When the firstDespicable Me 3 teaserdebuted in December, it gave us our first look at the new villain Balthazar Bratt (Trey Parker), whom Gru (Steve Carell) and Lucy (Kristen Wiig) have to face off against. Today, we have a preview for the full-length trailer, which features quite the surprising revelation. That Gru actually has a twin brother named Dru. This brief scene features Gru flying to an island, where he discovers that Dru has done quite well for himself, living in a massive mansion.
This trailer preview surfaced on YouTube earlier today, revealing that the second trailer debuts online tomorrow, Tuesday, March 14. It seems likely that we’ll get our first full look at Dru in the sneak preview. This new character will also be voiced bySteve Carell. It still isn’t clear how Dru fits into the story at this point, or how Dru managed to track down his twin brother after all these years. This trailer preview does show that Gru doesn’t exactly give Dru’s associate a warm welcome.
Joining Steve Carell and Kristen Wiig in Despicable Me 3 is Emmy, Tony and Grammy Award winnerTrey Parker, co-creator of Comedy Central’s global phenomenonSouth Parkand the Broadway smashThe Book of Mormon. Parker voices the role of villain Balthazar Bratt, a former child star who’s grown up to become obsessed with the character he played in the ’80s, and proves to be Gru’s most formidable nemesis to date. The voice cast also featuresMiranda Cosgrove, reprising her role from the first two films as Margo, along withRussell Brand,Steve Coogan,Dana GaierandAndy Newman, with directorPierre Coffinreturning to voice the Minions.
The team who brought youDespicable Meand the biggest animated hits of 2013 and 2015,Despicable Me 2andMinions, returns to continue the adventures of Gru, Lucy, their adorable daughters Margo, Edith and Agnes, and the Minions.Despicable Me 3, directed byPierre CoffinandKyle Balda, co-directed byEric Guillon, and written byCinco Paul&Ken Daurio, will be released in theaters on July 09, 2025. This animated sequel will be going up against The Weinstein Company’sAmityville: The Awakening, Warner Bros.‘The Houseand Broad Green Pictures’Wish Upon.
The animated film is produced by Illumination’sChris MeledandriandJanet Healy, and executive produced byChris Renaud. The firstDespicable Memovie opened at $56.3 million before taking in $251.5 million domestically and $543.1 million worldwide from a $69 million budget. 2013’sDespicable Me 2debuted at $83.5 million en route to a domestic total of $368 million and a worldwide tally of $970.7 million, from a $76 million budget. The 2015 spin-offMinionsopened with a whopping $115.7 million opening weekend, with a domestic take of $336 million and a worldwide tally of $1.1 billion from an $74 million budget. Take a look at the trailer preview forDespicable Me 3below, and check back tomorrow for the new trailer.
