THE MINIONS HAVE REVOLTED!

says co-director Kyle Balda, a veteran of the Universal franchise.

“He’s a character who personifies the voice of objection against Gru’s life choices.

Despicable Me 3 (2017)Mel the Minion

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I think of him as sort of the head of the union.

“Are they still doing their own thing?

Or are they here with Gru and the other Minions?

Despicable Me 3 (2017)Minion

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Or, like, is Bob an adult now?

(Minions 2, meanwhile, is due in theaters summer 2020.)

“I think of them as an old married couple.

Their idea of being bad is slapping one another.

But they just think they have it in their DNA to go and be villains.