Despicable Me 4

Template:Infobox film***Despicable Me 4: Romance and Battles*** is a 2026 American 3D computer-animated comedy film produced by Illumination, directed by Kyle Balda, co-directed by Matthew O'Callaghan, and written by Brian Lynch and Tom Wheeler. The fourth and final installment in the *Despicable Me* franchise and sequel to *Despicable Me 3* (2017), the film features the voices of Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Patrick Dempsey, Will Ferrell, Rob Schneider, Gal Gadot, Miranda Cosgrove, Russell Brand, Gabriel Iglesias (who replaces Moisés Arias), Steve Coogan, Jenny Slate, and Julie Andrews. The film's plot follows Gru and Lucy as they are called into action to save the world from a malicious, secret agent-hating criminal named Brian Wellafonte while Margo, their oldest adopted daughter, is adapting to her new relationship with Antonio Perez (from *Despicable Me 2* (2013)). The film was released on July 3, 2026, by Universal Pictures, in RealD 3D, Digital 3D, and IMAX 3D. It received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics and grossed over $1 billion worldwide, making it the fourth highest-grossing film of 2026, the fourth highest-grossing animated film and twentieth highest-grossing film of all-time.

## Synopsis

Sometime after the events of the previous film, Gru and Lucy are reinstated into the AVL (Anti-Villain League) and Margo, their oldest adopted daughter, is in a relationship with Antonio Perez (who, again, is from *Despicable Me 2*). But things start go a little out of wack when Gru and Lucy are called into action to save the world from an evil secret agent-hating criminal named Brian Wellanfonte while Margo is adapting to her new relationship with Antonio

## Voice cast

* Steve Carell as:
	+ Gru, a former villain-turned-Anti-Villain League (AVL) agent, Dru's twin brother, Lucy's husband, and Margo, Edith, and Agnes' adopted father.
	+ Dru, Gru's twin brother and the girls' adopted uncle.
* Kristen Wiig as Lucy, an AVL agent, Gru's wife, and the girls' adopted mother.
* Patrick Dempsey as Brian Wellafonte, an evil and secret agent-hating villain with intentions on destroying the world.
* Will Ferrell and Rob Schneider as Barry and Ronald Stickets, two dimwitted brothers who work alongside Wellafonte.
* Gal Gadot as Sloane Murray, a rookie AVL agent who is partnered up with Gru and Lucy.
* Miranda Cosgrove as Margo, the oldest of the three girls and Antonio's girlfriend.
* Dana Gaier as Edith, the middle of the three girls.
* Nev Scharrel as Agnes, the youngest of the three girls.
* Pierre Coffin as Mel, Dave, Nick, Kevin, Bob, Stuart, and The Minions.
* Russell Brand as Dr. Nefario, Gru's elderly scientist assistant and best friend.
* Gabriel Iglesias as Antonio Perez, Margo's boyfriend and a former villain. He was voiced by Moisés Arias in *Despicable Me 2*.
* Steve Coogan as Fritz, a friendly butler who works for Gru and his family.
* Jenny Slate as Valerie Da Vinci, the tyrannical head of the AVL.
* Julie Andrews as Marlena, Gru and Dru's elderly mother.
* Frank Welker as Lucky, Agnes' pet one-horned goat that she mistook for a unicorn.
* Jonah Hill as Walter Wellafonte, Brian's obese widowed father.
* Patton Oswalt, Eric Stonestreet, and Kevin Hart as Max, Duke, and Snowball (cameo via archive from *The Secret Life of Pets 2*)