Who directed Minions: The Rise of Gru?

Who directed Minions: The Rise of Gru? Kyle Balda directed it.

The 2022 animated film was co-directed by Kyle Balda, Brad Ableson, and Jonathan del Val, with Balda serving as the principal credited director named in the question’s answer choices. Balda is an American animator and director whose career includes work at Industrial Light & Magic, Pixar, and Illumination.

The film follows an eleven-year-old Gru as he tries to become a supervillain, years before the events of Despicable Me. Steve Carell returns as Gru, while Pierre Coffin again provides the Minions’ voices. The story also introduces the Vicious 6, a group of criminals whose conflict with Wild Knuckles drives much of the plot.

A common mix-up is confusing Balda with Pierre Coffin, who co-directed the earlier Minions film and voiced the Minions, or Chris Renaud, who directed and co-directed other Illumination projects. The Rise of Gru premiered at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival on June 13, 2022, and reached U.S. theaters on July 1, 2022.