Illumination Entertainment officially announces the production of Despicable Me 2, the sequel to the 2010 animated film Despicable Me.
The animation process for Despicable Me 2 begins, utilizing advanced computer animation techniques to bring characters and scenes to life.
Voice actors, including Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, and others, begin recording dialogues for Despicable Me 2.
Universal Pictures releases the official trailer for Despicable Me 2, showcasing new characters and plot elements to generate audience interest.
Despicable Me 2 is released in theaters worldwide, receiving critical acclaim and commercial success.
Despicable Me 2 is released on DVD and Blu-ray, allowing audiences to own and watch the movie at home.
Gru has given up his life as a supervillain and is now raising his three adopted daughters peacefully.
El Macho returns after being presumed dead, planning to take over the world using a powerful mutagen serum.
Agent Lucy Wilde is assigned to work with Gru to help investigate the theft of the mutagen serum.
A powerful mutagen serum called PX-41 is stolen from a top-secret lab, leading to a series of villainous attacks.
Gru is recruited by the Anti-Villain League and teams up with Lucy to investigate the mutated minions and track the villain.
Some of Gru's minions are exposed to PX-41 serum and turn into aggressive, indestructible purple minions.
Gru and Lucy manage to cure the mutated minions by retrieving a sample of the serum and synthesizing the antidote.
Gru and Lucy discover El Macho is alive and operating from a hidden lair beneath his restaurant.
Gru and Lucy confront El Macho, thwarting his plan to unleash the PX-41 serum on the world using explosive churros.
Following the defeat of El Macho, Lucy asks Gru to be her partner in both life and work, and he accepts.
