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Despicable Me 2

PG
English
July 3, 2013
1hr 38min
Status: released

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Despicable Me 2 Movie Details:

Country United States
Language English
GenreAdventure, Animation, Comedy, Crime, Family, Sci-Fi
Release dateJune 5, 2013 (Australia)
July 3, 2013 (United States)
Running time1hr 38min
Age ratingPG
StarringSteve Carell
Kristen Wiig
Benjamin Bratt
Miranda Cosgrove
Russell Brand
Ken Jeong
Directed by Chris Renaud
Pierre Coffin
Written byCinco Paul
Ken Daurio
Produced byChris Meledandri
Janet Healy
Edited by Gregory Perler
Music byHeitor Pereira (score)
Pharrell Williams (songs and themes)
Production CompanyIllumination Entertainment
Distributor Universal Pictures

Despicable Me 2 Movie Cast & Characters:

  • Steve Carell as Gru
  • Kristen Wiig as Lucy Wilde
  • Benjamin Bratt as Eduardo Pérez / El Macho
  • Miranda Cosgrove as Margo
  • Russell Brand as Doctor Nefario
  • Steve Coogan as Silas Ramsbottom
  • Ken Jeong as Floyd Eaglesan
  • Elsie Fisher as Agnes
  • Dana Gaier as Edith
  • Moisés Arias as Antonio Pérez
  • Nasim Pedrad as Jillian
  • Kristen Schaal as Shannon
  • Pierre Coffin as the Minions (According to Coffin, he lent his voice to eight hundred ninety-nine of them)

Storyline:

When Gru, the world’s most super-bad turned super-dad has been recruited by a team of officials to stop lethal muscle and a host of Gru’s own, he has to fight back with new gadgetry, cars, and more minion madness.

Despicable Me 2 Movie Budget & Box Office Collection:

Budget$76 million
Domestic Opening$83,517,315
Domestic Collection$368,065,385
International Collection$602,700,620
Worldwide Collection$970,766,005

About Despicable Me 2 Movie:

Despicable Me 2 is an American animated comedy film produced by Illumination Entertainment and distributed by Universal Pictures. The sequel to Despicable Me (2010), and the second installment in the Despicable Me franchise. it was directed by Chris Renaud and Pierre Coffin, produced by Chris Meledandri and Janet Healy, and written by the writing team of Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio. It stars the voices of Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Benjamin Bratt, Miranda Cosgrove, Russell Brand, and Ken Jeong.

Development of Despicable Me 2 began in 2010 following the success of the original film, with the directors, producers, and writers returning. Production was underway by February 2012, with the majority of the cast returning to voice the characters, along with new cast members, while animation services were provided by Illumination Mac Guff in France.

Al Pacino was cast as the voice of El Macho, recording all of his dialogue, but left in May 2013 over creative differences; Bratt was brought in to replace Pacino, and used him as an inspiration after finding imitating his voice impossible. Heitor Pereira and Pharrell Williams returned for the sequel’s music.

The animation was developed in Paris, France by Illumination Mac Guff using Autodesk Maya, over 400 to 650 artists worked on the sequel, in contrast of the team of 100 artists the first film required.

One of the biggest challenges for the animation team was creating visual effects (such as water and jelly), which led to the crashing and replacement of some of the studio’s drives.

Despicable Me 2 debuted in Australia on June 5, 2013, and was theatrically released in the United States on July 3. It received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised its humor and animation. It earned $971 million worldwide, becoming the third-highest-grossing film of 2013 and the most profitable film for Universal Pictures at the time.

It was nominated for two awards at the 86th Academy Awards and received numerous other accolades. A sequel, Despicable Me 3, was released in 2017.

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