Despicable Me (franchise) rival, to shrink and steal the Earth's moon. "Despicable Me" received positive reviews, and grossed over $543 million worldwide, against a budget of $69 million, launching a new franchise. A sequel, "Despicable Me 2", released on July 3, 2013, was once again directed by Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud, and written by Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio. Steve Carell, Russell Brand, Miranda Cosgrove, Dana Gaier, and Elsie Fisher reprise their roles as Felonious Gru, Dr. Nefario, Margo, Edith and Agnes respectively. Kristen Wiig, who voiced Miss Hattie in the first film, voices Lucy Wilde, an agent of the Anti-Villain League
Thomas Carell became Professor for organic chemistry at the Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich. His main interest is still the DNA repair system. In 2004, he received the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, which is the highest honour awarded in German research. In 2008, he was awarded the Otto-Bayer-Prize for his work on the DNA repair systems. Since 2010, Professor Carell has been an Associate Editor of Chemical Science, the flagship general chemistry journal published by the Royal Society of Chemistry Thomas Carell Thomas Carell (born 1966) is a German biochemist. Carell was born in 1966 in Herford Germany,