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. Gru also faces a new nemesis in Maxime Le Mal and his femme fatale girlfriend Valentina, forcing the family to go on the run.
Acting
Will Ferrell's absurd French rooster villain energy
Visual Effects
Minion superpowers finally explained (kind of)
Director
Chris Renaud
Steve Carell
Gru (voice)
Kristen Wiig
Lucy (voice)
Will Ferrell
Maxime (voice)
Sofía Vergara
Valentina (voice)
Miranda Cosgrove
Margo (voice)
Dana Gaier
Edith (voice)
Madison Polan
Agnes (voice)
Pierre Coffin
Minions (voice)
Chris Renaud
Principal Übelschlecht (voice)
Steve Coogan
Silas (voice)
Stephen Colbert
Perry Prescott (voice)
Chloe Fineman
Patsy Prescott (voice)
Joey King
Poppy Prescott (voice)
Laraine Newman
Melora / Additional Voices (voice)
John DiMaggio
Bus Driver (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is the first Despicable Me where Gru isn't really the villain—he's fully domesticated, which arguably defeats the franchise's original premise.
Will Ferrell recorded most of his lines doing a French accent so committed that directors reportedly kept asking him to dial it back. He refused.
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