Despicable Me 2

Despicable Me 2 is a 2013 American computer-animated comedy film and the sequel to the 2010 animated film Despicable Me. Produced by Illumination Entertainment for Universal Pictures and animated by Illumination Mac Guff, the film was directed by Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud, and written by Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio. Steve Carell, Russell Brand, Miranda Cosgrove, Elsie Fisher, and Dana Gaier reprise their roles as Gru, Dr. Nefario, Margo, Agnes, and Edith respectively. Kristen Wiig, who played Miss Hattie in the first film, voices agent Lucy Wilde, while Ken Jeong, who played the Talk Show Host, voices Floyd Eagle-san. New cast members include Benjamin Bratt as Eduardo "El Macho" Pérez and Steve Coogan as Silas Ramsbottom, head of the fictional Anti-Villain League (AVL).

Despicable Me 2
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
  • Chris Renaud
  • Pierre Coffin
Produced by
  • Chris Meledandri
  • Janet Healy
Written byCinco Paul and Ken Daurio
Starring
Music by
Edited byGregory Perler
Production
company
Illumination Entertainment
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • June 5, 2013 (2013-06-05) (Australia)
  • July 3, 2013 (2013-07-03) (United States)
Running time
98 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$76 million[2]
Box office$970.8 million[3]

Despicable Me 2 premiered on June 5, 2013 in Australia and had a wide theatrical release in the United States on July 3, 2013. It received generally positive reviews from critics, and it has grossed over $970 million worldwide against a budget of $76 million. It was nominated for Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and for Academy Award for Best Original Song (for "Happy"), losing both to Walt Disney Animation Studios' Frozen.[4][5] It became the second-highest-grossing animated film of 2013 and the third-highest-grossing film of 2013. It is also the most profitable film in the 101-year history of Universal Pictures. A spinoff/prequel film, Minions, focusing on the little yellow henchmen before they met Gru, was released on July 10, 2015. A sequel, Despicable Me 3, was released on June 30, 2017.

Plot

A mysterious ship using a giant magnet steals a highly potent mutagen known as PX-41 from a secret laboratory in the Arctic Circle. The Anti-Villain League (AVL), led by Silas Ramsbottom, sends one of its agents, Lucy Wilde to recruit Gru, a former supervillain. At the AVL headquarters Silas tells him he was taken here to track down the culprit of the person who stole the lab and recover the mutagen. However, Gru refuses, claiming that he is now a legitimate father and jelly businessman. Longing to resume his criminal life, Dr. Nefario, Gru's friend and assistant, leaves Gru for new employment. This convinces a reluctant Gru to investigate the theft and work with Lucy.

The pair begin their search in the Paradise Shopping Mall, disguised as bakery employees. Gru immediately suspects a Mexican restaurant owner, Eduardo Pérez, of being the infamous "El Macho", a legendary super-villain who supposedly died by riding a shark into an active volcano with 250 pounds of dynamite strapped to his chest, though his body was never found. Gru and Lucy break into Eduardo's restaurant at night but find no proof. Meanwhile, Agnes, who dreams of having a mother one day, believes that Gru will fall in love with Lucy. Gru denies it, saying his relationship with Lucy is only professional.

Despite holding Eduardo as his prime suspect, Gru agrees to pursue others, including wig merchant Floyd Eagle-san, where he discovers traces of PX-41. After witnessing Eduardo's two-timing son, Antonio, woo Margo and invite everyone to his Cinco de Mayo party, Gru renews his focus on Eduardo. His neighbor, Jillian, sets him up on a dinner date with her opinionated friend Shannon. The date goes awry, but Lucy arrives and rescues Gru from being humiliated by shooting Shannon with a tranquilizer gun. While they take Shannon home, Gru and Lucy spend personal time together, and Gru falls in love with her.

