Gru happily greets to Dru as Dru rushes down the stairs, but he is soon shocked to see that Dru is a blond after he takes off his white hat. After he springs to the wall of the lair, he finds out that Dru follows him and often causes danger to himself due to his clumsiness. Dru Gru, Anti-Villain League 50~59 (Despicable Me trilogy), Supervillain (formerly)Jelly manufacturer (formerly)Anti-Villain League agent (Currently), Freeze RayShrink RayInflation GunFart GunZapp Lipstick TaserJelly GunFlamethrowerBig Blaster CannonLaser GunSticky FingersCheese Ray, Dr. NefarioOttoMelMinionsLucy WildeMargo GruEdith GruAgnes GruSilas RamsbottomMr. Before he leaves, Lucy admits she is impressed by his work as a villain and gives her business card to Gru, urging him to contact her if he changes his mind. Later, Gru takes a private plane with Lucy and the girls to Dru's Mansion in Freedonia; in his way, he is excited for meeting Dru and guesses which appearance he will be like. Dru then takes Gru to some statues of their ancestors, telling him that the villainy is actually the family tradition. Additionally, Will Arnett and Steve Coogan reprise their respective voice roles as Mr. Perkins and Silas Ramsbottom,[13] both of whom become directors of the Bank of Evil and the Anti-Villain League in the main Despicable Me films. Despicable Me gave the world the gift on Minions, which became its own franchise and, a fascinating new addition to mainstream culture. Type of Hero He accuses the other Guard of stealing them. Vector (arch-rival)Mr. PerkinsMrs. Unable to get into Vectors lab himself, he observes how the girls have ease of access. Felonious Gru During a testing of the shrink ray in a Facility in East Asia, Gru steals it and flies off on his ship. In fact, she divorced with Robert and hid the truth about having another twin son. [68][69] It is usually accompanied by American rapper Yeat's song "Rich Minion", which was commissioned for the Cole Bennett-directed trailer of the film. He is a former supervillain and is the husband of AVL agent Lucy Wilde. Eventually, Gru gives up his evil ways to be a stay-at-home dad. A minion by the same name, having a different appearance, appears in Despicable Me. Lucy then blows a water column throwing Gru to the ship - which is now floating away because of the expanding chewing gum that Balthazar threw. Congratulating the three Minions for saving his life, Gru reconciles and rehires the Minions and returns Stuart, Kevin and Bob back to normal. Dru then asks Fritz to drive Lucy and the girls to the town, and Gru and Dru go to the underground base beneath the garden in the mansion; during the process, Gru falls to the end hard unprepared. The script for Despicable Me 2 identifies them as sisters: MARGO: Uh, sure. Gru himself promptly fainted when he realized that his girls had redecorated the house, though he was happy knowing that the house was declared suitable for children, meaning he could keep the girls. [37][38], Deadline Hollywood reported Universal spent $140 million promoting the film,[3] and a total of $285 million on promotion and tie-ins, the biggest-ever campaign for a Despicable Me film. When we are introduced to Edith, shes eight years old. [22] To incorporate 1970s culture and environment in the film, Wade Eastwood and Ric Meyers were hired as creative consultants while Flora Zhao joined in as a cultural consultant on Chinese culture. Gru, returning to a closing Criminal Records, recruits Dr. Nefario, who presents him with an airship, beginning a partnership that would stand the test of time. Suddenly, everyone runs away in horror because the Tyrannosaurus Rex from the beginning appears; Gru doesn't notice until the dinosaur roars. At the end of the first movie, and throughout the rest of the series, Gru has turned into a softie and became a lot more sweeter, gentler, and friendlier person after adopting Margo, Edith, and Agnes as his own daughters. Margo, Edith, and Agnes redecorated the house, and Margo, along with another Minion, impersonated Gru. At some point in 1968, he and his mother visited Villain-Con and met Dr. Joseph Albert Nefario. He also did his best to get to their dance performance after stealing the moon and was upset when he discovered he is too late. [26][27][28], On July 8, 2022, a