The newest addition to the Minions franchise is set to feature a cameo from master filmmaker George Lucas of Star Wars fame. If you don’t want to spoil Lucas’ rule in the Minions movie, look away, because you can watch his appearance below. It appears… George Lucas plays himself in Minions & Monsters.
According to Illumination CEO Chris Meledandri, this Minions & Monsters cameo came about when Lucas told Meledandri he was a fan of the franchise and absolutely loves the Minions.
“I had this privilege of meeting George about two years ago, and what led to my meeting him is how much he loves Illumination movies, and specifically Despicable Me, and even more specifically, the Minions.”
George Lucas Plays Himself in His Minions & Monsters Cameo
And so George Lucas ended up cameoing as himself in Minions & Monsters. We learn from the clip that George Lucas is part of an exhibit about Hollywood history. While E.T. and Keanu Reeves’ are just models, George Lucas himself is in a glass cage in Minions & Monsters. And he is not even allowed his cell phone to call for help. Sad!
More About Minons & Monsters
There’s more to Minions & Monsters than the George Lucas cameo, though. If you haven’t yet, you can check out the trailer for Minions & Monsters, which came out a while ago and gave us a peek into its bizarre plot. It appears the story will follow the Minions as they enter the star-studded world of Hollywood (meta much?) and their many misadventures casting their monster movie.
Regardless, the premise promises chaos only the familiar yellow characters could bring.
This is the rambunctious, ridiculous and totally true story of how the Minions conquered Hollywood, became movie stars, lost everything, unleashed monsters onto the world, and then banded together to try and save the planet from the mayhem they had just created
Since their introduction in Despicable Me (2010), the Minions have become beloved, immediately identifiable characters. They have since appeared in four Despicable Me movies and are going on three of their own Minions movies.
The original franchise followed Gru, voiced by Steve Carell of The Office, and his adopted daughters. Then, after the minions became the audience’s favorite characters, they got their own movies, starting with Minions in 2015. Since then, we have followed the minions through multiple eras, including their misadventures in Great Britain and the beginning of their relationship with Gru. This movie jumps back again to the 1920s, the early days of Hollywood.
Minions and Monsters hit theaters on July 1.
Originally published on June 23, 2026.