STACK #155 Sep 2017

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Miranda Cosgrove – formerly of iCarly – provides the voice for the loveable Margo in the Despicable Me films. Returning for Despicable Me 3 , she notes it's the Minions and the theme of family that keeps her coming back for more. Words Adam Colby T hough now known by many as one of Gru’s three daughters in the Despicable alongside Jack Black as the sassy Summer Hathaway in School of Rock (2003) iMargo

realised when I was just hearing about the story how crazy some of the animation was going to be. It wasn’t until maybe halfway through filming the first one that I even got to see pictures of the Minions. I don’t think I even

2 , Margo gets a huge crush on a boy – but, of course, dad gets in the way. “That doesn’t really work out because Gru doesn’t want her to like boys. Of course, it also turns out that the boy’s father is a super villain

Cosgrove’s character in the Despicable films, Margo, has come a long way since the first – and so has the actress. “It’s funny, one of the things I remember loving the most when I started, was their crazy looking dog,” she laughs. “I don’t think I

Me franchise, Miranda Cosgrove’s first big role was as Carly Shay in the Nickelodeon series iCarly . She then made her big-screen debut

knew they were going to be in the first film.” In Despicable Me

which doesn’t help either,” she laughs. “That’s kind of where

DESPICABLE ME TOPS SHREK

after Despicable Me 3 dominated world cinema takings, reports Deadline . Following the box office success of Illumination’s latest, the four movies of the Despicable Me series (including spin-off origin story Minions , the second highest grossing animated movie of all time after Disney’s Frozen ) has seen

the franchise hit USD 3.528 billion in total global takings, topping Shrek‘s five-movie USD 3.51 billion global total. Hmm, maybe we should have entered the animation field, instead of just writing about it? With Minions 2 in development for a 2020 release, it could really be on, as a Shrek 5 is

also in production with a tentative release date of 2019. Which will win out, the primary colour or the secondary? Meanwhile, if you’re wondering what’s after

So, any DM and Minions haters may as well get with the program, or face treason charges – KING BOB! AF

I t’s really not easy being green, as the Despicable Me movies have sent Shrek from the number one animated franchise spot back to the swamp. Gru and his much-loved henchmen, the Minions, have leapt to the top spot

those two on the highest-grossing franchise list, third is Ice Age , followed by Madagascar and Toy Story .

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