The next day, the AVL arrest Eagle-san after finding an almost-empty jar of the mutagen in his shop, and the investigation is closed by Ramsbottom. Lucy is reassigned to Australia and gives Gru her lipstick taser as a gift before leaving. A heartbroken Gru, having lacked the courage to ask Lucy out on a date, instead takes the girls to the Cinco de Mayo party. There, he follows Eduardo and discovers a secret musical steps-activated elevator, where he finally discovers that Eduardo is indeed El Macho as he suspected.

On her flight, Lucy, realizing that she has also fallen in love with Gru, jumps out of the plane and uses a hang-glider to reach the party. Gru discovers that El Macho, who has hired Nefario as a partner, has been abducting Gru's minions and using the stolen PX-41 serum to make them rabid and indestructible. El Macho plans to launch rockets full of the mutated Minions into major cities in order to dominate the world. He offers Gru the chance to team up with him, but Gru walks away and El Macho sends one of his minions after him.

Gru takes the girls home and finds a heartbroken Margo as Antonio has chosen another girl to dance with other than her; Gru freezes him on the way out. Lucy later arrives at the party right after Gru leaves, but El Macho captures Lucy after Pollito, El Macho's pet chicken, retrieves her AVL ID badge from her purse. Nefario rejoins Gru and tells him that Lucy has been captured, Gru goes back to his fortress with two of his own minions. Meanwhile, back at Gru's house, the minion that El Macho released finds his home and attacks the girls, but Nefario comes to their rescue as he had created an antidote to the serum and pours it in their jelly reserves. Gru arrives at El Macho's fortress with two disguised minions covered with purple paint pretending to be captured, but their cover is blown and the purple minions attack and corner them. Luckily, Nefario, the girls, and the rest of Gru's minions arrive with the antidote on Gru's aircraft and return all the Minions to their normal state. El Macho then applies the mutagen on himself and turns into a monster, but Gru and Nefario defeat him using Lucy's lipstick taser and a fart gun respectively.

Gru finds Lucy strapped to a TNT-loaded shark rocket and starts to untie her, but Pollito launches the rocket, sending it flying towards the same volcano where El Macho previously faked his death. Lucy accepts Gru's invitation for a date, and the pair dive into the ocean seconds before the rocket enters the volcano and explodes. Gru joins the AVL, and he and Lucy eventually get married, giving Margo, Edith, and Agnes a mother.

Cast
Miranda Cosgrove and Steve Carell at the Australian premiere of Despicable Me 2
  • Steve Carell as Felonious Gru,[6] a former supervillain turned father (and then member of the Anti-Villain League).
  • Kristen Wiig as Lucy Wilde, an Anti-Villain League agent and then Gru's love interest.[7][8] Wiig previously voiced Miss Hattie in the first film.
  • Benjamin Bratt as Eduardo "El Macho" Pérez, the owner of Salsa & Salsa, a Mexican restaurant in the Paradise Mall, and the mastermind behind the theft of the PX-41 serum.[9][10][11] Al Pacino was originally cast in the role and had recorded all his lines, but left the film due to creative differences.[12]
  • Miranda Cosgrove as Margo, the eldest of the three girls.[6]
  • Dana Gaier as Edith, the middle of the three girls.[6][13]
  • Elsie Fisher as Agnes, the youngest of the three girls.[6][13]
  • Russell Brand as Dr. Nefario, Gru's elderly, hearing-impaired gadget man.[6]
  • Steve Coogan as Silas Ramsbottom, the director of the Anti-Villain League.[6][14]
  • Ken Jeong as Floyd Eagle-san, the owner of Eagle Hair Club, a wig store in the Paradise Mall.[9][15]
  • Moisés Arias as Antonio Pérez, Margo's first love interest and Eduardo's son.[16][17]
  • Nasim Pedrad as Jillian, Gru's irritating matchmaking neighbor who wants Gru to date her friends.[18][19]
  • Kristen Schaal as Shannon, Jillian's superficial friend.[19]
  • Pierre Coffin as Kevin, Stuart, Bob, and additional evil Minions.[19] According to Coffin, he lent his voice to 899 Minions.[20]
  • Chris Renaud as additional evil Minions.
    • Renaud also voices an Italian waiter.[19]
  • Vanessa Bayer as Flight Attendant.[19]
  • Nickolai Stoilov as Arctic Lab Guards.[19]

