Despicable Me is an animated comedy film which was released to U.S. theaters in 3D on July 9, 2010.http://www.fandango.com/despicableme3d_131098/movieoverview The film was co-directed by Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud, and marks the full-length feature film debut for both directors.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0719208/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1853544/ The film premiered at the Moscow Film Festival in June of 2010.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1323594/releaseinfo The tagline for Despicable Me is “Superbad. Superdad."http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1323594/

Despicable Me had an estimated production budget of 69 million dollars.http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=despicableme.htm In its opening week, the film was released to 3,476 theaters across the U.S. and grossed over 85 million dollars, earning first place in box office rankings.http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=weekly&id=despicableme.htm As of January 2011, Despicable Me has grossed over 251 million dollars domestically, and over 526 million dollars worldwide.http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=despicableme.htm

The nominations for the 68th annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony were announced on Tuesday, December 14, 2010.http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20449442,00.html Despicable Me garnered one nomination, for Best Animated Feature Film.http://www.goldenglobes.org/nominations/ Other contenders in the category include How to Train Your Dragon, The Illusionist, Tangled, and Toy Story 3.http://www.goldenglobes.org/nominations/

Gru is a super-villain with an army of minions at his disposal. After Gru concocts a malevolent plan to steal the moon, his best-laid plans are compromised with the arrival of three small girls, who are now under his care. The three girls gradually begin to melt Gru’s ice cold heart.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXZY_XRjABs

• Steve Carell: Gru (voice)
• Jason Segel: Vector (voice)
• Russell Brand: Dr. Nefario (voice)
• Julie Andrews: Gru's Mom (voice)
• Will Arnett: Mr. Perkins (voice)
• Kristen Wiig: Miss Hattie (voice)
• Miranda Cosgrove: Margo (voice)
• Dana Gaier: Edith (voice)
• Elsie Fisher: Agnes (voice)
• Pierre Coffin: Tim the Minion / Bob the Minion / Mark the Minion / Phil the Minion / Stuart the Minion (voice)
• Chris Renaud: Dave the Minion (voice)
• Jemaine Clement: Jerry the Minion (voice)
• Jack McBrayer: Carnival Barker / Tourist Dad (voice)
• Danny McBride: Fred McDade (voice)
• Mindy Kaling: Tourist Mom (voice)http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1323594/

"Everybody has a wicked side, whether they are six or sixty, and yet so often storytelling draws a sharp line between good and evil. After years of taking my sons to the movies and having them leave the theatre with the villain as their favorite character, we decided to make a movie where the villain is the protagonist."—Producer Chris Meledandrihttp://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=50493

• "The animation is fine and crisp with some imaginative use of colour, while the 3D really brings the action to life...While theres nothing wrong with Despicable Me and youngsters will undoubtedly enjoy it theres a heavy air of familiarity hanging over every scene..."—David Edwards of The Mirrorhttp://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/columnists/david-edwards/2010/10/15/despicable-me-3d-film-review-playing-a-cool-toon-115875-22635558/

• "With visits to Paris, the Pyramids and the moon, the film’s plot may be a little overcrowded, but that doesn’t prevent ‘Despicable Me’ from being one of the year’s most likeable family entertainments."—Tom Huddleston of Time Out Londonhttp://www.timeout.com/film/reviews/88785/despicable-me.html

• "Despicable Me is a watchable animated comedy with a couple of nice ideas and at least one adorable supporting character but it's also unambitious, surprisingly dull in places, depressingly low on decent laughs and ultimately let down by a lazy central performance from Steve Carell."—Matthew Turner of View Londonhttp://www.viewlondon.co.uk/films/despicable-me-film-review-32158.html