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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
It’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! AF
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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 Despicable Me