Production
Directors Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud at the film's screening at the 2013 Annecy International Animated Film Festival

Chris Meledandri, CEO of Illumination Entertainment, said in July 2010 that a sequel was in the works.[21] By June 2011, release was tentatively scheduled for July 3, 2013.[22] Miranda Cosgrove stated on her official Facebook and Twitter page on October 14, 2011 that she had recorded her first lines,[23] while Meledandri confirmed in February 2012 that they had started working on the film.[24]

Casting

In October 2011, The Hollywood Reporter reported that Javier Bardem was negotiating to voice a villain, named El Macho,[25] but the negotiations failed.[26] By February 2012, Al Pacino had joined the cast to voice the villain.[27] In April 2012, producers confirmed that Steve Carell, Russell Brand, Miranda Cosgrove, Dana Gaier and Elsie Fisher were returning to reprise their roles. Kristen Wiig, who voiced Miss Hattie in the original film, voices Lucy Wilde, an agent of the Anti-Villain League who recruits Gru to track and take down a tough, Mexican villain named El Macho. Steve Coogan joined the cast as Silas Ramsbottom, the head of the Anti-Villain League.[6]

On May 3, 2013, just a month before the film's premiere, producers announced that Al Pacino had left the film over creative differences about how his character should come to life.[12][28] At the time of his departure, Pacino's character had already been fully voiced and animated.[29] Chris Renaud, co-director of the film, commented on Pacino's departure: "So we don't want an unhappy actor, and we want something that is well-realized on all sides. If you don't see eye to eye, sometimes it's easier to (part company) and move on from there."[28] Benjamin Bratt, who had already been considered before Pacino,[28] stepped in to voice Eduardo.[10] Chris Meledandri, producer of the film, admitted that he was not "aware of any of the major animated films of the last 15 years that has brought an actor in at such a late stage".[29] Due to the finished animation, Bratt had to match his timing exactly to the character's mouth movement.[30] Initially, during his five-day recording,[29] he tried to imitate Pacino's voice, but found it impossible, saying "no one can out-Al Pacino Al Pacino". He ended up only using Pacino as an inspiration, and resolved to go with his own interpretation of the character.[31] His work was commended by Variety, saying: "You'd never guess he wasn't the filmmakers' first choice."[17]

Animation

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.

Some of the biggest challenges for the animation team was creating visual effects (such as water and jelly), to which led to the crashing and replacement of some of the studio's drives.[32]

Release

Despicable Me 2 premiered on June 5, 2013, at Event Cinemas in Bondi Junction, New South Wales, Australia. Steve Carell and Miranda Cosgrove were present at the red carpet premiere.[33][34] In France, it premiered on June 12, 2013, as part of the Annecy International Animated Film Festival.[35] The American premiere was held at Universal CityWalk in Los Angeles on June 22, 2013;[18] Steve Carell, Miranda Cosgrove, Kristen Wiig, Benjamin Bratt, Ken Jeong, Elsie Fisher, Dana Gaier, Nasim Pedrad and composer Pharrell Williams were present at the "yellow carpet" premiere.[36][37] The film was theatrically released in the United States on July 3, 2013.[6] It was digitally re-mastered into IMAX 3D format and released in select international IMAX theatres.[38] This film was also shown in the 4DX format, featuring tilting seats, water sprays, strobe lightning, aroma, wind, pops, and ticklers, in selected countries.[39][40][41][42] Cinépolis opened its first 4DX room at the Centro Comercial Limonar Premier mall in Cali, Colombia, with the release of the film.[43][44][45]

