Animation
‘Frozen’ Freezes out ‘Paranormal Activity’ at the Box Office
WINNER OF THE WEEK: Frozen.
Minions from Despicable Me 2 were supposed to Be ‘Army of Orc-Like Brutes”. Variety.com
Minions from Despicable Me 2 : Directors Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud talked about the evolution of the Minions.
The Minions started out in the first movie 
as a device to make their comedic villain Gru more sympathetic. They ended up becoming so popular that they are more central to the plot of the sequel. The characters were originally planned to be big hulking creatures in the original story by Sergio Pablos.