Oscar nominee Steve Carell (the voice of Gru) provides a crash course in “The Megaverse” in Illumination’s new Despicable Me 4 featurette. In the one-minute video, Carell jokes that the five Mega Minions in the film are just the start of the Megaverse: 50 interconnected stories shared across various mediums for the next 100 years.
Kristen Wiig returns as Lucy, Miranda Cosgrove is back as Margo, and Dana Gaier reprises her role as Edith. The voice cast also features Madison Polan as Agnes, Steve Coogan as Silas Ramsbottom, and Pierre Coffin as the voices of the minions. Newcomers to the weird world of minion mania include Will Ferrell and Sofia Vergara as Maxime Le Mal and Valentina. Joey King (Bullet Train), Stephen Colbert (The Late Show with Stephen Colbert), and Chloe Fineman (Saturday Night Live) also voice new characters.
“Following the 2022 summer blockbuster phenomenon of Illumination’s Minions: The Rise of Gru, which earned almost $1 billion worldwide, the biggest global animated franchise in history now begins a new chapter as Gru and Lucy and their girls — Margo, Edith, and Agnes — welcome a new member to the Gru family, Gru Jr., who is intent on tormenting his dad,” reads Illumination’s synopsis. “Gru faces a new nemesis in Maxime Le Mal and his femme fatale girlfriend Valentina, and the family is forced to go on the run.”
Oscar nominee Chris Renaud (Despicable Me, The Secret Life of Pets) directs from a screenplay by Emmy winner Mike White (White Lotus) and Despicable Me veteran Ken Daurio. Patrick Delage co-directs, with Illumination’s founder and CEO Chris Meledandri and Brett Hoffman producing.
Despicable Me 4 opens in theaters on July 3, 2024.
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