As with the first film, which did not have a theatrical release in China, the film's distributor Universal Pictures had troubles releasing the sequel.[46] When it was reported in July 2013 that the film had been denied a theatrical release in China, then the second-largest film market in the world, some analysts attributed this to the protection of locally produced animation.[47][48] There were also rumors that the film's release was banned in China because the film's minions too much resembled former Chinese president Jiang Zemin.[49] China's Film Bureau was "furious" about the negative comments, stating that the film was not submitted for censorship approval.[50] In fact, there was reportedly a "commercial conflict" between Universal and Edko Films, the film's local distributor, over which titles are to be imported.[51] Edko had decided that the film "would not do well in China and decided against using one of the precious quota slots for the film."[50] In December 2013, a few weeks after the Universal Pictures' announcement that it would open a Beijing office, it was reported that Despicable Me 2 would be theatrically released in China on January 10, 2014.[49]

Marketing

A blimp dressed to appear as a Minion, named "Despicablimp," toured the United States from March 2013 in a six-month tour to promote the film's release.[52] As one of the largest airships in the world, measuring 165 feet (50 m) in length, 55 feet (17 m) in height,[52] and weighing 8,000 pounds (3.6 t),[53] it crossed the country three times during its 20,000-mile-long (32,000 km) tour, visiting hundreds of events, including the film's premiere in Hollywood.[52] The blimp, an American Blimp Corporation A-150 model,[54] could be tracked in real-time via GPS at the Despicablimp Command Center website, which allowed fans to post photos of sightings, and compete for various prizes, including for a ride in the blimp.[52] For the film's release, Roblox, a massively multiplayer online game, released two virtual items, a Minion and goggles.[55][56] Six books were released for the film: The Junior Novel,[57] The Anti-Villain League Handbook,[58] Undercover Super Spies,[59] Attack of the Evil Minions!,[60] Make a Minion,[61] and Meet the Minions.[62]

Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment partnered with more than 100 licensing and promotional partners in a deal valued at an unprecedented $250 million.[63] One of the partners was McDonald's, which included in its Happy Meals various Minion toys, some of them unique to a specific country.[64] To take advantage of banana-loving Minions, Chiquita Brands International ran various sweepstakes,[65] and a Minion, voiced by Pierre Coffin, performed the song "Chiquita Banana" in the film.[19] Thinkway Toys released various toys and figures,[66] and Hasbro made special Monopoly and Operation games.[67] Custom 3D glasses, modelled after the Minions' goggles, were released exclusively at Best Buy and Look3D, the producer of the glasses,[68] for use in RealD 3D theatres and with passive 3D home theatre systems.[69]

Despicable Me: Minion Rush

A free mobile action video game inspired by the Despicable Me franchise, titled Despicable Me: Minion Rush, was released on June 13, 2013. The game, developed by Gameloft (also located in Paris, France), was adapted for iPhone, iPad, Android and Windows Phone devices.[70] Played as one of the Minions, it allows customization of the character, who must perform various tasks, including defeating Vector and a new villain created for the game, to earn the title of Minion of the Year.[70][71] The game was downloaded more than 100 million times in the first three months after its release,[72] and won a British Academy Children's Award in the category BAFTA's Kids' Vote.[73]

Home media

Despicable Me 2 was released in Digital HD on November 26, 2013, and on DVD and Blu-ray on December 10, 2013.[74] The DVD and Blu-ray combo pack features three "mini movies" titled Puppy, Panic in the Mailroom, and Training Wheels.[74] A Walmart exclusive Blu-ray/DVD combo pack included two limited-edition Minion toys.[75] In its first week of home entertainment release, 4.5 million physical and digital units had been sold, earning $80 million and breaking several records.[76] The film had the highest first-week sales for a digital title ever and became the best-selling animated Blu-ray title in its first week, surpassing its predecessor, which previously held the record.[76] Despicable Me 2 was the best selling Blu-ray of 2013 with 4,689,747 sold for a total of $93,734,824 in sales.[77] It was also the second-best-selling DVD for the year 2013 with 4,566,911 sold for sales totaling $77,250,269.[78] As of January 2015, Despicable Me 2 has sold 6,998,018 DVDs and 5,560,038 Blu-ray discs totalling $112,572,748 and $114,061,866, respectively, totalling $226,634,614 in North America.[79]

