Get ready for more Minions!Universal debuted a trailer for the upcomingMinions: The Rise of Gruon Thursday, a prequel that tracks the origin story of Steve Carell’sDespicable Mesupervillain with a heart of gold, Gru, as a 12 year old in the 1970s.Rise of Gru’s voice cast includes Julie Andrews as Gru’s mother, plus Alan Arkin as Wild Knuckles, who becomes a mentor of sorts for Gru. The evil Vicious 6 consists of Taraji P. Henson as Belle Bottom, Jean-Claude Van Damme as Jean Clawed, Lucy Lawless as Nunchuck, Dolph Lundgren as Svengeance and Danny Trejo as Stronghold. Russell Brand and Michelle Yeoh also lend their voice to the animated film.Gru’s Minion followers Kevin, Stuart and Bob are back — and a new Minion is introduced: Otto, who has braces and “a desperate need to please,” per a press release. Pierre Coffin supplies the voices for the Minions.Additionally, the movie’s 1970s-inspired soundtrack comes from Grammy-winning music producer Jack Antonoff.Universal PicturesNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.There have so far been threeDespicable Memovies (in 2010, 2013 and 2017) plus the firstMinionsmovie (in 2015).A trailer forMinions: The Rise of Grupreviously dropped backin February 2020 when the movie was originally intended to debut in July that year. When the onset of the pandemic shut many places down, Universal Illumination was forced topostpone the film since their studio in Parishad been forced to close that March.“This means we will be unable to finishMinions: The Rise of Gruin time for our planned global releases in late June and early July. While we all grapple with the enormity of this crisis, we must put the safety and protection of our employees above all. We look forward to finding a new release date for the return of Gru and the Minions,” Chris Meledandri, CEO of Illumination, said in a statement at the time.Minions: The Rise of Gruis in theaters July 1.
Get ready for more Minions!
Universal debuted a trailer for the upcomingMinions: The Rise of Gruon Thursday, a prequel that tracks the origin story of Steve Carell’sDespicable Mesupervillain with a heart of gold, Gru, as a 12 year old in the 1970s.
Rise of Gru’s voice cast includes Julie Andrews as Gru’s mother, plus Alan Arkin as Wild Knuckles, who becomes a mentor of sorts for Gru. The evil Vicious 6 consists of Taraji P. Henson as Belle Bottom, Jean-Claude Van Damme as Jean Clawed, Lucy Lawless as Nunchuck, Dolph Lundgren as Svengeance and Danny Trejo as Stronghold. Russell Brand and Michelle Yeoh also lend their voice to the animated film.
Gru’s Minion followers Kevin, Stuart and Bob are back — and a new Minion is introduced: Otto, who has braces and “a desperate need to please,” per a press release. Pierre Coffin supplies the voices for the Minions.
Additionally, the movie’s 1970s-inspired soundtrack comes from Grammy-winning music producer Jack Antonoff.
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There have so far been threeDespicable Memovies (in 2010, 2013 and 2017) plus the firstMinionsmovie (in 2015).
A trailer forMinions: The Rise of Grupreviously dropped backin February 2020 when the movie was originally intended to debut in July that year. When the onset of the pandemic shut many places down, Universal Illumination was forced topostpone the film since their studio in Parishad been forced to close that March.
“This means we will be unable to finishMinions: The Rise of Gruin time for our planned global releases in late June and early July. While we all grapple with the enormity of this crisis, we must put the safety and protection of our employees above all. We look forward to finding a new release date for the return of Gru and the Minions,” Chris Meledandri, CEO of Illumination, said in a statement at the time.
Minions: The Rise of Gruis in theaters July 1.
source: people.com
