DESPICABLE ME 4 Trailer 2 (2024)

DESPICABLE ME 4 Trailer 2 (2024)

DESPICABLE ME 4 Trailer 2 (2024) Mega Dave
© 2024 - Universal Pictures

May 7 (UPI) -- Illumination is teasing Despicable Me 4.

The studio shared a trailer for the upcoming animated film Tuesday.

ADVERTISEMENT
Despicable Me 4 is a sequel to Despicable Me 3 (2017) and the sixth film in the Despicable Me franchise.

Steve Carrell and Kristen Wiig return to voice Gru and Lucy, who, along with their daughters Margo (Miranda Cosgrove), Edith (Dana Gaier) and Agnes (Madison Polan), welcome a new member of the family, Gru Jr., who is intent on tormenting his dad.

In addition, Gru faces a new nemesis in Maxime Le Mal (Will Ferrell) and his femme fatale girlfriend Valentina (Sofia Vergara), and the family is forced to go on the run.

The trailer shows Silas Ramsbottom (Steve Coogan) create Mega Minions, who assist Gru.

The voice cast also includes Pierre Coffin, Joey King, Stephen Colbert and Chloe Fineman.

Despicable Me 4 is directed by Chris Renaud. The film opens in theaters July 3.

ADVERTISEMENT
Illumination previously released a Super Bowl teaser in February that shows the minions create AI art.
"Some of you may be wondering why you're here..." Illumination + Universal have launched a new trailer for the next sequel in their never-ending Minions franchise - Despicable Me 4. This Minions-filled sequel is set to open in July, the usual spot for these movies. In the first Despicable Me movie in seven years, Gru, the world’s favorite supervillain-turned-Anti-Villain League-agent, returns for an exciting, bold new era of Minions mayhem, with an introduction of another new family member - Gru Jr. They face a new nemesis in Maxime Le Mal (voiced by Will Ferrell) + femme fatale girlfriend Valentina (voiced by Sofia Vergara), and the Gru family is forced to go on the run. The voice cast features Steve Carrell back as Gru, plus Kristen Wiig, Miranda Cosgrove, Dana Gaier, Madison Polan. With fresh new characters voiced by Joey King, Stephen Colbert, Chloe Fineman, plus Pierre Coffin as the Minions and Steve Coogan as Silas Ramsbottom. This trailer also introduces us the Mega-Minions who, of course, get into all kinds of trouble trying to help out Gru. As always! This looks like a fun-for-the-whole-family follow-up sequel. Enjoy.

Here's the second trailer (+ poster) for Chris Renaud's sequel Despicable Me 4, direct from YouTube:

Despicable Me 4 Poster

You can rewatch the first trailer for Renaud's Despicable Me 4 movie right here, for the first look again.

Following the 2022 summer blockbuster phenomenon of Illumination's Minions: The Rise of Gru, which earned almost $1B worldwide, the biggest global animated franchise in history now begins a new chapter as Gru (Steve Carrell) and Lucy (Kristen Wiig) and their girls —Margo, Edith and Agnes — welcome a new member to the Gru family, Gru Jr., who's intent on tormenting his dad. They face a new nemesis with Maxime Le Mal and his femme fatale girlfriend Valentina, as they're forced to go on the run. Despicable Me 4 is directed by animation filmmaker / Minions co-creator Chris Renaud, director of Despicable Me, The Lorax, Despicable Me 2, and the two The Secret Life of Pets movies most recently. It's co-directed by Patrick Delage. The screenplay is written by Mike White (School of Rock, "White Lotus") and Ken Daurio. Produced by Illumination's Christopher Meledandri, and Brett Hoffman. Made by Illumination Animation based in Santa Monica. Universal will debut Illumination's Despicable Me 4 sequel in theaters everywhere starting on July 3rd, 2024 coming up this summer movie season. Who's planning to go watch this movie?
New trailer for Despicable Me 4 reveals Gru on the run from supervillains.
The main villains are Maxime Le Mal and Valentina, and Gru's team creates "Mega-Minions" in response
The sequel is poised for success, leaning into the popular Minions element, similar to past box office hits.
A new Despicable Me 4 trailer is here. The upcoming movie is the latest entry in the highly successful Illumination franchise that began in 2010. While the prequel Minions: The Rise of Gru came out in 2022, it's been seven years since the release of the most recent movie in the main Despicable Me franchise. Despicable Me 4 will find Gru and his family on the run as they're pursued by a supervillain.

