Despicable Me 4: Release Date, Cast, Story, Trailer & Everything We Know

Despicable Me 4 is headed to theaters in 2024, and the next installment in Illumination’s supervillain franchise could be one of Gru’s wildest adventures yet. Beginning with Despicable Me (2010), the $3.7-billion franchise has grown to become one of the highest-grossing of all time. Sequels and even spin-off prequels are consistently pumped out in two to three-year intervals, ensuring the series remains popular. In between the Despicable Me movies, themed books, video games, and short films have also been released.

Despicable Me 4 is one of the most highly anticipated upcoming movies on Universal’s calendar, and although specifics around the plot and cast are still being kept under wraps by Illumination, there’s been plenty teased in the build-up to the 2024 release date. Despicable Me 3 had a monumental theatrical run, with its new villain Balthazar Bratt, played by Trey Parker, proving a hit with audiences. Now a release date has finally been given for Despicable Me 4, with story details teased by Gru voice actor Steve Carell himself.

The Latest Despicable Me 4 News

A Second Trailer Is Dropped

With the fourth movie’s release date coming soon, the latest update sees a second trailer for Despicable Me 4 dropped. The nearly three-minute-long trailer focuses almost exclusively on the newest villain Maxime Le Mal, and the franchise’s most recognizable characters, the minions. Revealing new details about the little yellow troublemakers’ role in Despicable Me 4,

Despicable Me 4 Release Date

Gru Returns Soon

Universal Pictures and Illumination have set the Despicable Me 4 release date for July 3, 2024. It’s currently unknown when the movie will be available to stream, though it’s rumored to arrive for home viewing by around October or November of the same year. It’s expected that Despicable Me 4 will be hosted on Peacock.

The Despicable Me franchise is available to stream:

• Despicable Me (2010) – Peacock
• Despicable Me 2 (2013) – Peacock
• Despicable Me 3 (2017) – DirecTV
• Minions (2015) – Netflix
• Minions: Rise of Gru (2022) – Peacock

Despicable Me 4 Cast

The New And Returning Voices Of Despicable Me 4

Though all the details haven’t been revealed yet, the bulk of the cast of Despicable Me 4 is known, and it includes a heap of new and returning voices. As has been the case with every installment thus far, Steve Carell is returning as the reformed supervillain Felonious Gru, while Miranda Cosgrove reprises her role as Gru’s oldest daughter Margo, and Dana Gaier returns as middle child Edith. Madison Polan assumes the role of youngest daughter Agnes, previously voiced by Nev Scharrel.

Legendary comic Will Ferrell joins the newest Despicable Me film as supervillain Maxime Le Mal, and he is partnered with Sofia Vergara who voices the dastardly Valentina. Joey King has been tapped to voice the role of Poppy, an aspiring supervillain. Stephen Colbert and Chloe Fineman have been cast in the film, but their roles have yet to be disclosed.

The entire known Despicable Me 4 ensemble includes:

Actor	Despicable Me 4 Role
Steve Carell	Gru
Miranda Cosgrove	Margo
Dana Gaier	Edith
Pierre Coffin	The Minions
Kristen Wiig	Lucy Wilde
Will Ferrell	Maxime Le Mal
Sofia Vergara	Valentina
Joey King	Poppy
Steve Coogan	Silas Ramsbottom
Stephen Colbert	Unknown
Chloe Fineman	Unknown

Despicable Me 4 Story

Gru Jr. And A New Supervillain

Though it was unknown for some time, the recent trailer for Despicable Me 4 has revealed the full story for the upcoming movie. Gru and Lucy adjust to becoming parents once again as the arrival of Gru Jr. throws the entire house into disarray. As if that wasn’t bad enough, the escape of villain Maxime Le Mal forces Gru and his clan to go into hiding, all the while attempting to pull off the heists that made him such a notorious supervillain in the first place. While the action plot is exciting, the true heart of Despicable Me 4‘s story is going to be the relationship between Gru and his young son.

Despicable Me 4 Trailer

The First Look At Despicable Me 4

Not long after the full trailer for Despicable Me 4 was released, a special “Big Game” teaser was played during the 2024 Super Bowl. Though it features no new footage from the movie, the 30-second spot involves Gru’s Minions working tirelessly with AI technology to help promote the new movie. Celebrated actor Jon Hamm narrates the teaser, though he isn’t featured in the upcoming film.

As the film’s release date draws nearer, the official trailer for Despicable Me 4 has been released, and it is already promising the best outing yet. Wasting no time, the teaser introduces baby Gru Jr. and makes it clear that the infant has little love for his father. Meanwhile, supervillain Maxime Le Mal has escaped from custody which prompts the whole family to go into hiding. Besides drumming up interest in the fourth film, the trailer also reveals everything viewers will need to know about Despicable Me 4.

However, as with most popular Hollywood films, there was a second Despicable Me 4 trailer released in May 2024, just a few months before the film’s premiere. The lengthy trailer focuses exclusively on the new villain Maxime Le Mal as he tries to be evil but fails miserably, before switching to the loveable minions. Introducing a new wrinkle to the sequel’s story, the trailer reveals a new minion serum that turns the yellow helpers into superheroes to save Gru and his family.

Despicable Me 4

The infamous (and kind-hearted) not-super villain Gru returns in Despicable Me 4, the fourth entry in the long-running movie series from Illumination Entertainment. The fourth film also sees the return of Gru’s wife, Lucy, portrayed again by Kristin Wiig, and introduces their son.

Director

Chris Renaud , Patrick Delage

Release Date

July 3, 2024

Studio(s)

Universal Pictures , Illumination Entertainment

Distributor(s)

Universal Pictures

Writers

Mike White

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