Gru, his family, and the minions are back for the first Despicable Me film in seven years. The trailer for Despicable Me 4 shows Gru’s family has expanded to three girls and a baby boy, Gru Jr., who refuses to even smile at his dad. The first look at the new family-friendly animated sequel also reveals that Gru’s about to come face-to-face with a new bad guy – and bad woman – voiced by Will Ferrell and Sofia Vergara.
Steve Carell returns as Gru, Kristen Wiig’s back as Lucy, and Miranda Cosgrove returns as Margo. Dana Gaier voices Edith, Madison Polan is Agnes, Steve Coogan is Silas Ramsbottom, and Pierre Coffin handles the voices of the weird yellow minions once again.
In addition to newcomers Will Ferrell (voicing Maxime Le Mal) and Sofia Vergara (voicing Valentina), newcomers to the world of Despicable Me include Joey King (Bullet Train), Stephen Colbert (The Late Show with Stephen Colbert), and Chloe Fineman (Saturday Night Live).
“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.”
Two-time Oscar nominee Chris Renaud directs, with Patrick Delage co-directing from a screenplay by Mike White and Ken Daurio. (Daurio’s written every Despicable Me film.) Illumination Founder and CEO Chris Meledandri and Brett Hoffman serve as producers.
Despicable Me 4 opens in theaters on July 3, 2024.
