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Despicable Me 4

Despicable Me 4 is an upcoming American animated comedy film produced by Illumination and distributed by Universal Pictures. It will serve as the sequel to Despicable Me 3 (2017), the fourth main installment, and the sixth installment overall in the Despicable Me franchise. The film is directed by Chris Renaud, co-directed by Patrick Delage, produced by Chris Meledandri and Brett Hoffman, and written by Mike White and Ken Daurio. It stars the voices of Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Will Ferrell, Joey King, Sofía Vergara, Miranda Cosgrove, Chloe Fineman, Stephen Colbert, and Steve Coogan.

Despicable Me 4

  • July 3, 2024 (2024-07-03)

United States

English

Development on a fourth Despicable Me film began in September 2017. It was officially confirmed in February 2022, with Renaud, Delage, and White attached as director, co-director, and writer, respectively. Production was underway by June 2022. Most of the main voice cast was announced in January 2024, with Hoffman and Daurio revealed as co-producer and co-writer, respectively.


Despicable Me 4 is scheduled to be theatrically released in the United States on July 3, 2024.

as Gru, a former supervillain turned Anti-Villain League agent; Margo, Edith, and Agnes' adoptive father, Gru Jr.'s biological father and Lucy's husband

Steve Carell

as Lucy Wilde, an Anti-Villain League agent, Gru's wife and the girls' adopted mother and Gru Jr.'s biological mother.

Kristen Wiig

as Maxime Le Mal, a supervillain who seeks revenge on Gru and his family

Will Ferrell

as Poppy,[2] an aspiring supervillain

Joey King

as Valentina, Le Mal's femme fatale girlfriend

Sofía Vergara

as Margo, Gru and Lucy's oldest adopted daughter

Miranda Cosgrove

as Silas Ramsbottom, the former director of the Anti-Villain League, having retired in the previous film

Steve Coogan

as the Minions, the yellow henchmen of Gru

Pierre Coffin

as Edith, Gru and Lucy's middle adopted daughter

Dana Gaier

Madison Polan as Agnes, Gru and Lucy's youngest adopted daughter. Polan replaces Nev Scharrel from the third film.

Additionally, Stephen Colbert, Chloe Fineman, and Chris Renaud have been cast in undisclosed roles.

Release[edit]

Despicable Me 4 is scheduled to be released in the United States on July 3, 2024.[4]


As part of Universal's deal with Netflix, the film will stream on Peacock for the first four months of the pay-TV window, before moving to Netflix for the next ten, and returning to Peacock for the remaining four.[13][14]

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