score from longtime Illumination composer Heitor Pereira was released with two versions of "Bad Moon Rising" and "You Can't Always Get What You Want" being performed by Steve Carell and Pierre Coffin, both songs that were not in the original soundtrack. Felonius Gru (or simply Gru) (born sometime in 1960), is the son of Marlena Gru and the late Robert Gru, and is the main protagonist of the Despicable Me franchise. RELATED: Minions 2's Fans Will Be Furious At Its Despicable Me Plot Hole. This enrages Gru, who storms Vector's lair, the latter's defenses proving useless as Gru bypassed them causing the rockets to blow the gates open instead. He hijacks it, turning the experienced thief into his archnemesis. Caring for the girls seems to have an impact on Gru as the supervillain finds that love might be the salvation he needs to mend his ways. Gru refuses the offer, citing his need to get back to his jelly production and daughters. The Vicious 6 then use the stone to turn themselves into large superpowered versions of animals from the Zodiac and prepare to kill Gru by tying him to the hands of a clock tower to rip him apart. Voiced by American actor Steve Carell, he has appeared in all five films in the series. Therefore, meeting Gru and then rescuing him from the Vicious 6 takes place between 1968 and 1976, but it's not until 2012 that Gru adopts Margo, Edith, and Agnes in Despicable Me. It later moved to Netflix on January 23, 2023, and will stream for ten months. Enemies As he lands a the nearby apron, he finds that the mansion and the apron are surrounded by and full of a large herd of pigs, and one of them keeps attacking and chasing after Gru. He then reveals his long-time planned, most epic heist; the theft of the Moon. Contents 1 Appearance 2 Plot 2.1 History 2.2 Despicable Me 3 3 Personality 4 Quotes 5 Trivia Adoption Movie Guide: Despicable Me 2 - Gru as a Surprisingly Good Adoptive Dad The Plot (spoilers ahead) Former super-villain Gru has changed his colors. In his way to the lair, Gru, with a suit of fully body protection, fantasizes about after they retrieving the diamond, imagining that Valerie would be too impressed while he and Lucy can successfully return the AVL. "Turn Up the Sunshine" by Diana Ross and Tame Impala was released as the album's lead single on May 20, 2022. He asks Gru to assist its agents in their efforts to track down the perpetrator who stole a secret laboratory in the Arctic Circle. Hailing from a long line of villains, being a master-thief seems to be in Grus blood. Gru was also capable of forming clever plans such as his plan to steal the shrink ray from Vector. 2023 Cinemaholic Inc. All rights reserved. GruBig BossMini Boss (by the Minions as a child), Genius-level intelligenceFighting skillsHand-to-Hand combatLeadershipPlanningControl over an army of MinionsWeapon ProficiencyVast arsenal of high-tech weapons, resources and gadgetsEnhanced StrengthSpeedAgilityDurabilityEnduranceStaminaCunningCharismaStealth. There are plenty of Gru and minion shenanigans that can be explored in a sequel to Minions: Rise of Gru, however, particularly during Gru's teenage and young adult years. Minions: Rise of Gru highlights the story of Gru as a budding super villain, and his age positions him at a pivotal point in the Despicable Me prequels' timeline. However, the love from Margo, Edith, and Agnes, his three adoptive daughters, transforms him. Not much is known about Ediths past, except that shes the middle child adopted by Gru. Failing to do so, they head towards Chinatown, with Kevin, Stuart and Bob in pursuit. Minions On The Ellen DeGeneres Show he showed he could do many kinds of dances but Ellen is unable to guess the last one before time ran out (Irish Jig). He is the main protagonist of the Despicable Me film trilogy, and will return in the upcoming Despicable Me 4. the girl's dance recital ticket says the recital itself occurs on May 26. During the credits, young Gru is shown training the Minions, though he is sometimes framed by playful minions. Gru hides behind some facilities and finds out Bratt decides to put the diamond into a giant robot he built; just then, Gru finds that Dru, who tried a piece of bubble gum, is having enlarging bubble gum from his nose and mouth and he tries to save his brother; Clive