Christopher "Chris" Meledandri (born May 15, 1959) is an American film producer, and the founder (2007) and CEO of Illumination Entertainment. Read full biography of Chris Meledandri →
I believe people leave a theater bonding with characters. Story is the vessel that carries character. Comedy is a very important component of... →
I go back to family: 'Ice Age' was about disparate characters rejected by their own kind. They come together to save the child.... →
I have to understand how we are going to market the movie. We view marketing as an extension of content creation... Every time a consumer sees our... →
I think that every enduring story that has expressions over multiple periods, that role of being the keeper of the integrity of the vision is a very... →
We start with strong characters and build the movie from there. That not to say we don't struggle with story - that's the most challenging... →
What I worry about the most is the competition for young eyeballs. We have so many other competing forms of media. I don't take any audience... →
Christopher "Chris" Meledandri (born May 15, 1959) is an American film producer, and the founder (2007) and CEO of Illumination Entertainment.