

Meanwhile, Bratt steals the diamond again, intending to use it to power a giant robot that will destroy Hollywood, as revenge for his show's cancellation. Fritz attributes this success to their large pig farming business. The family travels to meet Dru, and are surprised by his immense wealth and massive mansion. Nefario is frozen in carbonite, most of his Minions, led by Mel, abandon him to find new jobs but eventually land in jail.Ī butler named Fritz arrives at Gru's home with an invitation from Gru's long-lost twin Dru, who lives in a distant country named Freedonia. When Gru refuses to return to being a supervillain, and his assistant Dr.

When Gru and Lucy return home, they tell their adopted daughters Margo, Edith, and Agnes of their dismissal, but assure them they will soon have new jobs. Displeased, Director Valerie Da Vinci, taking former Director Silas Ramsbottom's place, dismisses Gru and Lucy from the AVL. Gru recovers the diamond, but Bratt escapes. Married Anti-Villain League (AVL) agents Gru and Lucy Wilde are sent to stop Balthazar Bratt, a former child actor turned supervillain after his show "Evil Bratt" was canceled when he reached puberty, from stealing the Dumont diamond. A sequel, Despicable Me 4, is scheduled for release in July 2024. The film received mixed reviews from critics and earned $1.035 billion worldwide, becoming the fourth-highest-grossing film of 2017 and the fourth-highest-grossing animated film of all time during its theatrical run. In the film, Gru teams up with his long-lost twin brother Dru to stop Balthazar Bratt, a former child actor of the 1980s, from destroying Hollywood, after his show is canceled.ĭespicable Me 3 debuted at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival on June 14, 2017, and was released in the United States on June 30. Directed by Pierre Coffin and Kyle Balda, co-directed by production designer and character designer Eric Guillon, and written by Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio, the film stars the voices of Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Trey Parker, Coffin, Miranda Cosgrove, Steve Coogan, Jenny Slate, Dana Gaier, Nev Scharrel, and Julie Andrews. It is the sequel to Despicable Me 2 (2013), the third main installment, and the fourth installment overall in the Despicable Me franchise. Despicable Me 3 is a 2017 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Illumination and distributed by Universal Pictures.
