Steve Carell’s iconicDespicable Mecharacter Gru has a new family member.Illumination and Universal Pictures have released the trailer forDespicable Me 4, the latest entry in the long-runningDespicable MeandMinionsanimated comedy franchise. The new film comes almost seven years after 2017’sDespicable Me 3and revisits Gru and his wife Lucy (Kristen Wiig) as they welcome a child, Gru Jr., into their family on top of Gru’s relationship with adoptive daughters Margo (Miranda Cosgrove), Edith (Dana Gaier) and Agnes (Madison Polan).Aside from typical Minion mayhem, all seems well in Gru’s household — except that Gru Jr. does not appear to like his father very much — until Silas Ramsbottom (Steve Coogan) appears and informs them that a new supervillain, Maxime Le Mal (Will Ferrell), has escaped from prison and is threatening some form of revenge against Gru.While the family evacuates to a safe house, they also take on an adventure to pull off a major heist along the way.Gru and Gru Jr. in Despicable Me 4.Illumination/YouTubeAn official synopsis for the movie reads thatDespicable Me 4visits Gru as his family “welcome a new member to the Gru family, Gru Jr., who is intent on tormenting his dad.““Gru faces a new nemesis in Maxime Le Mal and his femme fatale girlfriend Valentina (Sofia Vergara), and the family is forced to go on the run,” the synopsis reads.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Aside from Ferrell and Vergara, new additions toDespicable Me 4’s voice cast also includesJoey King,Stephen ColbertandSaturday Night Live’sChloe Fineman.Minions in Despicable Me 4.Illumination/YouTubeThe White LotuscreatorMike WhitecowroteDespicable Me 4’s screenplay with Ken Daurio, who has written each of the series' four movies.The new entry comes roughly two years afterMinions: Rise of Gru, a spinoff of the mainDespicable Meseries, made $369 million at thedomestic box officeand was the sixth-highest grossing movie of 2022. That movieset box office records in its Independence Day opening weekend, per reports at the time.Despicable Me 4is in theaters July 3.
Steve Carell’s iconicDespicable Mecharacter Gru has a new family member.
Illumination and Universal Pictures have released the trailer forDespicable Me 4, the latest entry in the long-runningDespicable MeandMinionsanimated comedy franchise. The new film comes almost seven years after 2017’sDespicable Me 3and revisits Gru and his wife Lucy (Kristen Wiig) as they welcome a child, Gru Jr., into their family on top of Gru’s relationship with adoptive daughters Margo (Miranda Cosgrove), Edith (Dana Gaier) and Agnes (Madison Polan).
Aside from typical Minion mayhem, all seems well in Gru’s household — except that Gru Jr. does not appear to like his father very much — until Silas Ramsbottom (Steve Coogan) appears and informs them that a new supervillain, Maxime Le Mal (Will Ferrell), has escaped from prison and is threatening some form of revenge against Gru.
While the family evacuates to a safe house, they also take on an adventure to pull off a major heist along the way.
Gru and Gru Jr. in Despicable Me 4.Illumination/YouTube
Illumination/YouTube
An official synopsis for the movie reads thatDespicable Me 4visits Gru as his family “welcome a new member to the Gru family, Gru Jr., who is intent on tormenting his dad.”
“Gru faces a new nemesis in Maxime Le Mal and his femme fatale girlfriend Valentina (Sofia Vergara), and the family is forced to go on the run,” the synopsis reads.
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Aside from Ferrell and Vergara, new additions toDespicable Me 4’s voice cast also includesJoey King,Stephen ColbertandSaturday Night Live’sChloe Fineman.
Minions in Despicable Me 4.Illumination/YouTube
The White LotuscreatorMike WhitecowroteDespicable Me 4’s screenplay with Ken Daurio, who has written each of the series' four movies.
The new entry comes roughly two years afterMinions: Rise of Gru, a spinoff of the mainDespicable Meseries, made $369 million at thedomestic box officeand was the sixth-highest grossing movie of 2022. That movieset box office records in its Independence Day opening weekend, per reports at the time.
Despicable Me 4is in theaters July 3.
source: people.com
