‘Despicable Me 4’ CinemaCon Footage: Gru Pulls Off ‘Mission: Impossible’ Heist Armed With Diaper Bag
11.04.2024 - 00:09
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Brent Lang Executive Editor Gru, the recovering supervillain turned huggable and lovable dad, is back in action. Universal premiered a new sequence from “Despicable Me 4,” the latest installment in the studio and its partner Illumination’s long-running animated franchise, at CinemaCon in Las Vegas on Wednesday. It featured an aspiring villainess (Joey King) as well as a new addition to the Gru family — Gru Jr., who bears a strong resemblance to his beak-nosed namesake — as they attempted a “Mission: Impossible” style heist of a heavily fortified castle.
The only problem is Gru’s assistants, the Minions, brought the wrong equipment. Instead of his gear and gadgets, he is armed with only a diaper bag. That means Gru is left to deal with lasers, guards and a vicious honey badger with only diaper rash cream, baby bottles and a pacifier to protect him.
It doesn’t help that Gru Jr. keeps crawling around, inadvertently setting off booby traps. And based on the loud laughter and applause that greeted the footage, the audience of theater owners clearly can’t wait for the return of the Minions, those cuddly, highlighter-yellow creatures who have made their movies such a success with family audiences.
After all, the series is responsible for a sharp uptick in popcorn sales, which is how exhibitors make most of their profits. Illumination founder Chris Meledandri promised that the film is “joyous, surprising and filled with characters that we love.” “Despicable Me 4” is expected to be one of the summer’s biggest hits. It finds Gru (voiced once again by Steve Carell), his wife and fellow Anti-Villain League-agent Lucy (Kristen Wiig), and their family as they go on the run when they become targeted by escaped criminal Maxime Le Mal
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