Pharrell Williams discography July 2013, only 137 singles in UK chart history had achieved one million sales in the UK - that month Williams scored two million-sellers with "Get Lucky" and "Blurred Lines". In November 2013, Williams released the first 24-hour music video to his "Despicable Me 2" collaboration song, "Happy". Guest appearances included Magic Johnson, Steve Carell, Jimmy Kimmel, Jamie Foxx, Steve Martin, Odd Future, Miranda Cosgrove, Janelle Monáe, and many others. In December 2013, a press release from Columbia Records announced that Williams had signed a contract with the label and would be releasing an album in 2014, featuring the single
Despicable Me (franchise) Illumination's CEO Chris Meledandri said in September 2017 that a fourth "Despicable Me" film is in the works. A prequel to "Despicable Me", featuring the Minions, was released on July 10, 2015. Written by Brian Lynch, it was directed by Pierre Coffin and Kyle Balda and produced by Chris Meledandri and Janet Healy. Sandra Bullock voiced Scarlet Overkill, the villain of the film and Jon Hamm voiced her husband and inventor, Herb Overkill.. The film received mixed reviews by critics and grossed more than $1.1 billion worldwide. A sequel to "Minions" was officially announced on the date January 25, 2017,