What if Illumination has been founded in 1997?

## List of changes

### General

* Similar to Pixar Animation Studios, the films will contain an easter egg, that would foreshadow the company's next film.
* *Despicable Me* franchise:
	+ Gru would instead being redemption arc in the film series at the end of the first film in 2010.
	+ Give a third spin-off film titled "Minions 3" in January 2025, and will take place after the events of *Despicable Me 4.*
		- Unlike its previous films, Gru wouldn't be appears in this film.
		- The Minions will be only the main focus in this third spin-off movie.
	+ Don't have him fire Otto.
	+ Give the own spin-off movie focusing on Margo, Agnes, and Edith on June 30th, 2023.
		- This film will take place before the events of *Despicable Me,* that Gru will only appearance at the end of the film.
* Illumination will acquired Mac Guff in 1998, it will be split into two company, and it will be renamed "Illumination Studios Paris".
* The studio would release at least a film by year and occasionally two.
* Illumination gets into the business of developing television.
* *Minions* will get a series adaptation based on the spin-off film in 2016.
	+ This series will be parallel universe as a non-canon, similar to *The Penguins of Madagascar*.
		- The Minions are crime-fightings.
		- This series wouldn't be take place after nor before the events of the film series.
* The Minions from *Despicable Me* series would still being mascots of its company.
	+ Starting in 1997 onward, The Minions (the new characters from upcoming *Despicable Me* series) would be appears as a cameos, even though they don't make them official debuts.
	+ Bob would still appear in *Despicable Me 2*, but his original design was replaced with new design from *Minions* and *Minions: The Rise of Gru* instead, since Bob wouldn't be older or grow up permamently, due to the Minions are immortal and being ageless. It will be kept his new design in the future *Despicable Me* films and media.
	+ The Minions' language will finally get speaking voices so the humans will finally understand them including Gru, despite it was being the Minionese, and being voiced by Pierre Coffin, similar to Suddenly Voiced or Suddenly Speaking from the Tropes pages.
	+ The Minions still being evolutionary species that existed since the beginning of time.
* Illumination Entertainment will actually became as family and animation label of Universal Pictures.
	+ After the success of *Hop,* the more live-action/CGI hybrid films would've been made.

### On-screen logos

* The variants of the Illumination logos in *Minions & More* would have changes:
	+ The variant for *Mower Minions,* Margo, Edith, Agnes will be appears to do some sunbathing along with Kevin, Stuart, and Bob*.*
	+ The variant for *Weenie,* Gwen Mallard from *Migration*, and Princess Peach in a baby self from *The Super Mario Bros. Movie,* will be appear in the logo, and not just only Delroy.
	+ General:
		- Bob, Kevin, Stuart, the Grinch, Miss Crawly, The Lorax, Ash, Chloe, and Snowball would not only be appears in the animated logos, but Otto, Lumalee, Baby Peach, Margo, Edith, and Agnes will join them to be added it in.

* The variants of the Illumination logos would have changes:
	+ The variants for *The Secret Life of Pets 2* and *Minions: The Rise of Gru,* Stuart was replaced with Bob.
	+ The variant for *The Grinch,* Agnes will be added it in the logo along with Bob and Snowball from *The Secret Life of Pets.*
	+ The variant for *Sing 2,* Illumination logo gets fade-in transition in the beginning of logo, instead of cut in.
	+ The variant for *Sing,* Stuart, Mel, and Kevin was replaced with Margo, Edith, and Agnes; while Bob still appear in the logo.

### Mini-ad for promotional materials or advert commercials.

* E.B. from *Hop* will be appear in the advertisement for *The Super Mario Bros. Movie* where the Illumination characters arrive to a movie theater to attend a showing of the film itself*.*
	+ E.B. were animated by Weta Digital, due to Rhyhes and Hues has shut down in 2013. And he will sit on top of the seat where Anges sits.

