Gru and the Minions are back in the ‘Despicable Me 4’ as its first trailer has just been released.
The movie, which hits theaters on July 3, 2024, continues the popular animated franchise, which follows the reformed supervillain Gru, played by Steve Carrell trying to do good and finding family while he’s at it. Kristen Wiig, Miranda Cosgrove, Steve Coogan, Chris Renaud, Dana Gaier, Pierre Coffin also return for the fourth installment.
‘Despicable Me 4’ has introduced new characters voiced by Will Ferrell, Joey King, Sofia Vergara, Stephen Colbert, Chloe Fineman, and Madison Polan. Ferrell voices Gru’s new nemesis Maxime Le Mal, while Vergara plays Maxime’s femme fatale girlfriend Valentina.
The first movie featured Gru adopting three daughters, while the second installment saw Gru finding love with Lucy Wilde (voiced by Wiig). ‘Despicable Me 3’ had a shocking reveal with the appearance of Gru’s long-lost twin brother, Dru (also voiced by Steve Carrell). In the fourth film, Gru and Lucy welcome a new addition to the family: their son, Gru Jr.
‘Despicable Me 3’ was a rousing box office success in in 2017, crossing the $1 billion milestone worldwide and exceeding the ‘Shrek’ series as the highest-grossing animated film franchise. Part of the franchise’s success can likely be attributed to its most iconic and memorable characters, the Minionese-speaking yellow Minions.
These lovable Minions serve as Gru’s ‘sidekicks’ but, in keeping with demand, have since gone on to star in their own spinoff films, ‘Minions’ and ‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’.
