Minions: The Rise of Gru was released in 2022.
The film is a prequel to Despicable Me and a sequel to Minions. It follows an eleven-year-old Gru as he tries to join the Vicious 6, a famous group of supervillains. The story also develops his early relationship with the Minions, including Kevin, Stuart, Bob, and Otto.
The movie was originally planned for release in 2020, but the COVID-19 pandemic caused its theatrical date to be postponed. It eventually opened in 2022 and became a major global box-office success. Its release timing made it one of the most prominent animated theatrical films of that year.
The title can cause confusion because Minions, the earlier spin-off, was released in 2015. Minions: The Rise of Gru is the later film and is set before Gru’s adult career in Despicable Me.