this game as an updated of this game.
* The Walt Disney Company would full acquire Illumination Entertainment on June 30th, 2017, and was to be completed on September 22nd, 2017.
	+ The films produced by Illumination would be distributed by Walt Disney Pictures under the Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.
	+ John Lasseter from Pixar will be serves as an executive producer for Illumination. Unlike its most animation studios, John Lasseter will never leave at Illumination in 2018 onwards.
	+ The headquarters will be moved to 907 Flower Street, Glendale, California, United States.
	+ The post-2018 Illumination library will be owned by Disney.
		- Illumination's film unit would include a Disney Entertainment byline on its on-screen logos.
	+ Disney would release all of Illumination films after its theatrical releases on Disney DVD, Disney Blu-Ray, 4K Ultra HD and Digital Copy in 2018.
	+ As a result, Illumination would produce content based on Disney IPs properties include with *Mickey Mouse* and *Winnie the Pooh.*
	+ Disney's distribution rights to the Illumination library would be available on Disney+, while Universal's distribution rights to the Illumination library being available on Universal+.
* As a result of the closure of Blue Sky Studios on April 10th, 2021, Blue Sky's many of its employees or staffs including with the collaboration of Chris Wedge and Carlos Saldanha will be transferred to Illumination.
	+ Blue Sky Studios would've been absorbed into Illumination.
	+ After the studio's absorption, Illumination would produce new content based on Blue Sky properties including with *Ice Age* and *Rio*.

* *Migration* would instead be released on theaters and on Disney+ in the same day.
* ***Ron's Gone Wrong*** will be co-produced by Illumination, and kept its original release date November 6th, 2020.
* *Minions 3* would be exist on June 30th, 2023.
	+ Unlike its previous first two films which take place before the events of the first film, the sequel will take place after the events of *Despicable Me 4,* and Gru and any characters from *Despicable Me* wouldn't be appears nor mentioned. Instead, the new characters will be introduced in this sequel.
	+ The sequel will focus more on the Minions.
	+ The previous gadgets from the previous films such as SR-6 will be return in this spin-off/sequel.
	+ Mel from *DM3*, and Otto from *Minions: The Rise of Gru* would return in the third film.
* *The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild* and *Ice Age: Scrat Tales* would be produced by Illumination.

* Netflix or STX Films sold the rights of *Leo* to Illumination, and it will be released in theaters instead of streaming service.
	+ Adam Sandler still being voice as Leo, a lizard.
* STX Films would sold the distribution rights of *Uglydolls* into Illumination for North America and internationally.
	+ Illumination logo with the Minions will had an *Uglydolls* variant.
	+ In the Brazil dub of the film itself, Preta Gil will be role as Wage.
		- Priscila Amorim will be role as Electronic Female Voice.
	+ The plot would kept as a original, with the runtime as 87 minutes.
	+ Despite the entire film was being provided by Spotlight Digital Images (as the first Illumination film to be outsourced by other studios), the Illumination logo was made by Illumination Studios Paris.
	+ Sigourney Weaver will be the role as Electronic Female Voice.
		- Tessa Swigart will be the role as Scanner, and Jim Thornton as New Arrival.
	+ In the first trailer of *Uglydolls,* it will says "From the creators of Despicable Me. Invite you to a magical place where weird is celebrating, strange is special, and beauty is more than meets the eye."
	+ Will Smith will be role as Peggy rather than Ice-T.
	+ Chris Meledandri will be involved as the producer.

### Other medias

* *Untitled Mickey Mouse theatrical film* would be released on 2005, with produced by Illumination Entertainment and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures.
	+ Chris Meledandri will serve as a producer, with John Lasseter as an executive producer.
	+ The animation for the film was provided by Illumination Mac Guff as CGI film.
	+ The runtime are 86 minutes, and the aspect ratio is 1.85:1.
	+ Pete will became the main antagonist of this film.

* *The Guy and the Spy* would've be made by Aardman Animations and Illumination on December 19th, 2014 as stop-motion film.
	+ The film stars Ioan Gruffudd, Sophie Turner, Ed Skrein, Emma Thompson, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Martin Freeman, Charles Dance, Hugo Weaving, Daniel Craig, with Sharon Horgan and Domhnall Gleeson, and centers around Michael Weaver, an average but funny man who becomes a new agent of MI6 in order to take down Jerome Peters who steals the ruby to avenge his grandfather in order to destroy the streets of London.
		- While the entire film are stop-motion animated by Aardman Animations, the Illumination logo variant was animated by Illumination Studios Paris.
	+ David Bowers will being the director of this film.
		- Chris Renaud and Peter Lord will be serves as the executive producers.
		- Chris Meledandri and Janet Haley will served as the producers.
		- Harry Gregson-Williams as the film composer.

* *TRio* was produced by Illumination Entertainment, and the film will serves as a sequel to *Rio 2.*

## Trivia

* This is the first Illumination film to not be distributed by Universal Pictures (or to be distributed outside of Universal Pictures), despite Illumination's involvement.
* *Minions 3* is the first Illumination sequel to focus more on its original protagonist (in this case being the Minions).
	+ This is the first Illumination spin-off to take place after the events of its predecessor.
	+ It is also the first *Despicable Me* franchise in which Gru, Dr. Nefario, and Marlena Gru are absent.
* Antonio is the first Illumination villain to reformed and/or redeemed.
	+ *Despicable Me 3* is the first Illumination sequel to have a previous secondary antagonist reformed (following Antonio's reformed at the end of the previous film).
* This is the first Illumination film to be distributed by another studios.

## Tropes

* **Early-Bird Cameo:** For the Minions from *Despicable Me* in the on-screen animated logos starting from 1997 onward.
* **Three Amigos:** For Lucy, Gru, and Dru as younger themselves in *The Rise of Gru*.