notices, and Bratt is surprised to see them both, as he laughs, Gru uses Heimlich maneuver to make the bubble gum spewed out to trap Bratt. HattieEl MachoEl PollitoEvil MinionsAntonio PerezScarlet OverkillHerb OverkillBalthazar Bratt (archenemy)CliveWild Knuckles' HenchmenVicious 6:Belle BottomJean ClawedNunchuckSvengeanceStronghold The Minions and Nefario would eventually become his only friends and, differently than the usual villain, he treated them like friends and appreciated every effort they made instead of treating them like slaves. Not one to be outdone, Gru plans to take the moon. Full Name 12-year old Set just after the 2015 film, this time in the early 1970s, a 12-year old Gru is growing up in the suburbs. Two of the Minions who try to thwart her plans are captured also. They enter a huge auditorium where numerous agents gather, in the middle, Silas Ramsbottom announces his retirement and his position will be replaced by Valerie Da Vinci immediately, and impatient Valerie soon pushes him down under the podium. After El Macho collapses to the ground, Gru tries to untie Lucy who is strapped onto a TNT-loaded shark rocket. [31] The film was originally scheduled for general release on July 3, 2020,[19] but due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the film's incomplete status with Illumination Mac Guff's temporary closure in response to that event, it was pushed back to July 2, 2021,[32][33] and later to July 1, 2022. Returning to his destroyed house, a distraught Knuckles laments his friends' betrayal and decides to give up villainy, sending Gru away. -M-NUva, Do-Gooder For a long time, Gru has dreamed about being part of the Vicious 6, a team of supervillains. There are several decades of unaccounted dastardly deeds for which Gru is striving to be named the world's greatest supervillain. In a corner of the beach, Dru persuades Gru to commit another heist, and Gru decides to get the diamond back. [13] RZA voices the biker who Otto befriends on his way to San Francisco. They escape through some air vents and out to the main entrance (without Vector noticing) and return to the car. While the reason for the ban has not been specified, users on social media speculate it was because of the character Nun-chuck portrays nuns as evil. As Gru chases Vector, the effects of the shrink ray on the Moon inside the pod begin to wear off, causing the Moon to grow and smash open the glass bubble holding the girls. While his daughter sees right through the ruse, Agnes says that she didn't tell the truth for the sake of the other kids.. After the birthday party, Gru is approached by Lucy Wilde, an Anti-Villain League agent who requests that he come with her. They are forced to flee when Eduardo arrives and barely escape thanks to Dave and another Minion. The girls give a special recital for the minions, His mother, who after years of neglecting her son, finally tells him she is proud of him. A screenshot of Gru's ambitious, megalomanical dreams. Mel gives a call to Gru, so Gru goes down to the lab. She is a rookie agent who is sent to recruit Gru to have him assist the league. Knuckles returns and fights the Vicious 6 with the minions, the latter all finding their inner beast. GruBig BossMini Boss (by the Minions as a child) In the meantime, the Vicious 6, having realized that Knuckles is alive, destroy his house in an attempt to find him. [44], Universal Pictures Home Entertainment released Minions: The Rise of Gru for digital download on August 2, 2022,[45] and on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD on September 6. The film was dedicated in memory of animator Madeline Montero, who died during production of the film. Gru, at first, isn't convinced at all, because he believes his father has been dead for years, but he becomes puzzled when Fritz gives him a photo of his parents and two infants taken it 1960s. So, how old are the characters in this beautiful tale? Dr. Nefario (best friend)Margo GruEdith GruAgnes GruSilas RamsbottomKevin, Stuart & BobMelOttoOther MinionsMr. 