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- Referencenod to comics or other movies
- Cameoa familiar face shows up
- Setupplanted now, pays off later
- Behind the scenesproduction trivia
- CameoGeorge Lucas has a voice role
The Star Wars creator, a fan of the franchise, has a brief cameo. He recorded it while visiting the studio in France.
source ↗ - ReferenceGort and Lovecraft
Dort the robot is a nod to Gort from The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951). The monsters Howard and Phillips are named after H. P. Lovecraft, who inspired the creature designs.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesOld Hollywood score
It's the first film in the franchise not scored by Heitor Pereira. John Powell's music echoes Carl Stalling, Bernard Herrmann and King Kong composer Max Steiner.
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- Behind the scenesBlame a theme park ride
The movie got the green light in 2012 after writer Brian Lynch saw how popular the Despicable Me Minion Mayhem simulator ride was at the Universal parks.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesA color of their own
In April 2015, Pantone and Illumination announced a brand-new official color: "Minion Yellow".
source ↗ - CameoSandra Bullock, the first supervillainess
Sandra Bullock voices Scarlet Overkill, the world's first female supervillain. Jon Hamm plays her husband Herb, Jennifer Saunders is Queen Elizabeth II and Geoffrey Rush narrates the opening and ending.
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- Behind the scenesTwo years late
The movie was set for July 2020. The pandemic shut the Paris studio and the release moved to July 2022.
source ↗ - CameoThe Vicious 6 have an action cast
Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dolph Lundgren, Danny Trejo and Lucy Lawless voice members of the Vicious 6. Michelle Yeoh plays Master Chow and Alan Arkin is Wild Knuckles.
source ↗ - Reference#Gentleminions
Right after release, groups of teens started showing up at theaters in suits, like Gru. The trend began with Australian high schoolers and spread on TikTok.
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- Behind the scenesThe Minions weren't in the script
The Minions were added during production. Early designs were humans and robots before they became the yellow capsules. The team drew on the Oompa-Loompas, Star Wars' Jawas, Buster Keaton and Chaplin.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesMade in Paris by 100 artists
To keep costs down, the animation went to Paris studio Mac Guff, with only about 100 artists. The Minions' language was made up by directors Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud.
source ↗ - CameoJulie Andrews plays Gru's mom
The mother who never praises Gru is voiced by Julie Andrews, Mary Poppins herself. Watch the flashbacks to his childhood: nothing ever impresses her.
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- Behind the scenesAl Pacino's El Macho
Al Pacino recorded El Macho and the character was fully animated, but he left over creative differences. Benjamin Bratt came in late and had to match his voice to the finished mouth movements.
source ↗ - Behind the scenes"Happy" started here
Pharrell Williams wrote "Happy" for this movie. It got a 24-hour music video, topped the charts in over 19 countries and was nominated for the Oscar for Best Original Song.
source ↗ - CameoKristen Wiig switches roles
Kristen Wiig, who voiced orphanage owner Miss Hattie in the first movie, is back here as Lucy Wilde, the Anti-Villain League agent.
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- CameoTrey Parker as Balthazar Bratt
The South Park co-creator voices the former 1980s child star turned villain. He took the job to have something he could watch with his baby daughter, and it was his first time since 1998 doing something someone else wrote.
source ↗ - CameoDouble Steve Carell
Gru and his twin Dru share a voice: Steve Carell plays both. Look for Dru's blond hair and all-white outfits.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesMinion taxis
For the promo campaign, 600 New York City cabs drove around with sculpted Minions on the roof, each with a greeting in Minionese.
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- Behind the scenesThe Mega Minions were an old idea
Superpowered Minions were cut from Despicable Me 2. The idea came back here, inspired by the Fantastic Four and The Incredibles.
source ↗ - CameoWill Ferrell, the cockroach villain
Will Ferrell voices Maxime Le Mal, Gru's school rival, and Sofía Vergara plays his girlfriend Valentina. Dr. Nefario gets a new voice: Romesh Ranganathan replaces Russell Brand.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesThe arcade scene was a test
Poppy's arcade machine sequence started as an animation test for the character. The team liked it so much it made the final cut.
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