Steve Carell bringing Despicable Me to Blu-ray in December

Brad Sturdivant September 22nd, 2010

Apparently, I was the only one in the world that was completely surprised by the success of DESPICABLE ME. On one hand, yes, all kids movies will do somewhat well at the box office if they’re marketed appropriately, but nothing about DESPICABLE ME appealed to me, so I thought it would drop at the box office like a dud. Well, apparently I was wrong because critics and fans alike seemed to love the film.

DESPICABLE ME arrives on Blu-ray and DVD December 14^th, just in time for the holidays. Special features are aplenty and include stuff for kids and adults alike:

Despicable Me Blu-ray

BONUS FEATURES EXCLUSIVELY ON BLU-RAY^™ 3D Combo Pack, Blu-ray Combo Pack, and DVD Double Pack:

THREE ALL NEW, MINI-MOVIES Starring THE MINIONS — The fun continues with three all-new mini-movies, created exclusively for the Blu-ray Combo Packs and DVD Double Pack! Available for a limited time only! Get more laughs and more minion mayhem with “Home Makeover”, “Orientation Day” and “Banana” – you’ll want to watch them again and again!
THE VOICES OF DESPICABLE ME —Go behind-the-scenes with Steve Carell, Jason Segel, Russell Brand, Miranda Cosgrove, Kristen Wiig and Julie Andrews as they give life to their animated characters. Includes character profiles for each of the cast members!
SUPER SILLY FUN LAND—Join Agnes, Margo and Edith at the Super Silly Fun Land Theme Park and play Feed the Creatures and Freeze the Floating Minions to win super cool prizes.

BONUS FEATURES EXCLUSIVELY ON BLU-RAY 3D COMBO PACK AND BLU-RAY COMBO PACK:

GRU-CONTROL – Through a picture-in-picture window, see the making of the film with behind-the-scenes footage and cast/filmmaker interviews
MISS HATTIE’S TOP SECRET COOKIE RECIPES—Margo is proud to present the recipes for those wonderful cookies that the loveable orphans under Miss Hattie’s care enjoy so much!
BD-LIVE^™—Access the BD-Live^™ Center through your Internet-connected player to get even more content, watch the latest trailers and more.
MY SCENES—Bookmark your favorite scenes from the movie.
pocket BLU^™ app— For the first time available on iPad®, owners can enjoy a new, enhanced edition of pocket BLU™ made especially to take advantage of the tablet’s larger screen and high resolution display. Consumers will be able to browse through a library of Blu-ray™ content and watch entertaining extras on-the-go that’s bigger and better than ever before. USHE’s groundbreaking pocket BLU^™ app uses iPhone^™, iPod^® touch, iPad™, Blackberry^®, Nokia^® Smartphone, Android^™, PC and Macintosh to work seamlessly with a network-connected Blu-ray^™ player and offers advanced features such as:
- MINION ME—Exclusively for iPhone® and iPad® — Personalize photos of friends and family by turning them into Minions. Pictures can be customized with glasses, bowties, hats and hairstyles to make it really hilarious! Send it to your friends with a Minion laugh.
- MINION DOMINION APP—Exclusively for iPhone® and iPad® Control a Minion by turning, tilting, rotating and shaking your phone. Tap the screen to make him speak, tap it again to hear him laugh. Or do battle with the two-player “minion mash up.” Download to your iPhone and see who can inflict the most damage on the other’s minion.
- Advanced Remote Control: A sleek, elegant new way to operate your Blu-ray^™ player. Users can navigate through menus, playback and BD-Live^™ functions with ease.
- Video Timeline: Users can easily bring up the video timeline, allowing them to instantly access any point in the movie.
- Mobile-To-Go: Users can unlock a selection of bonus content with their Blu-ray^™ discs to save to mobile devices or to stream from anywhere there’s a Wi-Fi network, enabling them to enjoy exclusive content on the go, anytime, anywhere.
- Keyboard: Enter data into a Blu-ray^™ player with your device’s easy and intuitive keyboard to facilitate such Blu-ray^™features as chatting with friends and sending messages.

BONUS FEATURES AVAILABLE ON DVD AND ALL VERSIONS:

The World of Despicable Me
Despicable Beats—Director Chris Renaud talks about the cool factor of renowned music producer Pharrell Williams.
Gru’s Rocket Builder—In an all-new game, Vector has stolen some of the most famous landmarks from around the world and replaced them with the pieces to Gru’s rocket. Players must return all the stolen landmarks to the correct countries in order to build their own rockets before Vector hacks into the system and steals the rocket plans. The reward for completing the rocket is a launch to the moon!
A Global Effort—Learn all about the global effort behind Despicable Me. A director from France and another from the USA, plus an American and English cast created a movie in France, with artists from all over the world for a truly international movie!
Commentary with directors Chris Renaud and Pierre Coffin, featuring the Minions!