Despicable Me 2 was released on Ultra HD Blu-ray on June 6, 2017.[80]

Soundtrack
Despicable Me 2: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Film score by
Heitor Pereira and Pharrell Williams
ReleasedJune 18, 2013
Recorded2013
GenreScore
Length1:01:25
LabelBack Lot Music
Heitor Pereira film scores chronology
The Smurfs
(2011)		 Despicable Me 2: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
(2013)		 The Smurfs 2
(2013)
Singles from Despicable Me 2: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  1. "Happy"
    Released: November 21, 2013

Despicable Me 2: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album for the film, released on June 18, 2013 through Back Lot Music. The original music was composed by Heitor Pereira and Pharrell Williams.[81][82] The album was promoted by the highly successful single "Happy" performed by Williams.

Track listing

All music is composed by Heitor Pereira, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)PerformerLength
1."Scream"Pharrell WilliamsCee Lo Green3:41
2."Another Irish Drinking Song"Paul and StormPierre Coffin[19]0:39
3."Just a Cloud Away"WilliamsWilliams2:56
4."Happy"WilliamsWilliams3:53
5."I Swear" (John Michael Montgomery)Gary Baker, Frank J. MyersCoffin[19]1:38
6."Y.M.C.A." (Village People)Henri Belolo, Jacques Morali, Victor WillisCoffin[19]2:55
7."Fun, Fun, Fun"WilliamsWilliams3:26
8."Despicable Me"WilliamsWilliams4:14
9."PX-41 Labs"  2:06
10."The Fairy Party"  1:27
11."Lucy and the AVL"  5:39
12."Goodbye Nefario"  1:27
13."Time for Bed"  1:27
14."Break-In"  3:00
15."Stalking Floyd Eaglesan"  1:35
16."Moving to Australia"  3:09
17."Going to Save the World"  1:25
18."El Macho"  1:27
19."Jillian"  0:47
20."Take Her Home"  1:29
21."El Macho's Lair"  3:32
22."Home Invasion"  1:57
23."The Big Battle"  7:23
24."Ba Do Bleep"Johannes BrahmsChris Renaud[19]0:13
Total length:1:01:25

Chart positions
Chart (2013–14) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[83] 163
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[84] 160
UK Compilation Albums (OCC)[85] 48
US Billboard 200[86] 86
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[86] 19
US Top Soundtracks (Billboard)[86] 3

    Reception

    Box office

    Despicable Me 2 grossed $368 million in North America, and $602.7 million in other countries, for a worldwide total of $970.8 million.[3] Calculating in all expenses, Deadline Hollywood estimated that the film made a profit of $394.5 million.[87] It is currently the 48th-highest-grossing film, the 11th-highest-grossing animated film, the third-highest-grossing 2013 film, the second-highest-grossing 2013 animated film (behind Frozen), the third-highest-grossing Illumination Entertainment film,[88] and the eighth-highest-grossing Universal Studios film.[89] With a budget of $76 million,[2] the film is the most profitable film in the 101-year history of Universal Pictures.[89][90][91][92] On January 8, 2014, it overtook Shrek 2 as the highest-grossing non-Disney or Pixar animated film until Minions surpassed it in 2015.[93][94]

