Despicable Me 3 Trivia: 15 fun facts about the film!

Despicable Me 3 is an upcoming 2017 American 3D computer-animated comedy film. Let’s see some amazing facts and trivia about it!

1.It  is being produced by Illumination Entertainment and released by Universal Pictures.

2. It will be the third installment in the Despicable Me film series, after Despicable Me 2 (2013).

3. Directed by Pierre Coffin and Kyle Balda, and co-directed by Eric Guillon, the film is written by Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio. It stars the voices of Steve Carell in a dual role, Kristen Wiig, and Trey Parker.

4. It is scheduled to be released in the United States on June 30, 2017 by Universal Pictures.

5.The plot: Gru faces off against Balthazar Bratt, a former child star who has grown up to become obsessed with the character that he played in the ’80s, and gets into some sibling rivalry when he meets his long-lost charming, cheerful, and more successful twin brother Dru who wants to team up with him for one last criminal heist to steal the diamond that Bratt has stolen.

6. Steve Burke, the NBCUniversal CEO, confirmed in September 2013 that a third film in the Despicable Me series was in development.

7. Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio, the writers of the first two films, announced that they would return to write the screenplay for the film.

8. On April 13, 2016, Trey Parker, co-creator of South Park, was cast as the main antagonist for the film, Balthazar Bratt

9. Steve Carell said that Despicable Me 3 may be his last film as the voice of Gru. However, Carell stated that if he was asked to do a cameo in any future Minion sequels, he happily would.

10. Agnes’s voice actress Elsie Fisher from the first and second movies was replaced by Nev Scharrel due to Fisher getting too old for the role.

11. Alan Tudyk was up for the role of Balthazar Bratt.

12. Jenny Slate’s third Illumination Entertainment film after The Lorax (2012) and The Secret Life of Pets (2016).

13. This film will feature Balthazar Bratt as the new villain. Other villains in the Despicable Me franchise have been Vector, El Macho, and Scarlet Overkill. Voiced by Jason Segel, Benjamin Bratt, and Sandra Bullock respectively.

14. Trey Parker released South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999) on June 30, and this movie is being released exactly 18 years later, with him playing as Balthazar Bratt.

15. The diamond featured in the first trailer is a parody to the Pink Panther diamond.