Despicable Me (franchise) 9, 2010. It was directed by Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud, based on an original story by Sergio Pablos and written by Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio. The film stars Steve Carell as the voice of Felonious Gru, Miranda Cosgrove as Margo, Dana Gaier as Edith, Elsie Fisher as Agnes, Jason Segel as Vector, Russell Brand as Dr. Nefario and Julie Andrews as Marlena Gru, Gru's mother. It tells the story of Gru, a super-villain who adopts three girls, Margo, Edith and Agnes, from an orphanage to try and steal a shrink ray from Vector (otherwise known as Victor), his
Steve Carell received widespread critical acclaim, earning Carell a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actor. The film was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, making it the second film starring Carell to be nominated for the award, with "Little Miss Sunshine" being the first. He next starred in Woody Allen's "Café Society" (2016), alongside Kristen Stewart and Jesse Eisenberg. In 2017, Carell headlined the biographical comedy-drama "Battle of the Sexes", portraying tennis star Bobby Riggs, with Emma Stone co-starring as Billie Jean King. In 2018, Carell starred as father David Sheff whose son Nic (played by Timothée Chalamet)