T he Despicable Mefranchise has featured many iterations of minions over the past decade. The minions were first introduced ...

Despicable Me 4 is the fourth installment in the overall franchise. The animated comedy flick was released on July 3, 2024, ...

Surrounded by a small army of minions, we discover Gru (Steve Carell), planning the biggest heist in the history of the world. He is going to steal the moon. Gru delights in all things wicked.

The Minions are in it. That's enough. Now five films and 12 years into the Despicable Me series, the appeal of the bug-eyed, overalls-wearing, banana-yellow henchmen horde is overwhelming apparent.

The Despicable Me franchise centers on Gru, a super-villain (who later becomes a dad and superhero); his yellow-coloured Minions; and his three orphan girls, Margo, Edith and Agnes.