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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Lynn Rusk

UNCOVERED: Minions creator reveals the painfully slow process behind their iconic voices - The Untold Story

Pierre Coffin, the director and voice artist behind the beloved, goggle-eyed Minions, has revealed that the intricate process of bringing the animated characters to life is "painfully slow".

The French-Indonesian animator, who has voiced the popular yellow creatures since their debut in Despicable Me in 2010, described the challenge of conveying emotions and actions without dialogue as a painstaking endeavour.

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