1h 27m IMDb RATING 6.5 /10 76K YOUR RATING Rate POPULARITY 1,391 38 Play trailer 2:27 19 Videos 99+ Photos Animation Adventure Comedy The untold story of one twelve-year-old's dream to become the world's greatest supervillain. Gru's date of birth is not made very clear due to contradictory info. She has a strong love for unicorns and is also the youngest of the three orphan sisters. [4][5] It was the fifth-highest-grossing film of 2022. However, he also said that he had no intention of giving his minions a raise. He disguises the two Minions in purple paint to escort his "captured" self into Eduardo's compound in a rescue attempt. When we are introduced to this fascinating character, hes fifty years old and has lived quite a bit of his life doing misdeeds. Gru turns the Vicious 6 into rats as they and an injured Wild Knuckles are both taken away by the AVL. When asked about his accent by Ellen DeGeneres he said he was from Albuquerque, New Mexico and asked Ellen not to push this topic any further. EDUARDO/EL MACHO At first glance, a warm and charming dad. Then he apologizes to Dru for his attitude. The film was officially completed on July 1, 2020.[23]. Gru attempts to retake the shrink ray from Vector's lair only to be thwarted by its defensive systems, and Vector's pet shark. In 1976, an eleven-year-old Gru dreams of becoming a supervillain, assisted by the Minions, whom he has hired to work for him. If you can help us with this wiki please sign up and help us! Gru and two Minions enter through the opening and grab the shrink ray, but as they are leaving they are sealed in by the cookie robots. For example, as a child he built a real rocket. Despite these traits, Gru was shown to be good friends with Dr. Nefario and also treated his minions quite well, interacting with them and calling each one of them by name instead of just treating them like slaves, despite a few moments where he can be occasionally gruff with them. He is very strong and athletic, being capable of dodging and leaping off several heat-seeking missiles, backhanding Vector's shark with a single punch (without even looking at it), and smashing his fist into Vector's monitor, easily cracking the screen without doing any damage to his hand. Visiting the Criminal Records record shop, Gru meets the shop's tenant, Nefario, and is provided a vinyl that he plays backwards to gain entry. Gru is a bald man who used to be the world's #1 supervillain. He is very strong and athletic, being capable of dodging and leaping off several heat-seeking missiles (all going at the speed of sound), backhanding Vector's shark with a single punch (with the apparent force of a truck), and smashing his fist into Vector's monitor, easily cracking the screen without damaging his hand. They then start a dance fight, at first, Gru loses several times, and then he gets his keytar and blows Bratt away by its shock wave of the of the sound. Gru was also rather cruel and even sadistic at first. [14][15][16] Michael Beattie voices both as the VNC announcer and Guru Rick. Perkins (formerly)Fred McDadeJillianFloyd EaglesanWild Knuckles (idol: paternal figure) Vindicate his title as the world's #1 supervillain by outsmarting and outpacing Gru and take over his plan to steal the moon (succeeded, but then backfired). [53] Minions: The Rise of Gru is the sixth highest-grossing film of 2022 in this region. The calendar in Gru's home is marked on the 26th with "Steal the Moon". At first he showed a dislike of children being easily irritated by Agnes, Edith and Margo. Gru is young in Minions: Rise of Gru, but how old is the wanna-be super villain and how does the prequels' timeline fit in with Despicable Me? . It is even shown in the sequel that he can break a Mexican drink glass into pieces without cutting himself, especially when he was horrified to see a romantic relationship between Margo and Antonio blooming. After they get in, Gru later finds himself in Bratt's bedroom, where Bratt hugs the diamond, sleeping; the alarm is accidentally hit and Bratt wakes up, but he doesn't notice Gru or Dru and he leaves the room with the diamond. Despicable Me 2 Gru Vs. El . After being forced to ride the roller coaster with them and helping Agnes win a unicorn stuffed toy, he ends up having fun with Margo, Edith and Agnes. For example, as a child he built a real rocket, although later on his minions and Nefario did most of his work instead. Impress his mother (succeeded).Steal the Moon (succeeded/formerly).Save the girls from Vector.Defeat El Macho and save