Win Tickets To An Advance Screening For DESPICABLE ME 2 . The screening is on Thursday, June 27 @ 7:00PM-Manchester Stadium in Fresno. DESPICABLE ME 2 is a 2013 American 3D computer-animated adventure comedy film and the sequel to the 2010 animated film Despicable Me . Produced by Illumination Entertainment and distributed by Universal Pictures, both films are directed by Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud, and written by Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio. Steve Carell, Russell Brand, and Miranda Cosgrove reprise their roles. Kristen Wiig , who played Miss Hattie in the first film, voices agent Lucy Wilde. New cast members include Benjamin Bratt as Eduardo and Steve Coogan as Silas Ramsbottom, head of the Anti-Villain League. A spin-off film Minions , focusing mainly on Gru's yellow henchmen before they have met, is set to be released on December 19, 2014. Gru is no longer a villain after saving his three adopted daughters Margo, Edith, and Agnes from Vector in the fir