Now, Illumination has released a brand-new trailer for the upcoming Despicable Me 4 ahead of its release this summer.

The trailer begins with a cubicle-style office that is filled with Minions in business attire. The scene then cuts to the statement that “Gru has been compromised!” Gru’s wife Lucy is later seen racing through the supermarket with Agnes and Edith, running from a villain. The main villains of the next installment are then revealed to be Maxime Le Mal and his girlfriend, Valentina. To combat these conniving antagonists, Gru’s team hatches a plan to transform the minions into “Mega-Minions.” These scientifically-altered Minions will be used as the “secret weapon” against Gru’s enemies.

Will Despicable Me 4 Continue the Series' Huge Success?
Every Despicable Me Movie Has Been A Hit
The Despicable Me 4 trailer offers everything audiences want in a Despicable Me movie. The trailer is replete with Minions and action, but it also has the slower moments that give these films heart. This includes showing Gru’s paternal side, as he cares for Agnes and Edith. He still has his characteristic “bad guy” humor, as he encourages Agnes to be more like her older sister, Edith, by lying more often.

This sequel follows a series of huge financial successes for the Despicable Me franchise. The most recent entry, Minions: The Rise of Gru raked in nearly $1 billion at the worldwide box office, taking home $940.2 million. Despicable Me 4’s direct predecessor, Despicable Me 3 did manage to cross that coveted $1 billion mark, taking home $1.03 billion worldwide.

While this puts pressure on Despicable Me 4 to perform, the animated film seems well-positioned to do so. The story is strategically wise in that it appears to be leaning into one of the series’ most popular elements: the Minions. Minions: The Rise of Gru spurred massive social media trends upon its release, with audience members bringing bananas to theaters and wearing fancy outfits. The Minions in the Despicable Me 4 trailer sport tuxes at one point, which could lead to similar theater trends. With these elements and hype, Despicable Me 4 is poised to become a summer hit.

Despicable Me 4 is set for release in theaters on July 3.
Gru and the Minions are back, as Universal and Illumination’s “Despicable Me 4” has released its first trailer.

The film, which hits theaters on July 3, 2024, continues the popular animated franchise, which follows the reformed supervillain Gru (Steve Carell) trying to do good and finding family while he’s at it. Kristen Wiig, Miranda Cosgrove, Steve Coogan, Chris Renaud, Dana Gaier and Pierre Coffin also return for the fourth installment.

“Despicable Me 4” introduces 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 Carell). In the fourth film, Gru and Lucy welcome a new addition to the family: their son, Gru Jr.

Popular on Variety
In 2017, “Despicable Me 3” was a rousing box office success, crossing the $1 billion milestone worldwide and exceeding the “Shrek” series as 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.”

“On the surface, the ‘Despicable Me’ cartoons appear to be sendups of the James Bond franchise, but beneath that slick, spoofy exterior, they’re really marshmallow-centered affirmations of good old-fashioned family values,” Peter Debruge wrote in his review of “Despicable Me 3” for Variety.

Illumination co-founder Chris Meledandri produces. “Despicable Me” and “Despicable Me 2” director Chris Renaud co-directs with Patrick Delage, and Mike White serves as writer.

Watch the trailer below.
Los Angeles: The release date of the animated movie, 'Despicable Me 4', has been announced. The film...
Illumination and Universal Studios have released the official release date of July 23, 2024 for their upcoming sequel, Despicable Me 4. This sequel marks the 15th collaboration between the two companies. No story details have been released at this time.

