Midnight Mission

Midnight Mission
Film information
Film	Migration (digital)
Directed by	Celine Allegre Guylo Homay
Produced by	Chris Meledandri Brett Hoffman
Written by	Patel
Running time	4:51
Release date	February 6, 2024 (Mexico) February 27, 2024 (US)

Midnight Mission is an Illumination short film featuring the Minions. It is set to be released with Migration on Blu-ray/DVD/Digital

*The short released earlier in Mexico via iTunes Extras on February 6, 2024.

Plot

Agnes, Edith, and Margo are sleeping, but not Agnes, she is afraid of the night and monsters too. she sees a monster, scaring her. but it was Dave eating his chocolate bar. she tells him that why does it have to be so dark at night, Dave hugs Agnes, and Dave notices he sees a rocket, he has an idea and goes to space for a mission with Carl and Robert. Dave and Robert do their seatbelts, but carl broke his one, shocking him. a minion presses the button, and the rocket ship blasts off. carl falls and nearly got out of the ship, he sees a spaceman pass by, Dave and Robert float, even carl. Dave pulls a lever and a button, carl gets taken away. Dave and Robert notice that carl is gone, they see him on camera, Robert laughs at this, but Dave hits him. Robert has to save carl or he gets taken away. Dave sees this much to his shock, then Robert nearly gets carl, but the rocket starts to do a laser, Robert gets carl's hand, but it was too late. Dave sees this and cries thinking they died. but they get alive, Dave gets happy at this and celebrates. Agnes see a rainbow, Margo turn away her head, and Edith pulls her hat on her, Dave now pulls the bed on Agnes for her sleep, as carl and Robert get happy at this, as Dave walks away as Agnes sleeps with the rainbow on the window.

Cast

• Pierre Coffin as Dave/Carl/Robert/the Minions
• Madison Polan as Agnes Gru
• Miranda Cosgrove as Margo Gru
• Dana Gaier as Edith Gru
• Joy Poirel as Computer Voice

Featured Song

Midnight City

Production

The short was set to be originally released in 2022 with the home release of Minions: The Rise of Gru alongside Post Modern Minion and Minions and Monsters before being strangely moved to release in 2023 instead with the home release of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, until eventually being moved further to 2024 likely due to Nintendo being strict with their decisions, eventually releasing with the upcoming* home release of Migration alongside Mooned and Fly Hard

*It was previously set to release February 1st on iTunes Extras in Mexico before being moved to February 6 instead.

Trivia

• Despite being released in 2024, the short has a copyright date of 2022 confirming even further it's original release plan.
• This is the only Illumination short at the moment to have it's release date changed.
• This is also the first Minions short where no toilet or cringe humor is present at all which has lead to a more positive reception from fans.
• The short is supposed to takes place between the events of Despicable Me 2 and Despicable Me 3 as Agnes still has her old unicorn plush.
• Agnes is already voiced by Madison Polan here which predates Despicable Me 4 by two years if the copyright date is to be taken seriously.
• The Minions for some reason don't have their iconic "Gru" symbol on their overalls despite taking place after it was plastered on them.

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