Nefario, Gru's friend and assistant, leaves him for new employment. However, Gru refuses, claiming that he is a legitimate father. Forcibly brought to the AVL headquarters, Gru is asked by Silas to help them track down the culprit and recover the mutagen. Director Silas Ramsbottom of the Anti-Villain League (AVL) sends one of his agents, Lucy Wilde, to recruit Gru, a former supervillain.

A prequel and a sequel have been released: Minions (2015) and Despicable Me 3 (2017), respectively.Ī mysterious aircraft, using a giant magnet, steals a highly potent mutagen known as PX-41 from a secret laboratory in the Arctic Circle. The film is also the most profitable film in the 101-year history of Universal Pictures. At the 86th Academy Awards, the film was nominated for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song (for ' Happy'), losing both to Walt Disney Animation Studios' Frozen (2013). The film received generally positive reviews from critics and earned $970.8 million worldwide, becoming the third-highest-grossing film of 2013. Directed by Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud, and written by Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio, the film stars the voices of Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Benjamin Bratt, Miranda Cosgrove, Russell Brand, and Ken Jeong.ĭespicable Me 2 premiered on Jin Australia, called Despicable M2, and was released in the United States on July 3.

It is the sequel to Despicable Me (2010) and the second installment in the Despicable Me franchise.

Despicable Me 2 is a 2013 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Illumination Entertainment and distributed by Universal Pictures.

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