* Illumination will make a more promos where characters meet their voice actors.
* The another Illumination crossover promo will be similar to the *Robots'* 2005 Mobile Phone Policy, to tie-in with *Migration*.
	+ It starts with the shot where the characters are in the theaters, but also with the characters from *The Super Mario Bros. Movie* and *Migration*. Suddenly, Otto's phone rings, and the crowd gasps in shock. Otto pulls out his phone and starts talking on it, irritating the others around him. Stuart tries to shush Otto, who just blows a raspberry at him, as if to say "You can't tell me what to do!". Luckily, Gru opens a panel on the left armest of his seat and pushes a button, bringing in a big claw, which grabs Otto and escorts him out of the theater, while the crowd watches in amazement.

### Short series

* *Minions and More: Volume 3* would be released on late 2023 in Netflix with *For Gunter's Eyes Only, Minions & Monsters, Home Makeover, Animal Attraction, Banana, Game Over and Over, Phil's Dance Party, Mooned, Orientation Day,* and *Post Modern Minions.*

### Films, games, short films and medias

* Gru and one of the Minions would appear as guest stars in *Skylanders: Imaginators*.
* *Minions Paradise* wouldn't be discontinued in post-2017 permamently. Instead, it has been updated in 2017.
	+ With an updated of the same name of the mobile game app, both Mel and Otto will be added it in.

* Before the release of *Despicable Me*, Illumination would've make 1997-2009 films.
* Delroy, a Scarlet macaw with an Jamaican accented will received his own spin-off movie in 2024.
	+ Keegan-Michael Key will reprise his role as a main protagonist of the film.
* *Computeropolis* will be released as a first film by Illumination in 1997.
* *Despicable Me* (2010) would have changes:
	+ On the Brazil version, the Minions is voiced by Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud instead of Guilherme Briggs.
* The Minions from *Despicable Me* will first appear in the 1997 CGI short called "*The Minions*".
* Illumination would revive the project of *Om Nom the Movie* on July 1, 2022*.*
	+ Illumination will make a film adaptation of *Woody Woodpecker* in July 2, 2021.
		- The film stars the voices of Pierre Coffin, Keegan-Michael Key, Kevin Hart, and Tori Kelly, and centers on the titular woodpecker as he and his grouchy neighbor, Wally Walrus, must settle their differences together as they try to rescue a female woodpecker named Winnie from becoming Buzz Buzzard's girlfriend.
		- All of the characters in the film are given their designs from *The New Woody Woodpecker Movie.*
		- In the end credits of the film itself, the text will says "Based on characters created by Walter Lantz".
			* The credits for the film are also unique from those of other Illumination films, as the credit appear by being carved out by Woody on trees.
		- Chris Renaud will serve as a director, with a screenplay by Brian Lynch.
* *The Super Mario Bros. Movie* would have changes:
	+ Make the scene where Princess Peaches kiss Mario on the cheek for saving Brooklyn at the end of the film.
	+ There would be a Woody Woodpecker short that would be released in front of the film in theaters, and would be included as a bonus feature on the film's home media release.
		- *Game Over and Over*, a Mario short would be released as a bonus feature on film's home media release, and the short's plot begins where Peach taking Mario to where they last time took the training course telling him that they still need to train in order to improve Mario's skills, she then shows him the new upgraded harder training course now with more professional stuff seen in later games which at first glance doesn't upset Mario stating that he can do this (because of what he learnt back in the movie) however once he does his first failed try, he knows he's for another wild torture ride, then it would show Mario once again just non-stop failing (hence the short's title) until eventually having enough with him lashing out at Peach and heading back to the castle, all sad and upset, until eventually he remembers what she told him back in the movie and regains once again courage, finally managing to beat the course and reach the goalpost, then it's all cupcakes and rainbows with Mario and Peach once again sitting on the bricks until Mario asks her if they are finally done when suddenly she presses a button and reveals a MUCH HARDER course with saws, fire and lava which makes Mario pass out.
	+ The end credits scene will be different:
		- After the text says "Written by Matthew Fogel", the text will says "Based on Characters by Shigeru Miyamoto and Based on the Video Game developed by Nintendo" during the end credits.
	+ In the logo variant of Illumination, Mario, Toad, and Princess Peach would be race along with Stuart, so they can race together in the logo. Lakkitu from *Mario Kart* will also made a cameo in this logo giving the countdown.
	+ Give the happy ending will be longer as a extended... for example.
		- The text will says "THE END" at the end of the film, while the title card "THE SUPER MARIO BROS. MOVIE" will be seen at the start of the film.
		- Meanwhile, the Penguin King and the Penguins go back to the Snow Kingdom and rebuild their castle. Peach, Toad, Donkey Kong, and Cranky Kong having fun in the Mushroom Kingdom driving karts, having a party with many food including cake, and Toad's kart gets stuck in the mud, which Princess Peach uses her motorcycle to help him get his kart out of the mud puddle. The next day, Mario and Luigi are shown getting ready for work, and go outside in the Warp Pipe that leads to Brookyln.
	+ Have the Outtakes at the end of the film, during the end credits as 6 minute after the mid-credits scene, which Bowser is still shrinking in the cage, similar to Pixar.
		- According to the Tropes, it have *Hilarious Outtakes, Animated Outtakes,* and *Mean Character, Nice Actor* for the Outtakes reel to *The Super Mario Bros. Movie.*