Lucy.Defeat Balthazar Bratt and get the diamond back.Be a good father and husband (all succeeded). Don't forget to SUBCRIBE, Like & Share my video if . When Robert was alive, he was proud of Gru while he wasn't satisfied with Dru. adopted Margo, Edith and Agnes, and has begun to put their needs in front of his own. Gru returns home only to learn of the theft of the Great Pyramid of Giza from Dr. Nefario. He suspects Eduardo Perez, the owner of Salsa & Salsa, is an old super-villain called El Macho, who supposedly died after body-strapping TNT and riding a shark into an active volcano that resulted in his fiery demise. Gru, his adorable girls, and the mischievous Minions are back with a cast of unforgettable new characters in the blockbuster sequel to the worldwide phenomenon. For most of his childhood he was neglected by his mother. Baby For breaking her heart, Gru encases Antonio in a block of ice with his freeze ray. Gru also had a tendency to say "lightbulb" whenever he had an idea. A dejected Gru walks away as another budding supervillain makes himself present to the team. After forcing Gru to hand over the moon, Vector goes back on the deal and keeps the girls as his captives. Margo Gru is the adopted eldest child of Felonius Gru and Lucy Wilde. When he sees the ticket Agnes gave him, he realizes he has time to catch the recital. [70][71] Large groups recorded themselves cheering, throwing bananas at the screen, and performing Gru's trademark steepled fingers gesture. Vector then blasts Gru's ship with the shrink ray as payback for the latter freezing his head. [19] In December 2019, it was announced that Pierre Coffin and Steve Carell would be reprising their roles as the Minions and Gru, respectively. He had a somewhat strained relationship with his mother, who hadn't been a particularly good parent, but he was determined to make her proud. Edith Gru | As far as when Minions 2 takes place in the Despicable Me timeline, Stuart, Kevin, and Bob witnessing Gru freeze Scarlet Overkill with a homemade ray gun at the end of Minions is the beginning of their relationship, and the sequel takes up right after they campaign to become Gru's lackeys. The Minions join hands to form a lifeline, saving Gru and Margo. At his basement lair, Gru is outraged that Otto has traded the zodiac stone for a pet rock, causing him to fire the Minions before going alone to find it. In the film, an eleven-year-old Gru plans to become a supervillain with the help of his Minions, which leads to a showdown with a malevolent team, the Vicious 6. [40] Lego released two sets for the film in 2020. [82][83][84], PostTrak reported that 34% of The Rise of Gru audiences were between the ages of 13 and 17, an unusually high percentage for an animated film. [39] The film made $46.1 million in its second weekend (a drop of 57%), finishing second behind newcomer Thor: Love and Thunder. The couple then enter a house and ascend to a base of AVL in the sky by a secret mechanic system inside. Gru ran a Minion training session on the anniversary of the day he met the girls. He enjoyed using his Freeze Ray, his signature weapon, often freezing people just for the sake of it. Gru wakes up and wants to find Dru in the ruins, and he sees Bratt, holding keytar, is in front of him. He learns from Wild Knuckles that the greatest supervillain of all is the one who leans on their friends and doesn't try to do everything alone, a life lesson that young Gru takes to heart. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! With the impending release of Despicable Me 4, which sees the minions following Gru's wayward brother after the events of Despicable Me 3, he may have to prove his villainy to win them back. He is also a minor character in its spin-off/prequel Minions, and two shorts Home Makeover and Puppy, and the titular main protagonist of the film's sequel Minions: The Rise of Gru. Dr. Nefario calls Gru to tell him that Lucy had arrived at Eduardo's party to find him, and has been captured by Eduardo. Margo falls off the ship so Gru jumps off to catch her. Despicable Me 2 is a 2013 American 3D computer-animated comedy film and the sequel to the 2010 animated film Despicable Me. Gru was also rather rude and even sadistic at first, shown when he enjoyed using his Freeze Ray (his