First trailer for 'Despicable Me 3' has Gru battling a former 80s child star for the crown of supervillainy

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By Darian Scalamoni

            Universal has had massive success with their Despicable Me movies from the original in 2010 to its lackluster sequel in 2013 and especially the spinoff film simply titled, Minions that made over a billion dollars worldwide without a plot. The newest film though, Despicable Me 3 got a new trailer that actually had me laughing quite a bit.

            Despicable Me 3 follows Gru facing off against a new villain in Balthazar Bratt voiced by the magnificent Trey Parker. Bratt is a former child star that is driven to supervillainy as a result of the abrupt cancellation of his TV series in the 80s when he hit puberty. I’ve never seen any of the films in this franchise but this one looks the most enticing to me that I’ve seen so I’m excited especially when you have talent like Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig and Trey Parker on board.

            Check out the trailer below for Despicable Me 3! The movie will open everywhere on June 30^th, 2017.