Minions & Monsters Director Confirms that the Minions Never Worked for Hitler: "I Think They ...
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Fans long claimed the Minions secretly served Hitler — now the director himself has stepped in to shut the theory down.
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Theory Briefing
- Director Pierre Coffin directly addressed the fan theory that the Minions worked for Hitler, calling it disturbing enough to warrant a public response.
- The Minions are canonically drawn to the most despicable villain alive at any moment, which is the loophole fans used to place them in Nazi Germany.
- Coffin's denial is a rare case of a creator intervening to close off a fan interpretation that took on a life of its own online.