signature weapon) just to freeze people for the sake of it. Margo Gru is one of the three deuteragonists from Despicable Me, one of the three tritagonists of Despicable Me 2 and a supporting character in Despicable Me 3. He has a thick accent, and his arms and legs are notably disproportionate in size to his body. When Vector kidnapped his adopted daughters, he furiously told him that he was in for a world of pain. Gru chases after them, climbing the disguised Pyramid and hanging onto the exterior of the ship. This shows character development for Gru, and also establishes a better relationship with his minions, even if it doesn't establish him as the misanthrope he is in Despicable Me. One hundred and forty-seven dates later, Gru and Lucy marry. Gru reunites with Kevin, Stuart, and Bob, who are all able to escape back home; however, Otto goes on a wild goose chase with the stone, running into a kid's birthday party and swapping the stone with a Pet Rock. Vector (arch-rival)Mr. PerkinsMrs. Gru begins to bond with Knuckles after the latter's goons quit on him, and later saves him from being eaten by crocodiles in his pool. The robots break into Vector's vault by hacking open the vault's door, and weld a hole in the wall from the inside. This gives Gru a window of opportunity to steal a stone the team has kept in its captivity: the Zodiac Stone, stolen by former Vicious 6 member Wild Knuckles. Agnes Gru is one of the three deuteragonists of Despicable Me, one of the three tritagonists of Despicable Me 2, and a major character in Despicable Me 3.She is a 6-year-old little girl and Gru's adoptive daughter. Steve Carell's Gru, center, is back front and center for the "Despicable Me" spinoff "Minions: The Rise of Gru." (Illumination Entertainment/Universal . The animated film, which is the fifth in the Despicable Me franchise from the animation company Illumination, follows 11-year-old Gru (Steve Carell) as he tries to become villainous enough to join . In Despicable Me and Despicable Me 2, she is voiced by Elsie Fisher, who also voiced Parker . Gru at first tries to shoot Balthazar but he soon finds out his gun is replaced with a water gun (presumably done from his daughters); then, he fights aganist a dancing Balthazar. Despite being an original character of his own, some viewers believe Gru might be based on the Sonic villain, Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik, seeing that both have lanky arms and legs attached to their roundish torso and both are bald and both can be hybrid heroes/villains. Minions: The Rise of Gru (also known as Minions 2) is a 2022 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Illumination and distributed by Universal Pictures. However, Knuckles' goons all quit on him, forcing him to put Gru out of the disco torture. When they return home, their daughters give them a surprise party for their honeymoon in the way of "kidnapping" them. However, Dr. Nefario disapproved of Gru's warmer side starting to reveal itself and sent the girls back to the orphanage. Crimes Naturally, he adopts them with the masterplan of using the girls to break into the lab. Silas Ramsbottom, director of the Anti-Villain League (AVL), sends agent Lucy Wilde to recruit former supervillain Gru. While Bratt causes havoc in Hollywood, Gru is coming so he shoots out numerous Bratt dolls to disassemble Gru's flying vehicle; they three escape before it crashes, but Gru is thrown to the streets and loses his consciousness. The next day, Gru knows the news that Bratt got the diamond from the newspapers, and he sees Agnes selling some items for maintaining their life, including her beloved Unicorn Plush, which Gru is quite surprised and little bit sorrowful when it comes to his joblessness. Like a version of the Legion of Doom in the Despicable Me universe, this cohort of chaos is led by Wild Knuckles, Gru's favorite super villain and a legend in Evildom, though his position as head horrible honcho is precarious. However, this was not a sign of his sadism; instead, it was a sign of how much he cared for the three girls. He is an aspiring villain who wishes to learn from his retired brother Felonius Gru. The two often cross paths, but Vector is the only villain Gru actively battles. A broken bubble from Balthazar's gum hangs Gru in