The minions are about the get the white glove treatment, as Variety has learned that CAA has signed Illumination CEO and prolific animation producer Chris Meledandri as a client. Meledandri, who fo…
Meledandri, who founded the company and is responsible for two of the four highest-grossing animated franchises of all time , will be represented by a team including the agency’s co-chairman Bryan Lourd.
There are plenty of superlatives for Meledandri, who according to TheNumbers.com is the 8th highest-grossing film producer of all time, a list that includes Marvel’s Kevin Feige, Kathleen Kennedy, Jerry Bruckheimer, David Heyman, Neal Moritz, Frank Marshall and Charles Roven. The label’s next film, “Migration,” hits theaters in December. Written by “White Lotus” creator Mike White, the film stars Kumail Nanjani and Elizabeth Banks as birds making their first migratory trek and is directed by Oscar nominee Benjamin Renner.
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