Despicable Me 4 is a 2024 American computer-animated spy-adventure comedy film. It is the fourth main installment and the sixth installment in the Despicable Me film series and the sequel to Despicable Me 3 (2017). It's Illumination's 15th feature film.
Cast[]
- Steve Carell as Felonious Gru
- Pierre Coffin as the Minions
- Will Ferrell as Maxime Le Mal
- Kristen Wiig as Lucy Wilde
- Joey King as Poppy Prescott
- Sofía Vergara as Valentina
- Jason Segel as Vector
- Benjamin Bratt as El Macho
- Trey Parker as Balthazar Bratt
- Miranda Cosgrove as Margo Gru
- Steve Coogan as Silas Ramsbottom
- Russell Brand as Dr. Nefario
- Dana Gaier as Edith Gru
- Madison Polan as Agnes Gru
- Tara Strong as Gru Jr.
- Chris Renaud as Übelschlecht
- Laraine Newman as Melora
- John DiMaggio as Karl
Production[]
Development of Despicable Me 4 began in September 2017.[1] The film was officially confirmed in February 2022, with veteran Despicable Me director Chris Renaud, Patrick Delage, and Mike White attached as director, co-director, and writer, respectively, and a July 3, 2024 release date announced.[2][3] Production was underway by June 2022, with Steve Carell starting his voice recording after a "couple of sessions".[4] In January 2024, it was announced that Will Ferrell, Joey King, Sofía Vergara, Stephen Colbert, Chloe Fineman, and Madison Polan would join the voice cast, with Ferrell, King, Vergara, and Polan (replacing Nev Scharrel) voicing Maxime Le Mal, Poppy, Valentina, and Agnes, respectively.[5][6] It was also announced that The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) executive producer Brett Hoffman and longtime Despicable Me and Illumination writer Ken Daurio had been added as co-producer and co-writer, respectively.[7]
Marketing[]
Template:Expand section The first trailer for the film was released on January 28, 2024, during the 2023–24 NFL playoffs championship games.[8] The trailer features the songs "Sweet Child O' Mine" by Guns N' Roses and "Maneater" by Hall & Oates, as well as in television showings, "Through the Fire and Flames" by DragonForce. The trailer has 19 million views as of March 2024.[9] An additional trailer was revealed on February 11 during the Super Bowl LVIII, being narrated by Jon Hamm and featuring cameos from Will Ferrell and Steve Carell. Ryan Gajewski of The Hollywood Reporter said the trailer had appeared to "tout the benefits of modern technology but feature strange images supposedly generated by AI", enjoying the Renaissance-era inspired pose of Ferrell and Carell in the trailer.[10]
Release[]
Despicable Me 4 is scheduled to be released in the United States on July 3, 2024.
As part of Universal's deal with Netflix, the film will stream on Peacock for the first four months of the pay-TV window, before moving to Netflix for the next ten, and returning to Peacock for the remaining four.[11][12]
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