10 Big 2020 Movies You Should Be Worried About
8. Minions 2: The Rise Of Gru
Yep, we’re getting another Minions movie. That’s the whole reason we should all be worried. Nothing to do with any marketing material we’ve seen so far, nor the casting, release window or potential plot. Merely the fact it exists.
This isn’t movie snobbery either. Dumb kids movies exist; they make dozens every year. Some of them turn out to be pretty decent too, but none have their irritating fangs sunk into pop culture in the parasitic stylings of the Minions.
As supporting characters in Despicable Me, they’re good for a chuckle. Yukk worthy supporting characters in a surprisingly clever movie. They get more screen time in the sequel, but they’re popular and they’ve kind of earned it.
Skip forward a few movies and suddenly their spin off feature is getting its own sequel, one where the franchise star is relegated to supporting cast? It’s obscene.
It doesn’t help that they’ve been adopted as the unofficial mascot of wine moms everywhere, usually accompanied by a cliched platitude with no connection to the image itself. Buckle up everyone, because more of those are definitely coming in 2020.