Despicable Me 2
Story
:
Despicable
Me 2 is a 2013 American 3D computer-animated adventure comedy film
and the sequel to the 2010 animated film Despicable Me. Produced by
Illumination Entertainment and distributed by Universal Pictures,
both films are directed by Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud, and
written by Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio. Steve Carell, Russell Brand,
and Miranda Cosgrove reprise their roles. Kristen Wiig, who played
Miss Hattie in the first film, voices agent Lucy Wilde. Ken Jeong,
who played Talk Show Host, voices Floyd Eagle-san. New cast members
include Benjamin Bratt as Eduardo and Steve Coogan as Silas
Ramsbottom, head of the Anti-Villain League. The film is scheduled to
be released on July 3, 2013.
A
spin-off film Minions, focusing mainly on Gru's yellow henchmen
before they have met, is set to be released on December 19, 2014.
Plot
:
Gru,
formerly a super-villain, is having a birthday party for Agnes, in
which he impersonates a Fairy Princess when the performer cannot
attend. Much to Gru's chagrin, his annoying, overly-happy neighbor,
Jillian, begins pushing Gru to take some of her single acquaintances
on a date. While he is outside, he and two of his minions are
approached and kidnapped by Lucy Wilde, an Anti-Villain League agent,
and taken to the agency's underwater headquarters, where they ask Gru
to become a "spy" in order to track down a new
super-villain who has stolen a research laboratory and a chemical
compound that can transform lifeforms into invincible mutant killing
machines. Gru refuses, saying that he has other responsibilities now.
Before he leaves, Lucy admits she was impressed by his work as a
villain, stating that stealing the Moon was "amazing",
before giving him her phone number and urging him to contact her if
his mind changes.
Upon
his return, Dr. Nefario confesses to Gru that he misses being "evil"
and has been offered employment elsewhere. He leaves Gru and his
minions. This prompts Gru to contact Lucy and take the job. He works
undercover in a mall as a runner of a cupcake shop. Lucy has been
assigned as Gru's partner. He suspects one of the owners of a
restaurant, named Eduardo, in the mall to be an old super-villain
called El Macho, who supposedly died after an accident involving an
active volcano. Lucy and Gru then decide to break into his restaurant
and narrowly escape being caught, but find nothing to attach Eduardo
to the crime. Meanwhile, Margo begins to develop a crush on Eduardo's
son, Antonio, to Gru's frustration. The whole family is invited to
Eduardo's Cinco de Mayo party at his mansion.
Later
that day, Jillian sets a reluctant Gru up on a date with her rude and
superficial friend Shannon. During the date, Shannon discovers Gru's
wig and threatens to humiliate him, but Lucy saves him by shooting
her with a tranquilizing dart. They take Shannon home, and Gru tells
Agnes that he thinks he is in love with Lucy. When he arrives at the
mall the next day, he sees the Anti-Villain League arrest the owner
of a different store and tell Gru that the case is now closed and
that Lucy will be getting posted in Australia for different work. Gru
is not able to muster the courage to ask Lucy out and incinerates his
telephone out of frustration.
The
family then goes to Eduardo's party. Gru follows Eduardo and
discovers that he was correct about Eduardo. Gru also discovers that
Dr. Nefario has been working for Eduardo and that the duo has been
capturing and mutating some of Gru's minions into the same
purple-furred monsters as the serum creates. Eduardo offers Gru a
chance to work together and rule the world, but Gru makes his excuses
and hastily leaves with the girls. Margo has also broken up with
Antonio as he became interested in another girl. Lucy, having
realized that she wants to be with Gru, jumps out of the plane to
Australia and arrives at the party on a hang-glider, but Eduardo
discovers who she is and captures her. Dr. Nefario calls Gru to tell
him what has happened, and Gru takes two of his minions to get Lucy
back. Gru manages to restore the minions who were under El Macho's
control using an antidote-containing jam which Dr. Nefario made and
defeat El Macho. Lucy is seen tied to a rocket that is about to fly
into the volcano where El Macho faked his death. Gru arrives on time
to rescue her. One hundred and forty-seven dates later, the two are
married and the girls finally have a mother.
Author
:
Directed
by Pierre Coffin
Chris
Renaud
Produced
by Chris Meledandri
Janet
Healy
Screenplay
by Cinco Paul
Ken
Daurio
Music
by Pharrell Williams
Heitor
Pereira
Editing
by Gregory Perler
Studio
illumination Entertainment
Distributed
by Universal Pictures
Release
date(s)
June
5, 2013 (Australian Premiere)
July
3, 2013 (United States)
Cast
:
Steve
Carell as Gru, former villain turned father.
Kristen
Wiig as Lucy Wilde, an Anti-Villain League agent and Gru's love
interest
Benjamin
Bratt as Eduardo Perez/El Macho, owner of a Mexican restaurant.Al
Pacino was originally cast in the role, but left the film due to
creative differences.
Miranda
Cosgrove as Margo, the oldest of the three girls and the
overprotective of the trio.
Dana
Gaier as Edith, the middle and tomboy of the three girls.
Elsie
Fisher as Agnes, the youngest child of the three girls, who is
obsessed with unicorns.
Russell
Brand as Dr. Nefario, Gru's elderly, hearing impaired gadget man.
Ken
Jeong as Floyd Eagle-san, an owner of a wig store.
Steve
Coogan as Silas Ramsbottom, the head of the Anti-Villain League
Moisés
Arias as Antonio Perez, Margo's love interest and Eduardo's son.
Nasim
Pedrad as Jillian.
Kristen
Schaal as Shannon.
Pierre
Coffin as Kevin the Minion, Bob the Minion, Stuart the Minion,
Additional Minions, and Evil Minions.
Chris
Renaud as Additional Minions, Evil Minions, and Italian waiter
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