SHREK and PUSS IN BOOTS To Be Rebooted Under The Eye of DESPICABLE ME Creator Read the full article on AICN I learned something pretty gross today. Well, two things. First, that Illumination, the same company behind DESPICABLE ME, THE GRINCH, SING, and the SECRET LIFE OF PETS, bought Dreamworks back in 2016 for $3.8 billion.