Evil Things Beware

**Evil Things Beware** is an 2018 American live-action/animated comedy film directed by Jean-Marc Vallée. It is the sequel to Purple Pandemonium (2014) and the spin-off/remake to Despicable Me 3 (2017). The film stars Liam "Maker MJ" Atkinson (credited as Liam Atkinson), Lindy Booth, Jerry Keller, Jodelle Ferland, Mike Myers, Erica Cerra, Jessica Amlee, Anna Western, and Julie Lemieux.

Like its predecessors, the film received critical acclaim from critics, who praised the humor, screenplay, performances (particularly Atkinson and Keller), action sequences, and visual effects, with many critics deeming it "more" superior to the two films.

## Cast

* Liam Atkinson as Andy Hawkins, the spy and former supervillain turned Pro-Villain League agent, Katie, Sarah, and Emma's adoptive father, and Halle's husband. He is based on Felonius Gru.
	+ Zack Atkinson as 9-year-old Andy
* Gary Collins as Kody, Andy's long-lost twin brother and the girls' adoptive uncle.
* Lindy Booth as Halle Foster, an Pro-Villain League agent, Andy's wife and the girls' adoptive mother She is based on Lucy Wilde.
	+ Booth also played Frances Hawkins, Andy's mother
* Jerry Keller as Ephraim Kratt, a supervillain and former child star who grows up to become obsessed with the character he played in the 1980s and is bent on world domination. He is based on Balthazar Bratt.
	+ Keller also voices Mel and the Minions.
* Jodelle Ferland as Katie, Andy and Halle's oldest and clever adopted daughter. She is based on Margo Gru.
* Mike Myers as Mikey Ramsbottom, the director of the Pro-Villain League, who retires at the beginning of the film. He is based on Silas Ramsbottom.
* Erica Cerra as Sophia Scandella, a tyrannical member of the Pro-Villain League who becomes the new PVL director. She is based on Valerie Da Vici.
* Jessica Amlee as Sarah, Andy and Halle's middle tomboyish adopted daughter. She is based on Edith Gru.
* Anna Western as Emma, Andy and Halle's youngest innocent and immature adopted daughter. She is based on Agnes Gru. She replaces Lily Javits from the first two films.
* Julie Lemieux as Barbara Hawkins, Andy's grandmother. She is Marlena Gru.
* Eric Bauza as the voice of Stan the robot, Kratt's sidekick. He is based on Clive the robot.
* Christian Martyn as Ken, a boy from Calgary who falls in love with Margo. He is based on Niko.
* Noam Jenkins as Chester Hawkins, Andy's father

## Production

Filming began on July 5, 2017 and ended on August 2, 2017 in Toronto. Filming took place at Pinewood Toronto Studios, La Belle Mansion and Yonge–Dundas Square.

### Post-production

Mr. X, Soho VFX, and Spin VFX provides visual effects for the film.

Like the two films, the minions was portrayed by puppeteers, who wears the green screen body suits during filming; Frank Meschkuleit serves as the lead puppeteer. The minions was animated during post-production.

## Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 98% based on 230 reviews, with an average rating of 8.24/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Getting more higher than the two films, *Evil Things Beware* is a outstanding experience loaded with the splendid performances from Liam Atkinson and Jerry Keller." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 87 out of 100, based on 65 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A+" on an A+ to F scale.