the front of the ship, but the floating boat brings the naked Gru in front of a birthday party held in a skyscraper. [81], The social media accounts for Universal Pictures, Illumination, and the franchise acknowledged the meme, with the latter two posting a video that depicted the Minions participating in the trend. His rivalry with Vector reaches new heights as he plans the spectacular theft of the moon. Become a member of the Vicious 6 even though they rejected him (abandoned).Steal the Zodiac Stone.Help the Minions and Wild Knuckles defeat the Vicious 6 (both succeeded). Gru is a tall, bald man with blue eyes, long nose and broad, powerful physique; and dresses in a dark stone-grey sweater with a zipper, underneath a black collared coat along with striped grey and space blue scarf, black trousers, and shoes. With his pride badly wounded, Gru assembles his Minions in his underground lair. I'm.Margo. This trauma is probably the reason that made him become evil eventually. A young Gru meets the Minions at the end of the first prequel, while Minions: The Rise of Gru picks up with them serving a 12-year-old Gru during the early years of his super-villainy, some 40 years prior to the first movie. Encouraged by Chow's teaching, Kevin, Stuart, and Bob "find their inner beast" and battle the Vicious 6 while Otto saves Gru, but Knuckles gets badly burnt by Belle's dragon flames when trying to take the stone back. During the date, Shannon discovers Gru's wig and threatens to humiliate him, but Lucy saves him from embarrassment by shooting her with a mild moose tranquilizer dart. [8][7] Produced by Illumination and distributed by Universal Pictures, it is the sequel to the spin-off/prequel Minions (2015) and the fifth entry overall in the Despicable Me franchise. Adult Perkins (formerly)Fred McDadeJillianFloyd EaglesanWild Knuckles (idol: paternal figure). [59] and $700 million worldwide by its sixth. [56] In its third international weekend, Minions: The Rise of Gru passed the $400 million worldwide mark after adding $56.4 million to its total. Gru has retired from villainy, preferring to concentrate on his new venture of producing bottled jellies and jams and the responsibilities of being a father to his three adopted daughters; Margo, Edith, and Agnes. He later reunites with his family and the Minions. Gru also has a tendency to say "lightbulb" whenever he has an idea. How tall is Gru? Origin He spoke in an unusual accent which was described as 'a mix of Ricard Montalban and Bela Lugosi'. The Minions sequel again stars Steve Carell as an eleven-year-old Gru who wants to become a supervillain. They travel to AVL's underwater headquarters where Gru meets the league's director, Silas Ramsbottom. Seeing this, Gru embarrassingly sings the birthday song to the party participants, which make the people inside amused and even take photos of his ridiculous appearance. Gru heads to the Bank of Evil to obtain a loan from Mr. Perkins, the bank's owner. Carell also voiced Gru's twin brother, Dru, in Despicable Me 3. He often carries around a teddy bear that he owns called . A new version of the "Despicable Me" theme song, by Pereira and Pharrell Williams, featuring a chorus of children was used in the film but not included in the score or the soundtrack. Stealing things (formerly).Helping the Minions.Saving the world. Hailing from a long line of villains, being a master-thief seems to be in Gru's blood. Despicable Me Gets Villain Origin Story in Minions: The Rise of Gru Teaser", "Minions: The Rise of Gru Soundtrack Features Phoebe Bridgers, Tame Impala, Diana Ross, Thundercat, and More", "Kali Uchis Covers Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto's "Desafinado": Listen", "St. Vincent Covers "Funkytown" for New Minions Soundtrack: Listen", "Universal Delays 'Minions: The Rise of Gru' Early July Release", "Minions: The Rise Of Gru Is Banned In Lebanon", "New "Minions" Movie Reportedly Banned In Lebanon", "Chinese censors change ending of latest 'Minions' movie", "Mattel to launch 'Despicable Me' inspired toys ahead of 2020 'Minions' sequel", "Illumination's Minions x Minecraft DLC Launches Today! Despicable Me 2. [60], On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 70% of 181 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.1/10.