    North America

    Despicable Me 2 is the 48th-highest-grossing film, the fourth-highest-grossing 2013 film,[95] the sixth-highest-grossing animated film,[96] the seventh-highest-grossing 3-D film,[97] and the second highest-grossing Illumination Entertainment film.[88] It is the sixth animated film to pass the $300 million mark.[98] Box Office Mojo estimates that the film sold more than 40 million tickets in North America.[99] The film opened on Wednesday, July 3, 2013 at first place with $35.0 million (including $4.7 million from Tuesday night showings). Its opening-day gross stands as third-highest for an animated feature,[100] and the seventh-highest among films opening on a Wednesday.[101] The film then dropped 30% to $24.5 million on Thursday,[102] marking the second-largest non-opening Thursday gross.[103] Over the five-day Independence Day weekend (Wednesday-to-Sunday, including Tuesday night showings), the film earned $143.1 million, the highest five-day start for an animated film (ahead of Toy Story 3's $141.0 million five-day debut). During the traditional three-day opening weekend (Friday-to-Sunday), the film earned $83.5 million.[104] The film's three-day opening-weekend gross was the largest among Illumination Entertainment films,[88] the third-largest for an Independence Day holiday,[105] the fourth-largest among animated films,[106] the seventh-largest among films released in July,[107] and the tenth-largest among films not released on a Friday.[108] The film remained in the first position at the box office for two consecutive weekends.[109]

    Other countries

    Despicable Me 2 is the twenty-seventh-highest-grossing film, the third-highest-grossing animated film, the fourth-highest-grossing Universal film,[110] and the third-highest-grossing 2013 film.[111] It is also only the fourth animated film to have grossed over $600 million. On its first weekend, Despicable Me 2 opened only in Australia with $6.66 million,[112] ahead of Monsters University which opened on the same weekend.[113] The film set an opening-day record in Latvia.[114] In total, it opened at number one in 67 territories,[115] and set opening-weekend records among animated films in Latin America, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam,[116] and Lebanon,[117] as well as opening-weekend records among all films in South Africa and Venezuela.[116] In Japan, it topped the box office ($3.3 million) beating Elsyium.[118][119] The film remained in the first position at the box office for two consecutive weekends during July 2013.[120][121] The film's largest openings occurred in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Malta ($22.5 million), China ($15.4 million) and Mexico ($14.9 million). In total earnings, its largest markets were the United Kingdom, Ireland and Malta ($72.2 million), China ($53.0 million) and Mexico ($47.7 million).[122]

    Critical response

    Despicable Me 2 received positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 75% based on reviews from 182 critics, with an average rating of 6.65/10. The website's consensus reads, "Despicable Me 2 offers plenty of eye-popping visual inventiveness and a number of big laughs."[123] On Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score of 62 out of 100, based on 39 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[124] The film earned an "A" from audiences polled by CinemaScore, on an A+ to F scale.[125]

    Michael Phillips of the Chicago Tribune gave the film two and a half stars out of four, saying "Steve Carell's Slavic inflections as Gru do the trick, as before. Wiig's clever hesitations and comic timing help save the day."[126] Michael Rechtshaffen of The Hollywood Reporter gave the film a negative review, saying "The new edition doesn't quite catch that inspired spark."[9] Stephen Whitty of The Star-Ledger gave the film three out four stars, saying "Not only a fun cartoon but—that rare thing—a sequel which actually improves on the original."[127] Elizabeth Weitzman of the New York Daily News gave the film two out of five stars, saying "Armed with masses of minions and an excess of adorability, Despicable Me 2 is guaranteed to charm anyone who's out of school and already bored."[128] Soren Anderson of The Seattle Times gave the film two and a half stars out of four, saying "It's fun. It's cheerful. It's lollipop colorful. Best of all, it features lots of minion mischief, which guarantees plenty of laughs. But what it doesn't have is an edge."[129] Peter Howell of the Toronto Star gave the film two and a half stars out of four, saying "It feels at times as if Despicable Me 2 actually is The Minions Movie. Coffin and Renaud and returning screenwriters Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio haven't managed to come up with a dastardly plot to rival the shrinking and stealing of the moon from the previous film."[130]

