Gru gets help from the minions as they build their first lair, experiment with their first weapons, and pull off their first missions.
![Minions The Rise of Gru movie logo Illumination Entertainment](https://featuredanimation.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Minions-The-Rise-of-Gru-movie-logo-Illumination-Entertainment.jpg)
When Gru interviews to become their newest member of the Vicious 6, it doesn’t go well and only gets worse after Gru outsmarts them.
The Rise of Gru Trailers & Clips
The Rise of Gru Pictures
![Minions Stuart, Bob, and Kevin](https://featuredanimation.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Minions-Stuart-Bob-and-Kevin.jpg)
![Gru in a waiting room with other villains](https://featuredanimation.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Gru-in-a-waiting-room-with-other-villains.jpg)
![The Rise of Gru villains](https://featuredanimation.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/The-Rise-of-Gru-villains.jpg)
![Four Minions dressed up as ladies](https://featuredanimation.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Four-Minions-dressed-up-as-ladies.jpg)
![Stuart, Kevin, and Otto dressed up as airline pilots](https://featuredanimation.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Stuart-Kevin-and-Otto-dressed-up-as-airline-pilots.jpg)
![Close up of Otto with braces](https://featuredanimation.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Close-up-of-Otto-with-braces.jpg)
Movie Details
- Release Date: July 1, 2022
- Run Time: TBD
- Director: Kyle Balda, Brad Ableson, Jonathan del Val
- Writers: Brain Lynch, Matthew Fogel, Cinco Paul
![Minions the Rise of Gru with Gru, Bob, Kevin, Stuart, and Otto](https://featuredanimation.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Minions-the-Ris-of-Gru-with-Gru-Bob-Kevin-Stuart-and-Otto.jpg)
The Rise of Gru Cast and Characters
- Steve Carell – Gru
- Lucy Lawless – Nunchuk
- Danny Trejo – Stronghold
- Jean-Claude Van Damme – Jean Clawed
- Michelle Yeoh – Master Chow
- Julie Andrews – Marlena Gru
- Dolph Lundgren – Svengeance
- Alan Arkin – Wild Knuckles
- Taraji P. Henson – Belle Bottom
- Russell Brand – Dr. Nefario
- Pierre Coffin – Kevin, Stuart, Bob, Minions
The Rise of Gru Movie Links
The Rise of Gru Games & Apps
![Minion Rush running game app icon](https://featuredanimation.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Minion-Rush-running-game-app-icon.jpg)
Minion Rush: Running Game
![minion rush running game app screen shots for iphone](https://featuredanimation.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/minion-rush-running-game-app-screen-shots-for-iphone.jpg)
It’s time to take a run on the wild side with the incredibly fun and despicably daring Minions!
Illumination, Universal, and Gameloft bring you Minion Rush, an endless running game that can be enjoyed offline, anytime! Run through lots of cool locations, dodging devious traps, battling vile villains, and collecting loads of bright, beautiful Bananas!
![Minions The Rise of Gru fan art poster](https://featuredanimation.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Minions-The-Rise-of-Gru-fan-art-poster.jpg)
The Rise of Gru Quotes
Did you just trade my future for a pet rock?
Oh, sorry. I didn’t mean to scare you. Now, where’s Gru!?
The Rise of Gru Plot Summary (Spoilers)
Coming to theaters in July 2022.
![Minions Rise of Gru Gru playing a record](https://featuredanimation.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Minions-Rise-of-Gru-Gru-playing-a-record.jpeg)
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Editor In Chief / FounderBrandon is an animation enthusiast and animated film critic. He has been writing about animation since 2013 to celebrate animated movies, characters, and songs. His favorite animated movies include Finding Nemo, Aladdin, and The Lion King.