Billund, Denmark, April 3, 2024: Today, the LEGO Group, Illumination and Universal Products & Experiences confirm that they are in fact collaborating on something new – although it's not a giant Minion, as a recent April Fools post on social media would suggest. To celebrate the July 3 release of Illumination's Despicable Me 4, the latest chapter in history's biggest global animated franchise, the partnership is launching new LEGO Despicable Me 4 sets .

The new four-product range includes two sets that were unveiled today in a sneak-peek video clip. The first set includes LEGO Despicable Me 4 Minions and Gru's Family Mansion with its iconic architecture and beloved movie items, such as the red sofa, fireplace and rocket-style bedroom, as well as a brightly colored treehouse. The second set is a Brick-Built Gru with dancing Minions – complete with a ukulele-playing Mel and Kevin armed with his fart gun. Fans will have to wait a little longer for the full lineup and hidden Easter eggs to be revealed.

LEGO Despicable Me 4 products will be available from May 2024 through LEGO stores, lego.com and select leading retailers worldwide such as 2TTOYS

Both brands hope the DM4 sets will capture the imagination and create unforgettable creative experiences for fans around the world featuring the iconic Despicable Me characters.

“Leveraging the creativity and endless possibilities of the LEGO brand, this collaboration between Illumination, Universal Products & Experiences and the LEGO Group celebrates fun storytelling. Fans told us they really missed LEGO Minions and we're excited to bring back this world of mischievous fun through exciting new play experiences. We hope the new sets will delight every fan – small or large!” said Solvita Akmene, designer at the LEGO Group. “Illumination's Despicable Me franchise is loved by fans around the world, and our partnership with the LEGO Group brings two iconic brands together,” said Rafael Macias, Executive Vice President & Global Commercial Officer , Universal Products & Experiences. “The LEGO Despicable Me 4 sets offer new storytelling possibilities and imaginative ways to bring the fun, action and sweet yet subversive humor of this record-breaking franchise to life. We are just as excited as Despicable Me 4 fans and can't wait to see their reaction to the new movie-inspired LEGO sets.”

About Despicable Me 4

In Despicable Me 4, the first Despicable Me movie in seven years, Gru, the world's favorite supervillain turned Anti-Villain League agent, returns for an exciting, daring new era of Minions mayhem as Gru (Oscar® nominee Steve Carrell) and Lucy (Oscar® nominee Kristen Wiig) and their girls – Margo (Miranda Cosgrove), Edith (Dana Gaier) and Agnes (Madison Polan) – welcome a new member of the Gru family, Gru Jr., who plans to torment his children. dad.

Gru faces a new nemesis in Maxime Le Mal (Emmy winner Will Ferrell) and his femme fatale girlfriend Valentina (Emmy nominee Sofia Vergara), and the family is forced to go on the run.

The film features fresh new characters voiced by Joey King (Bullet Train), Emmy winner Stephen Colbert (The Late Show with Stephen Colbert) and Chloe Fineman (Saturday Night Live). Pierre Coffin returns as the iconic voice of the Minions and Oscar® nominee Steve Coogan returns as Silas Ramsbottom.

Packed with non-stop action and filled with Illumination's signature subversive humor, Despicable Me 4 is directed by Minions co-creator, Oscar® nominee Chris Renaud (Despicable Me, The Secret Life of Pets), and produced by Illumination's visionary Founder and CEO Chris Meledandri and by Brett Hoffman (Executive Producer, The Super Mario Bros. Movie and Minions: The Rise of Gru). The film is co-directed by Patrick Delage (animation director of Sing 2 and The Secret Life of Pets 2), and the screenplay is by Emmy-winning creator of White Lotus, Mike White, and veteran writer of every Despicable Me film, Ken Daurio.

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