'The Secret Life of Pets' Review: To Déjà Vu, and Beyond!

The new film from Illumination Entertainment (Despicable Me, The Minions) is here. Actually, it's been here for a while in the UK (a month) and US (almost three weeks), but it's just arrived in this reviewer's country. So, how good is The Secret Life of Pets? It has to be amazing, judging by those trailers. Well, nope. Read what we think of this movie in our spoiler-free review after the break.

Benedict Cumberbatch Will Voice The Grinch in a New Animated Adaptation of the Dr Seuss Story

Illumination Entertainment's new adaptation of How the Grinch Stole Christmas will feature the voice of Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock, Star Trek: Into Darkness, the upcoming Doctor Strange…) as the green monster. This will be the studio's second animated adaptation of a Dr Seuss story after The Lorax.

This New 'The Secret Life of Pets' Trailer Gives Us a Better Idea of the Plot

Not long ago we got our first full The Secret Life of Pets trailer (which was more of an extended teaser about Snowball), but now Illumination Entertainment is giving us a 3-minute trailer that shows us more of the film's plot and its furry/feathered characters. Watch it after the break.

Watch: The First Full 'The Secret Life of Pets' Trailer Showcases Snowball

In an interesting promotional move, Illumination Entertainment dedicated the first full trailer for The Secret Life of Pets to one of the main characters: Snowball, a deceptively cute rabbit voiced by comedian Kevin Hart. Saying that this trailer is fast-paced would be an understatement; watch it after the break.

Illumination Announce Pets Movie for 2016, Starring Louis C.K.

Deadline has the details on a brand new - original - Illumination Entertainment project, that will fill one of the studio's previously bagsied release dates. The film is currently going by the oh-so-catchy title of Untitled Pets Movie, and is set for release on 12th February, 2016. The film stars comedian Louis C.K. (Louie, American Hustle) as the lead dog.