In the original 2010 film, the audience followed Gru (voiced by Steve Carell), a supervillain trying to steal the moon who inadvertently finds his heart stolen by three orphan girls: Margo, Edith, and Agnes.
: Gru and Lucy go undercover at the Paradise Shopping Mall operating a cupcake bakery called "Bake My Day". Gru quickly suspects a lively Mexican restaurant owner, Eduardo Pérez, is actually "El Macho," a legendary villain who supposedly died riding a shark into an active volcano. 💜 The Genius of the "Evil Minions"
Produced by Illumination Entertainment and distributed by Universal Pictures, the film grossed a massive against a modest $76 million budget, officially becoming the most profitable film in the 100-plus year history of Universal Pictures at the time. 🚀 The Shift From Villain to Hero
: A secret Arctic laboratory has been stolen using a giant magnet, along with a highly potent mutagen known as PX-41. Because Gru used to be a supervillain, the AVL believes only he can think like the culprit.