Steve Carell starred with Tina Fey in "Date Night" during late 2008 and was released on April 9, 2010 in the U.S. He voiced Gru, the main character in the Universal CGI film "Despicable Me" along with Russell Brand, Miranda Cosgrove, and Kristen Wiig. He reprised the role in the 2013 sequel "Despicable Me 2" and in the third installment of the film franchise "Despicable Me 3" in 2017. He has several other projects in the works, including a remake of the 1967 Peter Sellers film "The Bobo". He is doing voice-over work in commercials for Wrigley's Extra gum. Carell has launched
Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life (film) squandered visual gags and contributions from its adult cast, putting it alongside similar films like "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" and "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day". The film was released on Blu-ray, DVD, and digital download on January 3, 2017. On October 3, 2016, Patterson announced that he is developing a sequel to the film. Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life (film) Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life is a 2016 American live-action/animated family comedy film directed by Steve Carr and written by Chris Bowman, Hubbel Palmer and Kara Holden, based