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Despicable Me 4 is an animated superhero action comedy film and the fourth installment in the Despicable Me film series, the sixth overall in the Despicable Me franchise, and the sequel to 2017's Despicable Me 3. The film was released on July 3, 2024.
Plot[]
Undercover Anti-Villain League (AVL) agent Felonious Gru attends a class reunion at his former high school Lycée Pas Bon where he reunites with Maxime Le Mal, a former classmate of his who has a feud with Gru for “stealing” his talent show act. During the ceremony Maxime reveals he has enhanced himself with cockroach body parts and Gru has him arrested by the AVL. Helped by his girlfriend Valentina, Maxime escapes prison and reveals his new invention, a gun that transforms people into cockroach hybrids, which he plans to use specifically on Gru's infant son Gru Jr., who despises his father.
Days later, Silas Ramsbottom visits the Gru household to inform them Maxime has escaped and the AVL will have to relocate the Gru family to a safe house in another town under new identities. Meanwhile, the Minions are taken in by the AVL, where Silas selects five of them to be augmented with super-powers under a new initiative called the Mega Minions, but the initiative is called off after the group unintentionally causes great damage in a nearby city.
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 career as a villain and threatens to blow his cover unless he helps her to pull a heist to steal Lycée Pas Bon's honey badger mascot Lenny. Gru and Poppy successfully steal Lenny from the school, unaware that Lenny's collar contains a tracker. The school's principal Übelschlecht identifies Gru via security camera footage and contacts Maxime to inform him about Gru's whereabouts using Lenny's collar.
The next day, while Gru and Lucy are away at tennis practice, Principal Übelschlecht visits the safe house to interrogate the girls about Gru. Gru and Lucy rush back home after being alerted by Margo and they fight Übelschlecht. Lucy also signals the AVL who in turn call 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 proceed to kidnap him.
With the help of Poppy, Gru meets up with Maxime at a nearby building where he reveals he has transformed Gru Jr. into a human-cockroach hybrid and fight him off. Gru's words to his son manage to break Gru Jr. free from his brainwashing and attacks Maxime instead. Maxime falls to the ground after getting punched by Gru where he is further squashed by the Mega Minions, who arrive in turn.
Gru, his family, and the Minions relocate back to their original home, where Dr. Nefario reverses Gru Jr.'s transformation. Sometime later, Gru visits Maxime in prison to talk and settle their differences. The pair then puts on a performance of "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" at an AVL prison for the prisoners, featuring villains from the past. And Bob the ending
Cast[]
- Steve Carell as Felonius Gru
- Kristen Wiig as Lucy Wilde
- Will Ferrell as Maxime Le Mal
- Miranda Cosgrove as Margo Gru
- Dana Gaier as Edith Gru
- Madison Polan as Agnes Gru
- Steve Coogan as Silas Ramsbottom
- Pierre Coffin as Ron, Phil, Ralph, and the rest of the Minions
- Chris Renaud as Übelschlecht and the additional Minions
- Tara Strong as Gru Jr.
- Joey King as Poppy Prescott
- Sofía Vergara as Valentina
- Frank Welker as Lucky the Goat
- Stephen Colbert as Perry Prescott
- Chloe Fineman as Patsy Prescott
- Romesh Ranganathan as Dr. Nefario
- Laraine Newman as Melora
- Brad Ableson as Sensei O'Sullivan[1]
- John DiMaggio as Karl the Bus Driver
Additional voices:
- Khary Payton
A lot of characters throughout the franchise finally make their return in the film, such as Dr. Nefario, Marlena Gru, Vector, Mr. Perkins, and Fred McDade (from Despicable Me), El Macho (from Despicable Me 2), Balthazar Bratt and Dru Gru (from Despicable Me 3), Scarlett and Herb Overkill (from Minions), and Belle Bottom, Nun-Chuck, Stronghold, Svengeance, and Jean Clawed (from Minions: The Rise of Gru).
