Steve Carell
Gru
Search results
Cast
- Kristen WiigLucy Wilde
- Benjamin BrattEduardo/El Macho
- Miranda CosgroveMargo
- Russell BrandDr. Nefario
- Steve CooganSilas
- Ken JeongFloyd
- Elsie FisherAgnes
- Elsie Kate FisherAgnes
- Dana GaierEdith
Moisés AriasAntonio- Nasim PedradJillian
- Kristen SchaalShannon
- Pierre CoffinKevin the Minio/Bob the Minion/Stuart the Minion
- Chris RenaudAdditional Minions
- Nickolai StoilovArctic Lab Guards
- Vanessa BayerFlight Attendant
- Ava AcresAdditional Voices
Find out who voiced the characters and worked behind the scenes of the animated comedy film Despicable Me. See the list of actors, directors, writers, producers, composers, editors, and more on IMDb.
IMDb provides information on the animated comedy film Despicable Me, starring Steve Carell as a criminal mastermind who adopts three orphans. See the cast and crew list, the plot summary, the trivia, the goofs, the quotes, and the user and critic reviews.
- Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud
- 3 min
- Plot
- Cast
- Production
- Marketing and Release
- Reception
- Legacy
- Sequels and Prequels
- External Links
Longtime supervillain Gru has his pride hurt when an unknown rival steals the Great Pyramid of Giza. Gru, his elderly assistant Dr. Nefario, and his army of Minions formulate a plan to steal the Moon. Dr. Nefario worries that the plan will be too expensive, so Gru applies for a loan from Mr. Perkins, the director of the Bank of Evil, who orders Gru...
Steve Carell as Gru, a longtime supervillainJason Segel as Vector, an archrival of Gru who was responsible for the Great Pyramid of GizaheistRussell Brand as Dr. Nefario, Gru's elderly assistantDevelopment and writing
To develop Despicable Me, Spanish animator Sergio Pablos pitched the idea about a main character having villainous attributes. Pablos brought his pitch to producer Chris Meledandri, who founded his animation studio Illumination Entertainment after leaving 20th Century Fox Animation in early 2007; screenwriters Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio began writing the script. Afterward, Meledandri brought together Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud to direct the project. Coffin, who comes from Mac Guff, was rec...
Animation and design
Animation services were handled by the Paris-based studio Mac Guff, with only 100 artists. Coffin, Renaud, and character designer Eric Guillon were responsible for creating the Minions. They did not exist in the original script until their addition during Despicable Me's production. Initial designs for the Minions were humans and robots, before finalizing their appearances to small, yellow pill-shaped creatures. Renaud described the Minions as out of focus and "not very smart". The characters...
Music
Despicable Me: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack to the film of the same name, and it was released on July 6, 2010. It features new songs from the film written and performed by Pharrell Williams and performances by Destinee & Paris, the Sylvers, Robin Thicke, and the Bee Gees.
Universal Pictures partnered the film with licensing and promotional partners valued at $75 million for the marketing campaign. Additional marketing partners for the film included Airheads, Church's Chicken, Hungry Jack's, Color Me Mine, American Express, Kodak, IHOP, and Best Buy. As a promotional tie-in, Despicable Me: The Gamewas released in var...
Box office
Despicable Me earned $251.7 million in the United States and Canada and $292 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $543.6 million. It was the ninth-highest-grossing film of 2010. In the United States and Canada, Despicable Me was released with Predators on July 9, 2010. During its opening weekend, the film earned $60.1 million across 3,476 theaters. Its second weekend earnings dropped by 42 percent to $32.7 million, and followed by another $24.1 million on the third weekend....
Critical response
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 81% based on 202 reviews, with an average rating of 6.8/10. The site's critics consensus reads, "Borrowing heavily (and intelligently) from Pixar and Looney Tunes, Despicable Me is a surprisingly thoughtful, family-friendly treat with a few surprises of its own." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 72 out of 100 based on 35 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews...
Despicable Me's popularity grew following its release, which led to a successful multimedia franchise. Its basic premise of comedic aspects, including characters, has been replicated with varying degrees of success in films like Hotel Transylvania (2012), The Lego Movie (2014), Storks, The Secret Life of Pets (both 2016), The Lego Batman Movie, The...
Following the unexpected financial success of Despicable Me, Universal led to the development on a sequel, intent on capitalizing the original's popularity through that film's extensive marketing campaign. Despicable Me 2 (2013) surpassed the box-office take of Despicable Me, and received a similarly positive critical and audience response. They we...
Despicable Me at IMDbDespicable Me at AllMovieMar 31, 2023 · Learn about the voice actors and characters of the animated movie Despicable Me, starring Steve Carell, Miranda Cosgrove, Jason Segel, and more. Find out who played Gru, Margo, Vector, Dr. Nefario, and other roles in the franchise.
Find out who voiced the characters and worked behind the scenes of the animated comedy film Despicable Me. See the full list of actors, directors, producers, composers, animators and more.
Despicable Me Minion Mayhem is a simulator ride that opened on July 2, 2012 at Universal Studios Florida and on April 12, 2014 at Universal Studios Hollywood, starring Steve Carell as Gru, Miranda Cosgrove as Margo, Dana Gaier as Edith, Elsie Fisher as Agnes, and Pierre Coffin as the Minions.
People also ask
Is Despicable Me a movie?
Who voices Gru in Despicable Me?
How many Despicable Me movies are there?
What movies are based on Despicable Me?
Jul 9, 2010 · The Despicable Me Cast. Gru. voiced by Steve Carell and 5 others. Margo. voiced by Miranda Cosgrove and 5 others. Edith. voiced by Dana Gaier and 3 others. Agnes. voiced by Elsie Fisher and 1 other.