The only announced production details revealed have been about voice talent casting. It was stated that Steve Carell will return to reprise his role of the series’ lovable reformed villain, Gru. Other cast members expected to return for Despicable Me 4 are Kristen Wiig, Pierre Coffin, Miranda Cosgrove, and Steve Coogan. Chris Renaud, known for Despicable Me, Despicable Me 2, and other popular Illumination films, is expected to direct the film. Animation director, Patrik Delage, who is known for his work on Illumination films, such as the Sing series, is serving as co-director. The screenplay is by Mike White, with Illumination founder, Chris Meledandri serving as producer.

This is the latest announcement for the Despicable Me franchise since the announcement of the July release date for another Illumination film: Minions: The Rise of Gru. The film serves as a prequel to other well-known Despicable Me films and is expected to focus on twelve-year-old Gru in the 1970s as he strives to be the best villain.

despicable-me-3-gruImage via Universal Pictures
RELATED:
'Minions: The Rise Of Gru' Teaser Reveals A '70s-Inspired Adventure
The Despicable Me franchise follows Gru, a reformed struggling supervillain, as he becomes a reluctant father of three, a husband as well as a secret agent, and eventually teams up with his long-lost brother, Dru, to fight against an unreformed super villain together. The original movie was released in 2010 and gained a huge fan following that has lasted twelve years thanks in part to internet memes.

Arguably, the most recognizable characters of the series are the loud and chaotic yellow tic tacs, otherwise known as Minions, who have existed since the beginning of time to serve evil geniuses such as Gru. They have received two spin-off movies of their own, including a film about their origin story and a sequel which explains how they wind up in the service of Gru, as well as how Gru begins his journey to become the supervillain he longs to be, as mentioned before regarding Minions: The Rise of Gru - you never really can escape the loud little sidekicks.

Since its release, the movie series has spawned spin-offs, including several video games and a theme park attraction. The franchise has gone on to become the highest-grossing animated franchise of all time, having grossed over billions of dollars globally. It will be interesting to see what Illumination and Universal have in store for the series going forward.
Universal Pictures has released the first trailer for Despicable Me 4. Universal announced Despicable Me 4 in 2022 as the first new installment of the main Despicable Me series since Despicable Me 3 was released in 2017 (though spinoff sequel Minions: The Rise of Gru opened in 2022). Chris Renaud, who directed the first two Despicable Me movies (with Pierre Coffin), is returning to direct Despicable Me 4 from a screenplay by Mike White (School of Rock, The White Lotus). Patrick Delage is co-directing, and Chris Meledandri is producing. Steve Carell as Felonious Gru will again lead the film's voice cast, which also includes Kristen Wiig as Gru's Wife, Lucy Wilde, Miranda Cosgrove as Margo, Gru and Lucy's oldest adopted daughter, and Pierre Coffin returning to voice the Minions. Steve Coogan is also part of the film's voice cast. There were rumors that the Despicable Me 4 would play during the Super Bowl on February 11th, but instead, it ran during Sunday's NFL playoff game. You can watch the Despicable Me 4 trailer below.

The Despicable Me franchise has made over $1.2 billion for Illumination and Universal Pictures. With Despicable Me 4, the studios will likely add significantly to that total, with the film set to open over the July 4th holiday weekend.

Despicable Me 4 is Illumination's 15th collaboration with Universal Pictures. Illumination has been developing Despicable Me 4 since 2017. Production began in began in June 2022.

The Despicable Me franchise focuses on former supervillain turned secret agent Felonious Gru. As the series has progressed, it has increasingly been about Gru's relationship with his growing family, including his three adopted daughters, wife Lucy Wilde, and the Minions who have long served him faithfully. Despicable Me 3 introduced Gru's long-lost twin brother, Dru, into the mix.