Production[]
Illumination's CEO Chris Meledandri said in September 2017 that a fourth Despicable Me film is in development.[2] On February 18, 2022, a release date was confirmed for July 3, 2024.
Possible sequel[]
Chris Renaud said that Despicable Me 5 might happen depending on if the writers come up with a decent story.[3]
Home media release[]
Despicable Me 4 will be released on digital on September 10, 2024, and released on DVD and Blu-Ray on September 24.
It would be streaming on Netflix in October, and Peacock 5 months later and Netflix again the remaining 5.
Despicable Me 4 Release dates[]
| Country | Release |
|---|---|
| New York | Jazz at Lincoln Center |
| Austraila, New Zeland | Theaters |
| United States, Canada, |
Marketing[]
The first trailer[4] was released on January 28, 2024, during the 2023-24 NFL playoffs. A TV spot featuring the Minions creating AI generated images and laughing at them aired during the Super Bowl on February 11, 2024.
At a Toy Fair in 2024, toys for the film were revealed. Starting in April 2024, toys for the film were released.
On April 20, 2024, An ad starring basketball player Nikola Jokić was released, Despicable Me 4 Therapy Ad.
On May 7, 2024, the second trailer was released.
On May 21, 2024, the final trailer[5] was released, but only in Japanese.
On June 7, 2024, a game was released on the video game Roblox about a game named Despicable Me 4 Heist Obby.
On June 13, 2024, a TV spot featuring the Mega Minions goofing around over some Popcorn in a cinema was released.
On June 14, 2024, the official Despicable Me account on X (formerly Twitter) posted a video of 7 Minions dressed as the members of K-pop boyband BTS dancing to one of their songs permission to dance, hinting at a collaboration on June 21st.[6]
A Happy Meal for the film was released on June 25, 2024.
On July 26, 2024, a fruit juice from Dutch Mill added from Despicable Me 4 (for Minions flim).
On August 1, 2024, Despicable Me 4 Heist Obby ended.
Transcripts[]
References[]
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/bradableson/reel/C89v11exGjI/
- ↑ Christopher Palmeri; Anousha Sakoui (2017-09-12). In Dismal Summer, ‘Despicable Me 3’ Producer Delivers $1 Billion (en). Bloomberg.
- ↑ Elsa Keslassy (2024-07-10). The Villain Isn’t the Only Thing That’s French! ‘Despicable Me 4’ Director Chris Renaud on the Animated Franchise’s Roots in France (en). Variety.
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQlr9-rF32A
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xop98l5mU38
- ↑ https://x.com/Minions/status/1801698623165468776
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| Despicable Me | ||||
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| Released films | ||||
| Despicable Me (2010) • Despicable Me 2 (2013) • Minions (2015) • Despicable Me 3 (2017) • Minions 2: The Rise of Gru (2022) • Despicable Me 4 (2024) | ||||
| Upcoming films | ||||
| Minions 3 (2027) | ||||
| Short films | ||||
| Minion Madness (Home Makeover • Orientation Day • Banana) (2010) • (Puppy • Panic in the Mailroom • Training Wheels) (2013) • (Binky Nelson Unpacified • Competition • Cro Minion) (2015) • Mower Minions (2016) • (The Secret Life of Kyle • Yellow is the New Black) (2017 and 2018) • Santa's Little Helpers (2019) • Minion Scouts (2019) • (Minions and Monsters • Post Modern Minions) (2021 and 2022) • Mooned (2023) • Midnight Mission (2024)
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| Illumination Entertainment Films |
|---|
| Animated films |
| Despicable Me (2010) • The Lorax (2012) • Despicable Me 2 (2013) • Minions (2015) • The Secret Life of Pets (2016) • Sing (2016) • Despicable Me 3 (2017) • The Grinch (2018) • The Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019) • Sing 2 (2021) • Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022) • The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) • Migration (2023) • Despicable Me 4 (2024) |
| Upcoming |
| Untitled ''The Super Mario Bros. Movie'' sequel (2026) • Minions 3 (2027) |
| Live action films |
| Hop (2011) • |