* *Uglydolls* would be produced by Illumination for Universal Pictures instead of STX Films.
	+ On the Brazilian Portuguese version, Wage is voiced by Preta Gil.
	+ While the entire film was handled by Reel FX Animation Studios, the Illumination on-screen logo was animated by Illumination Mac Guff.
	+ The characters will be recasting:
		- Peggy is voiced by Will Smith.
		- Electronic Female Voice is voiced by Sigourney Weaver.
		- Scanner is voiced by Tessa Swigart.
		- New Arrival is voiced by Jim Thornton.

* Illumination and Aardman will make *The Guy and the Spy* on December 12, 2014.
* *Migration* would have changes:
	+ Gustavo Xavier, a Brazilian actor from Várzea Grande will be role as Dam.
	+ Despite Illumination still being involvement at all, the movie would be co-produced by Pixar Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures instead of Universal Pictures.
	+ The film's score will instead be composed by both Randy Newman and John Powell.
		- The new three songs performed by Randy Newman will be played in the film itself; while the new song performed by Brad Paisley will be played during the credits of the film.
	+ In this film, the humans who understand the birds can talk, and the birds will understand the humans.
		- The Chief will get speaking instead of voiceless.
	+ Dam would not only Jamaica parrot appears in this film, but Yellow-billed parrot and blue-yellow parrot voiced by Blake Shelton and Shakira would be appears as Dam's brothers and sisters who reunited Dam in the farm full of ducks.
	+ Just a Cloud Away as a Orchestral Remix by Pharrell Williams would be available on *Migration* OST to be sounds like the trailers from *Migration.*
	+ The variant of Illumination logo will be the same as the film itself, and it would be seen on the official trailer 3 for *Migration* on November 14, 2023.
* *Minions: The Rise of Gru* will kept its original July 3rd, 2020 release, and has a several differences.
	+ The film will be simultaneously released on Peacock.
	+ The Universal fanfare sung by the Minions from *Minions* will be reused in the second film, but without one of the Minions holding the note.

## Filmography

1. *Computeropolis* (1997)
2. *Despicable Me* (2010)
3. *Hop* (2011)
4. Dr. Seuss' *The Lorax* (2012)
5. *Despicable Me 2* (2013)
6. *The Guy and the Spy* (2014)
7. *Minions* (2015)
8. Dr. Seuss' *The Grinch* (2018)
9. *Uglydolls* (2019)
10. *The Secret Life of Pets 2* (2019)
11. *Minions: The Rise of Gru* (2020)
12. *Woody Woodpecker* (2021)
13. *Sing 2* (2021)
14. *Cut the Rope* (2022)
15. *The Super Mario Bros. Movie* (2023)
16. *The Orphan Girls* (2023)
17. *Migration* (2023)