Chris Renaud directed Despicable Me 2.
Despicable Me 2 is a 2013 American 3D computer-animated comedy film and the sequel to the 2010 animated film Despicable Me .. 3D film. computer-animated. Computer animation. comedy film. comedy film. Despicable Me. Despicable Me. Produced by Illumination Entertainment for Universal Pictures , and animated by Illumination Mac Guff , the film is directed by Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud , and written by Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio .. Pierre Coffin. Pierre Coffin. Chris Renaud. Chris Renaud ( animator ). Cinco Paul. Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio. Ken Daurio. Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio. Illumination Entertainment. Illumination Entertainment. Universal Pictures. Universal Studios. Illumination Mac Guff. Illumination Mac Guff. Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio. Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio. Steve Carell , Russell Brand , Miranda Cosgrove , Elsie Fisher , and Dana Gaier reprise their roles as Gru , Dr. Nefario , Margo , Agnes , and Edith respectively .. Steve Carell. Steve Carell. Miranda Cosgrove. Miranda Cosgrove. Russell Brand. Russell Brand. Elsie Fisher. Elsie Fisher. Dana Gaier. Dana Gaier. Kristen Wiig , who played Miss Hattie in the first film , voices agent Lucy Wilde , while Ken Jeong , who played the Talk Show Host , voices Floyd Eagle-san .. Kristen Wiig. Kristen Wiig. Ken Jeong. Ken Jeong. New cast members include Benjamin Bratt as Eduardo `` El Macho '' Perez and Steve Coogan as Silas Ramsbottom , head of the fictional Anti-Villain League -LRB- AVL -RRB- .. Benjamin Bratt. Benjamin Bratt. Steve Coogan. Steve Coogan. Despicable Me 2 premiered on June 5 , 2013 in Australia , and was theatrically released in the United States on July 3 , 2013 .. Australia. Australia. Despicable Me. Despicable Me. The film received mostly positive reviews from critics , and was nominated for Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and for Academy Award for Best Original Song -LRB- for `` Happy '' -RRB- , losing both to Walt Disney Animation Studios ' Frozen .. Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. Academy Award for Best Original Song. Academy Award for Best Original Song. Happy. Happy ( Pharrell Williams song ). Walt Disney Animation Studios. Walt Disney Animation Studios. Frozen. Frozen ( 2013 film ). Grossing over $ 970 million worldwide against its budget of $ 76 million , the film became the second-highest-grossing animated film of 2013 and the third-highest-grossing film of 2013 .. It is also the most profitable film in the 101-year history of Universal Studios .. A prequel / spin-off film , Minions , focusing on the little yellow henchmen before they met Gru , was released on July 10 , 2015 .. Minions. Minions ( film ). A third film , Despicable Me 3 , is scheduled for release on June 30 , 2017 .. Despicable Me. Despicable Me. Despicable Me 3. Despicable Me 3