Animation

Roger Allers, co-director of Disney’s 1994 animated blockbuster, “The Lion King,” and co-writer of its hit Broadway musical, for which he received a Tony Award nomination, died Saturday (January 17, 2026) at his home in Santa Monica, California. 

A new chapter has begun as Gru, Lucy, and their girls —Margo, Edith, and Agnes welcome a new member to the Gru family, Gru Jr., who is intent on tormenting his dad.