‘So we have exciting new characters, a new location, new gadgets and we take Gru and the girls to a new phase of life. ‘You don’t want to simply retell the story of the first film. ‘The toughest challenge with any sequel is the (audience’s) loss of a sense of discovery,’ says Renaud from Paris, where he’s lived for the last five years with his wife and two children. Now, Gru and his adopted daughters Margo (Miranda Cosgrove), Edith and Agnes are back for more mischief in ‘Despicable Me 2,’ which Renaud co-directed with Pierre Coffin. ‘Despicable Me’ grossed more than $540 million, making it the 10th biggest animated motion picture in Hollywood history. The 2010 movie proved that Renaud wasn’t the only one fascinated with villains. Given his love of all things dark and dastardly, it’s no wonder that Renaud made his feature film directorial debut with ‘Despicable Me,’ a cartoon told from the perspective of diabolical bad guy Gru (Steve Carell). So it’s a delight watching somebody who can actually live that way.’ ‘(Villains) are very powerful (figures) who live by their own whims, and there’s part of us that wishes we didn’t have to follow the rules and always do the right thing. ‘I always say that when I was a kid, I only played with the Darth Vadar and Storm Tropper action figures,’ recalls Renaud, who was born in Maryland but spent his teen years in Allentown. From the very first time the Force was with him, Renaud was fascinated by evil genius Darth Vader. Filmmaker Chris Renaud has always been a big fan of the ‘Star Wars’ movies but it wasn’t the heroic Luke Skywalker or Han Solo who captured his imagination.
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