Minions: The Rise of Gru
Minions: The Rise of Gru (also called Minions 2: The Rise of Gru) is a 2022 American computer-animated comedy movie directed by Kyle Balda. It is the sequel to to the spin-off prequel Minions (2015) and the fifth entry overall in the Despicable Me franchise.
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| Directed by | Kyle Balda |
| Screenplay by | Brian Lynch |
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| Edited by | Claire Dodgson |
| Music by | Heitor Pereira |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date | 2022 |
Running time | 122 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Minions: The Rise of Gru was released in the United States on July 1, 2022, by Universal Studios.
Plot
changeSet just after the events of the first film, this time in the early 1970s, a 12-year-old Gru is growing up in the suburbs. A fanboy of a supervillain group known as the Vicious 6, Gru hatches a plan to become evil enough to join them. When the Vicious 6 fire their leader, legendary fighter Wild Knuckles, Gru interviews to become their newest member.
It does not go well, and things only get worse after Gru steals a precious stone from them with the help of Kevin, Stuart, Bob, and Otto. The other Minions suddenly finds himself the mortal enemy of the apex of evil. On the run, Gru and the Minions will turn to an unlikely source for guidance, Wild Knuckles himself, and discover that even bad guys need a little help from their friends.
Voice cast
change- Pierre Coffin as Kevin, Stuart, Bob, Otto, and the rest of the Minions[1]
- Steve Carell as Gru[1]
- Taraji P. Henson as Belle Bottom, the leader of The Vicious 6.[2]
- Michelle Yeoh as Master Chow[3]
- RZA as a biker Otto befriends on his way to San Francisco[4]
- Jean-Claude Van Damme as Jean Clawed, the giant lobster clawed member of The Vicious 6.[2]
- Lucy Lawless as Nunchuck, the nun member of The Vicious 6.[2]
- Dolph Lundgren as Svengeance, a member of The Vicious 6.[2]
- Danny Trejo as Stronghold, a member of The Vicious 6.[2]
- Russell Brand as Dr. Nefario, an absent-minded scientist who eventually becomes Gru's assistant in the future.[3]
- Julie Andrews as Marlena, Gru's mother[3]
- Lori Alan as Madeleine, Gru's Grandmother, the Curel Grandma
- Alan Arkin as Wild Knuckles, the former leader of The Vicious 6.[2]
Additionally, Will Arnett, Steve Coogan and Michael Beattie reprise their respective roles as Mr. Perkins, a bank worker who later becomes the president of the Bank of Evil; Silas Ramsbottom, an agent who later becomes the director of the Anti-Villain League; and the VNC announcer from the Minions film. Beattie also voices Guru Pick. Jimmy O. Yang, Kevin Michael Richardson and John DiMaggio voice three of Wild Knuckles' goons, and Raymond S. Persi voices Brad, a birthday kid to whom Otto trades the stone for a pet rock.
Sequel
changeA sequel is scheduled to be released on June 30, 2027.
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gemmill, Allie (December 4, 2019). "'Minions: The Rise of Gru' Artwork at CCXP 2019 Has Minions as Far as the Eye Can See". Collider. Archived from the original on December 5, 2019. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Schaefer, Sandy (February 5, 2020). "Minions: The Rise of Gru Trailer Introduces New Despicable Me Supervillains". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on February 14, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Minions: The Rise of Gru". Universal Pictures. Archived from the original on April 10, 2020. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
- ↑ "Five things we learned from our 'In Conversation' video chat with RZA". NME. 14 October 2020.
