Steve Carell outshone by the minions in Despicable Me 2 In Australia to promote 'Despicable Me 2', Steve Carell talks with News Limited about hulky Bulgarian men, minions and vacuuming. Steve Carell and a life-sized minion at the premiere of Despicable Me 2. Steve Carell dresses as Gru on Ellen. STEVE Carell has returned as Gru for Despicable Me 2, but someone - or some things - are starting to steal his spotlight. The minions. The horde of giggling yellow creatures dressed in goggles and overalls are now so popular they've taken over Gru's movie - and scored their own breakout film in the process. It's no surprise considering the first Despicable movie was a $542 million mammoth success - landing it among the top ten most successful animated films of all time. And the second is expected to be just as successful as the first. The hilarious Steve Carell was in Sydney last week to talk hunky Bulgarian men, his loveable posse of minions, the highly anticipated Anchorman film and working with the "funny" Kanye West. Watch the above video for the interview. Some of the minions who star in Despicable Me 2.