Despicable Me 4

Despicable Me 4 is a 2024 animated movie produced by Chris Meledandri and Brett Hoffman.

Despicable Me 4
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Directed by	Chris Renaud
Produced by	Chris Meledandri Brett Hoffman
Written by	Mike White Ken Daurio
Starring	Steve Carell Kristen Wiig Will Ferrell Joey King Sofía Vergara Miranda Cosgrove Chloe Fineman Stephen Colbert Steve Coogan
Music by	Heitor Pereira
Production company	Illumination
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	July 3, 2024
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	100 million
Box office	972 million

It was released on July 3, 2024.

Plot

Former supervillain and undercover Anti-Villain League (AVL) Agent Gru attends a class reunion at his alma mater Lycée Pas Bon where he reunites with Maxime Le Mal, a former classmate of his who has a feud with Gru who he believes stole his talent show act. During the ceremony, Maxime reveals he has enhanced himself with cockroach body parts, but Gru has him arrested by the AVL. Helped by his girlfriend Valentina, Maxime escapes prison to get revenge on Gru and reveals his new invention: a ray gun that transforms people into cockroach hybrids, which he plans to use specifically on Gru's infant son Gru Jr.

In their new well-off residential town, Gru and his family meet their new neighbors, the Prescotts, and their teenage daughter Poppy. Poppy, an aspiring villain, recognizes Gru from his former villainous career and threatens to blow his cover unless he helps her pull a heist to steal Lycée Pas Bon's honey badger mascot Lenny. With the help of two Minions and Gru Jr., they successfully steal Lenny from the school, unaware that Lenny's collar contains a tracking device. The school's principal Übelschlecht identifies Gru via security camera footage and contacts Maxime to inform him about Gru's whereabouts.

The next day, while Gru and Lucy are away at tennis practice with Poppy's parents Perry and Patsy, leaving Poppy to watch over the girls and Gru Jr., Übelschlecht visits the safe house to interrogate them about Gru, which makes Poppy promptly walk away with Lenny. Gru and Lucy then rush back home after being alerted by Margo and they fight Übelschlecht. Lucy also signals the AVL who calls the Mega Minions out of retirement to stop Maxime. In the havoc, however, Gru Jr. leaves the house and is spotted by Maxime and Valentina, who kidnap him. Lucy and the girls stay behind to handle Übelschlecht as Gru decides to save his son with help from Poppy.

Dr. Nefario reverses Gru Jr.'s transformation. Sometime later, Gru visits Maxime in an AVL prison to talk and settle their differences. The rivals then put on a performance of "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" for the prisoners, which include villains from the past, while Poppy is accepted at her dream school Lycée Pas Bon.

Cast

• Steve Carell as:
  • Gru, a former supervillain turned Anti-Villain League agent; Margo, Edith, and Agnes' adoptive father, Gru Jr.'s biological father, Lucy's husband, Dru's twin brother and Marlena's son.
  • Dru, Gru's twin brother, Margo, Edith, and Agnes' adoptive uncle, Gru Jr.'s biological uncle, Lucy's brother-in-law and Marlena's other son.
• Kristen Wiig as Lucy Wilde, an Anti-Villain League agent, Gru's wife, the girls' adopted mother and Gru Jr.'s biological mother, Dru's sister-in-law and Marlena's daughter-in-law..
• Will Ferrell as Maxime Le Mal, a supervillain who seeks revenge on Gru and his family
• Joey King as Poppy, an aspiring supervillain
• Sofía Vergara as Valentina, Le Mal's femme fatale girlfriend
• Miranda Cosgrove as Margo, Gru and Lucy's oldest adopted daughter
• Steve Coogan as Silas Ramsbottom, the former director of the Anti-Villain League, having retired in the previous film
• Pierre Coffin as the Minions, the yellow henchmen of Gru
• Dana Gaier as Edith, Gru and Lucy's middle adopted daughter
• Madison Polan as Agnes, Gru and Lucy's youngest adopted daughter. Polan replaces Nev Scharrel from the third film.
• Julie Andrews as Marlena, Gru and Dru's mother, Lucy's mother-in-law, Margo, Edith, and Agnes' adoptive grandmother and Gru Jr.'s biological grandmother.
• John DiMaggio as Karl, a bus driver who works for the AVL transporting the remaining Minions to their new destination. Jason Segel as Vector, the main antagonist of the first film and Mr. Perkins' son.
• Jack McBrayer as Justin's father, one of the AVL Maximum Security prisoners.
• Will Arnett as Mr. Perkins, the founder of the Bank of Evil and Vector's father.
• Benjamin Bratt as El Macho, the main antagonist of the second film.
• Sandra Bullock as Scarlet Overkill, the main antagonist of Minions and Herb's wife.
• Jon Hamm as Herb Overkill, Scarlet's husband.
• Lenny Henry as Frankie Fishlips, a green fish-like monster and a student of Lycee Pas Bon.
• Trey Parker as Balthazar Bratt, the main antagonist of the third film.
• Taraji P. Henson as Belle Bottom, the leader of The Vicious 6.
• Jean-Claude Van Damme as Jean Clawed, the giant lobster clawed member of The Vicious 6.
• Lucy Lawless as Nun-Chuck, the nun member of The Vicious 6.
• Dolph Lundgren as Svengeance, a member of The Vicious 6.
• Danny Trejo as Stronghold, a member of The Vicious 6.
• Additionally, an uncredited actor replaces Russell Brand as the voice of Dr. Nefario, Gru's gadgeteer who provides inventions for him and his Minions.