    Stephen Holden of The New York Times gave the film two and a half stars out of five, saying "It is consistently diverting and so cute you'll want to pet it. Yet it is also weightless and lacks a center."[131] Rafer Guzman of Newsday gave the film two and a half stars out of four, saying "Better, or at least sweeter, than the first, with Wiig adding some much-needed romantic charm to the toddler-level humor."[132] Tirdad Derakhshani of The Philadelphia Inquirer gave the film two and a half stars out of five, saying "If you're looking for quality prepackaged, predigested Hollywood family fun this summer, you could do a lot worse than Despicable Me 2."[133] Keith Uhlich of Time Out gave the film three out of five stars, saying "A fleeter film than its predecessor, Despicable Me 2 delights more often than it disappoints."[134] Alonso Duralde of The Wrap gave the film a negative review, saying "The minions are still wacky scene-stealers—and once again, we don't get nearly enough of them—but Gru and his daughters have been blanded down to bad-sitcom level."[135] Claudia Puig of USA Today gave the film two out of four stars, saying "With its predecessor having made a whopping $540 million globally, it's no wonder that Universal saw fit to order a sequel. But it's not enough just to trot out legions of minions and cobble together a plot. Audiences deserve more imagination and inventiveness than this wan recycling."[136] Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly gave the film a 'C' grade, saying "By the end, every child in the audience will want his or her own monster-minion toy. Adults will just regret the way that Despicable Me 2 betrays the original film's devotion to bad-guy gaiety."[137]

    Sara Stewart of the New York Post gave the film three out of four stars, saying "Sure, it's not as novel as the first time we were here, but directors Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud stay true to the clever, slapstick vibe."[138] James Berardinelli of ReelViews gave the film three out of four stars, saying "Despicable Me 2 feels like an opportunity to get together with some old friends, hang out, and discover what they've been up to."[139] Tom Russo of The Boston Globe gave the film a positive review, saying "The scope of the 'toon espionage-adventure goings-on is surprisingly limited. But the filmmakers so clearly love working on these characters, their creative joy is infectious."[140] Stephanie Merry of The Washington Post gave the film three out of four stars, saying "The animation is beguiling, particularly when Lucy drives her car into the ocean, transforming it into a submarine that scoots around sharks and fish."[141] Peter Debruge of Variety gave the film a positive review, saying "While not quite as charming or unique as the original, Despicable Me 2 comes awfully close, extending co-directors Chris Renaud and Pierre Coffin's delightfully silly sensibility to a bit larger universe."[17] Peter Hartlaub of the San Francisco Chronicle gave the film three out of four stars, saying "It's a credit that the writing can be so funny in the moment, that it takes time to realize there's no cohesive story, zero dramatic tension and nary a practical lesson for either the characters in the film or the people watching in the theater."[142]

    James Rocchi of MSN Movies gave the film four out of five stars, saying "Heartfelt and hilarious, smart and silly, action-packed but never violent, Despicable Me 2 is that rare sequel that outshines its beginnings."[143] Colin Covert of the Star Tribune gave the film three out of four stars, saying "For an adult, the predictability could turn you blasé. For kids, revisiting these jokes is a howl. Pinkie promise."[144] Mary F. Pols of Time gave the film a positive review, saying "As a sequel it stands level with the first film, and may have the edge on it."[145] Peter Travers of Rolling Stone gave the film three out of four stars, saying "Co-directors Chris Renaud and Pierre Coffin, who do Minion voices expertly, never let up on the laughs. A fart joke in 3-D may not be three times as wacky, but the high spirits of Despicable Me 2 are irresistible fun."[146] A. A. Dowd of The A.V. Club gave the film a 'C' grade, saying "What's missing—and this was the crucial component of part one—is a little sour to undercut the sweet. Like its protagonist, a bad guy gone boringly good, Despicable Me 2 has no edge. It's fatally nice and insufficiently naughty."[147] Laremy Legel of Film.com gave the film a 6.3 out of 10, saying "Despicable Me 2 is fun, especially near the culmination. Structural issues aside, it's impossible not to like these characters, all of them, rendered with love, always entertaining even when the story around them doesn't make much sense."[148]

