NEW YORK – After a seven-year hiatus, the highest-grossing animated movie franchise of all time, Despicable Me , is back with a new sequel.
At the recent New York premiere of the fourth film – which also features the voices of Miranda Cosgrove, Joey King and Sofia Vergara – Carell, 61, says it feels good returning to the franchise, which earned more than US$4.6 billion worldwide for the first three films and the two Minions spin-off prequels .“He plays this great villain and I love his character. He’s the best, he’s the funniest.
“I lived in Provence for three months to prepare for the role and ate way too much French cheese, so the bloating from the cheese was the inspiration for the character.” The 24-year-old American actress and star of The Kissing Booth romantic comedies came to it as a big fan of the franchise.