You may not know this, but Despicable Me 2 is the third highest grossing animated film of all time. The film opened just shy of $30 million here in the United States, but thanks to strong legs during a summer season light on family films the movie eventually surpassed the one billion mark in ticket […]
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First ‘Minions’ Trailer Tells The Origin Of ‘Despicable Me’ Characters
November 4th, 2014 
James Shotwell 
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Louis C.K. And Kevin Hart Join Universal’s Animated Pets Film
January 25th, 2014 Drew Caruso From the wonderful creators of Despicable Me comes an animated film about pets. As of today, we can add Louis C.K. and Kevin Hart to the growing voice cast, joining the already cast Eric Stonestreet. The script will be written by Ken Daurio and Cinco Paul, both of whom wrote both Despicable Me films. The […]
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Stream All Five Oscar Nominees For ‘Best Original Song’
January 16th, 2014 James Shotwell The 2014 Oscar nominations were revealed this morning in Los Angeles, and in the hours since the internet has been a hotbed for discussion and rage. This is nothing new, of course. It seems there is no way for the Academy to please everyone, and this year like all the ones that came before is […]
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Pharrell Working On New Album, Will Not Be Rapping On It
December 5th, 2013 Kyle Florence In a recent and ridiculously in-depth interview with Complex, legendary producer and performer Pharrell Williams said that he is currently working on a follow-up to 2006’s In My Mind, his most recent full-length. Currently, details regarding the album are scarce, however, Pharrell has made one thing clear–he will not be rapping on the release, attributing […]
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Pharrell Releases 24-Hour Music Video for “Happy”
November 22nd, 2013 John Bazley Pharrell has released an ambitious music video for “Happy,” his contribution to the Despicable Me 2 soundtrack. The video plays for 24 hours straight, looping the 4-minute song with different videos of people singing and dancing along to the song. If you watch it for a while, you’ll notice cameos from Odd Future’s Tyler, The […]
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Sequels Dominate The Box Office: Despicable Me 2 and Grown Ups 2 Outshine Pacific Rim
July 14th, 2013 Adrian Garza It’s just a fact that history likes to repeat itself. In the same way that Monsters University was the highest selling movie for two weekends in a row earlier this month, Despicable Me 2 has done the same, according to estimates. Grown Ups 2 also made its mark, pulling in $42.5 million, slightly less than […]
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Despicable Me 2 Outguns The Lone Ranger
July 7th, 2013 Adrian Garza No doubt about it, family movies have just been dominating in the box office this summer. Two weeks after Monsters University topped World War Z, we have two films come in to fight a similar battle of animated vs live action with Despicable Me 2 and The Lone Ranger. Both films premiered this past Tuesday, […]
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Gru Tries To Be Good in The New Trailer For ‘Despicable Me 2’
March 20th, 2013 James Shotwell Animated films used to be a completely different ballgame in terms of creation, marketing, and release. In the past, studios would strive to craft animated features with the hopes of creating modern classics that would be loved (ie bought/supported) for generations to come. Today, however, the focus has shifted from creating something timeless to something […]
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MOVIE TRAILER: ‘Despicable Me 2’ (Halloween Edition)
October 31st, 2012 James Shotwell Halloween is by and large a holiday designed to fatten children while entertaining them with everything their parents probably do not want them to experience, but the folks behind Despicable Me 2 are aiming to cash in on those seeking family-friendly laughs with an all new trailer for their 2013 feature. The clip, which premiered […]
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