Sandra Bullock is one of a handful of Hollywood stars joining Despicable Me's lovable, pill-shaped creatures the minions - as they take centre stage with their own movie spin-off.
It's been 17 years since Sandra Bullock last starred in an animated film, lending her voice to Moses' sister Miriam in Disney's Prince of Egypt.
But when asked about her decision to join the cast of Minions, she couldn't have responded quicker.
So he doesn't realise his mum is one of Hollywood's highest-paid movie stars?
"[The phrase] 'famous movie star' doesn't really mean anything, does it? We're supposed to embarrass them! You're not supposed to have respect from your kid."
She gushes that her son loves physical humour and animation, and because she loves to hear him laugh, joining Minions was a no-brainer.
The film is a spin-off prequel to Despicable Me and Despicable Me 2. The latter alone took $970.8 million (£616m) at the worldwide box office, and it was the top grossing film of 2013 in the UK.