Related:

Despicable Me Movies Rising Through Netflix Top 10 Once Again
Despicable Me Is Changing Streaming Services (Again)
Despicable Me Returns to Netflix Top 10
Despicable Me Finally Returning to Netflix
Despicable Me Is Now Streaming on Hulu
"It was exciting to create something entirely new that would fit into this world," Carell previously said of creating Dru's voice. "I love the idea of this brother; he's not very much like Gru at all….Drew is very silly and very crazy and funny, and I think Gru takes things much more seriously and is more literal."

Despicable Me 4 opens in theaters on July 4th. It will eventually come to streaming on Peacock before moving to Netflix and returning to Peacock again. The other Despicable Me movies – Despicable Me, Despicable Me 2, Despicable Me 3 – are currently streaming on Peacock. The first Minions movie is streaming on Netflix. Its sequel, Minions: The Rise of Gru, is streaming on Peacock.
Gru and the Minions are back, as Universal and Illumination’s “Despicable Me 4” has released its first trailer.

The film, which hits theaters on July 3, 2024, continues the popular animated franchise, which follows the reformed supervillain Gru (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” introduces 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.

In 2017, “Despicable Me 3” was a rousing box office success, crossing the $1 billion milestone worldwide and exceeding the “Shrek” series as 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.”

“On the surface, the ‘Despicable Me’ cartoons appear to be sendups of the James Bond franchise, but beneath that slick, spoofy exterior, they’re really marshmallow-centered affirmations of good old-fashioned family values,” Peter Debruge wrote in his review of “Despicable Me 3” for Variety.

Illumination co-founder Chris Meledandri produces. “Despicable Me” and “Despicable Me 2” director Chris Renaud co-directs with Patrick Delage, and Mike White serves as writer.

Watch the trailer below.
In the first Despicable Me movie in seven years, Gru, the supervillain-turned-Anti-Villain League-agent, returns with his Minions in Illumination’s Despicable Me 4.

Following the 2022 summer blockbuster of Illumination’s Minions: The Rise of Gru, which earned almost $1 billion worldwide, the animated franchise now begins a new chapter as Gru (Steve Carrell) and Lucy (Kristen Wiig) and their girls —Margo (Miranda Cosgrove), Edith (Dana Gaier) and Agnes (Madison Polan)—welcome a new member to the Gru family, Gru Jr., who is intent on tormenting his dad.

Related Stories
Donna Langley at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival
NBCU's Donna Langley On Impact Of Possible Sony-Paramount Merger: "There Will Be Further Consolidation...It's Sad" - Cannes
L-R: Kirsten Vangsness as Penelope Garcia, Aisha Tyler as Dr. Tara Lewis, Adam Rodriguez as Luke Alvez, Joe Mantegna as David Rossi and A.J. Cook as Jennifer ‘JJ’ Jareau in Criminal Minds: Evolution
'Criminal Minds: Evolution' Trailer, Key Art Unveiled Ahead Of Next Month's Bow
Gru faces a new nemesis in Maxime Le Mal (Will Ferrell) and his femme fatale girlfriend Valentina (Sofia Vergara), and the family is forced to go on the run.

The film features new characters voiced by Joey King (Bullet Train), Stephen Colbert (The Late Show with Stephen Colbert) and Chloe Fineman (Saturday Night Live).

Pierre Coffin returns as the iconic voice of the Minions and Steve Coogan returns as Silas Ramsbottom.

Despicable Me 4 is directed by a cocreator of the Minions, Chris Renaud (Despicable Me, The Secret Life of Pets), and is produced by Illumination’s founder and CEO Chris Meledandri and by Brett Hoffman (executive producer, The Super Mario Bros. Movie and Minions: The Rise of Gru).

The film is co-directed by Patrick Delage (animation director Sing 2 and The Secret Life of Pets 2), and the screenplay is by the creator of White Lotus, Mike White, and the veteran writer of every Despicable Me film, Ken Daurio.