    Accolades

    Award Category Recipient(s) Result
    Academy Awards[149] Best Animated Feature Chris Renaud, Pierre Coffin & Chris Meledandri Nominated
    Best Original Song "Happy" – Pharrell Williams Nominated
    Alliance of Women Film Journalists[150] Best Animated Feature Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud Nominated
    American Cinema Editors[151] Best Edited Animated Feature Film Gregory Perler Nominated
    Annie Award[152] Best Animated Feature Nominated
    Best Animated TV/Broadcast Commercial Won
    Character Animation in an Animated Feature Production Jonathan Del Val Nominated
    Character Design in an Animated Feature Production Eric Guillon Nominated
    Music in an Animated Feature Production Heitor Pereira, Pharrell Williams Nominated
    Production Design in an Animated Feature Production Yarrow Cheney, Eric Guillon Nominated
    Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production Eric Favela Nominated
    Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production Kristen Wiig Nominated
    Steve Carell Nominated
    Pierre Coffin Nominated
    British Academy Film Awards[153][154] Best Animated Film Chris Renaud, Pierre Coffin Nominated
    British Academy Children's Awards (BAFTA)[155] BAFTA Kid's Vote (Feature Film) Won
    Cinema Audio Society Awards[156][157] Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures – Animated Charleen Richards, Tom Johnson, Gary A. Rizzo, Chris Scarabosio, Alan Meyerson, Tony Eckert Nominated
    Critics' Choice Movie Award[158] Best Animated Feature Nominated
    Best Song "Happy" – Pharrell Williams Nominated
    Denver Film Critics Society[159] Best Animated Film Nominated
    Golden Globe Award[160] Best Animated Feature Film Nominated
    Kids' Choice Awards[161] Favorite Animated Movie Nominated
    Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie Steve Carell Nominated
    Miranda Cosgrove Won
    Kids' Choice Awards Argentina 2013[162] Best Animated Film
    People's Choice Awards[163][164] Favorite Family Movie
    Favorite Movie Nominated
    Producers Guild of America Award[165] Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Picture Janet Healy, Chris Meledandri Nominated
    Satellite Awards[166] Satellite Award for Best Original Song "Happy" – Pharrell Williams Nominated
    Saturn Awards[167] Best Animated Film Nominated
    Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards[168] Best Animated Feature Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud Nominated
    Visual Effects Society Awards[169] Outstanding Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture Chris Meledandri, Janet Healy, Chris Renaud, Pierre Coffin Nominated

    Prequels and sequels

    Prequels
    Main article: Minions (film)

    A prequel feature film titled Minions, featuring the Minions as the main characters, was released on July 10, 2015.[170] Written by Brian Lynch, it was directed by Pierre Coffin and Kyle Balda, and produced by Chris Meledandri and Janet Healy.[170] The film, set in the 1960s, focuses on the Minions before they met Gru, where they compete for the right to become henchmen of an ambitious villain, Scarlet Overkill, voiced by Sandra Bullock.[171]

    A second prequel feature film titled Minions: The Rise of Gru, featuring Young Gru and the Minions as the main characters, will be released on July 2, 2021.

    Sequels

    A sequel, titled Despicable Me 3, was released on June 30, 2017.[172] The film was directed by Pierre Coffin and Kyle Balda, with Eric Guillon serving as co-director, and was produced by Chris Meledandri and Janet Healy. Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio returned to write the screenplay for the film. Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Miranda Cosgrove, Dana Gaier, Julie Andrews and Steve Coogan reprised their roles from previous films as Gru, Lucy Wilde, Margo, Edith, Marlena Gru, and Silas Ramsbottom, respectively. New cast members include Trey Parker as former child star-turned-supervillain Balthazar Bratt, Jenny Slate as AVL member Valerie Da Vinci, and Nev Scharrel as the new voice of Agnes. Steve Carell and Steve Coogan also voiced new characters: Gru's long-lost twin brother Dru, and his courteous butler, Fritz. Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud reprised their roles as the Minions, respectively.

    Illumination's CEO Chris Meledandri confirmed in an interview in September 2017 that a fourth Despicable Me film is in development.[173]

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