Illumination's "Minions & Monsters" Extended Look Features LEGO-Stepping Gag
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Kaitlyn Booth
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Illumination and Universal have released an extended look at the animated short "Minions & Monsters," featuring a joke about stepping on a LEGO-like block. The preview shows the Minions attempting to create items for their giant cyclops boss, with their efforts going comically wrong. The article highlights the universal relatability of stepping on a LEGO as the central gag in this new footage.
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· 3 pulledIt seems that stepping on a LEGO is a universal experience.
We get the chance to see some of the times the Minions have failed to be good, well, minions, and this time we see them try to make some neat stuff for their giant, cyclops boss.
However, it seems like stone blocks that look like LEGOs for a giant cy
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