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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
Me franchise, Miranda Cosgrove’s
first big role was as Carly Shay in
the Nickelodeon series
iCarly
. She
then made her big-screen debut
alongside Jack Black as the sassy
Summer Hathaway in
School of
Rock
(2003)
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
iMargo
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
which doesn’t help
either,” she laughs.
“That’s kind of where
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
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
those two on the
highest-grossing
franchise list, third
is
Ice Age
, followed
by
Madagascar
and
Toy Story
.
So, any DM and
Minions haters may as
well get with the program,
or face treason charges –
KING BOB!
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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
knew they were going
to be in the first film.”
In
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