The use of flashbacks to characterise Gru in Despicable Me was compared by Variety to those used in Pixar's 2007 film Ratatouille to characterise Anton Ego. According to Despicable Me producer Chris Meledandri, the voice Carell eventually settled on was conceived as 'halfway between Ricardo Montalbán and Bela Lugosi'. Scott and 'halfway between a Russian mafioso and a crazed Nazi' by Roger Ebert, was largely a product of his voice actor Steve Carell's experimentation. Gru's distinctive accent, described as 'quasi-Russian' by A.

Gru also bears some design similarities with British comic-book character Grimly Feendish and with the pre- Crisis version of Lex Luthor. The character that would become Gru was conceived by animator Sergio Pablos, who envisioned him as a Dracula-like character, but the directors of Despicable Me, Chris Renaud and Pierre Coffin, later opted for a more sleek character that would echo 'the world of James Bond', with Auric Goldfinger being cited as a particular influence. Gru and Lucy are also later rehired by the Anti-Villain League. Gru has a complicated relationship with Dru in the beginning, although by the end of the film they have ended up bonding and created a great friendship between them. Along with Lucy and the girls, Gru meets Dru at his mansion in Freedonia, and they form a brotherly relationship over the course of the film. In the third film, after he and Lucy are fired from their jobs at the Anti-Villain League, Gru learns that he has a twin brother, Dru, because his mother and father took care of each child separately. In the second film, Gru leaves his villainous past behind to care for his daughters, but then soon joins forces - unwillingly - with secret agent Lucy Wilde, whom he later marries. Gru is the son of Marlena and the Bald Terror (real name Robert), twin brother of Dru, the adoptive father of Margo, Edith, and Agnes, husband of Lucy, and the boss of the Minions.Īt the beginning of the first film, Gru is an ambitious supervillain who constantly seeks approval from his mother, until the adoption of his daughters convinces him that their happiness is important. Gru is a grouchy, quick-witted and extremely cynical former supervillain, who serves as a secret agent in order to fight other supervillains. Voiced by American actor Steve Carell, he has appeared in all five films in the series.

Lance is also the name of a character from Sing, voiced by Beck Bennett.Felonious Gru, or Felonius Gru, referred to simply as Gru, is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the Despicable Me film series.

Lance appears at the end of the short as he is chased by lots of minions for his apple. Lance, Jorge, Dave, Jerry, Mel, and other minions appear at the end of the film. Lance just shrugs, blows a raspberry and walks away not knowing that Kevin is kidnapped, as he is one of the only few minions who has not been kidnapped and turned evil.Īt Gru and Lucy's wedding, he was the DJ. He called out for Kevin several times to fix it but there is no response. Halfway through the pictures, his laptop has lost internet connection. Gru is looking through some pictures of El Macho on his laptop. Lance is also the minion that is placing some newspapers and magazines on a table in front of where Gru sat. Curious, he looks outside through the door, but since there is no one there he closes the door soon, he opens it again to clean the doorknob. He appears after Tom is gone, and he notices that the vacuum cleaner is left on, the room is in a mess and the door is open.

Nefario while he is vacuuming the carpeted floor, Lance is the minion with the cloth tied on his head, carrying a bucket of cleaning supplies. Lance's strong eye allows him to be laser-focused any task at hand, but can sometimes come at risk of seeing the bigger picture. He values cleanliness and order - Particularly around Gru's house. Lance is a minion with a keen eye for detail and a love for pitching in. Lance is a small one-eyed minion with slanted spiky hair.

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