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Miranda Cosgrove Reveals Her Spirit Minion

Miranda Cosgrove Reveals Her Spirit Minion

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YH sits down with the lovely and talented Miranda Cosgrove to get the scoop on her third foray into the 'Despicable Me' universe, 'Despicable Me 3'! She reveals her favorite things about being a part of the animated franchise and which one of the Minions she identifies with most! We also challenge her 'Despicable Me' knowledge by quizzing her on some quotes from the very first film!

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Young Hollywood

Hey guys, it's Audrey from Young Hollywood with Miranda Cosgrove from Despicable Me 3.

Miranda Cosgrove

Hi.

Young Hollywood

Hi, how are you?

Miranda Cosgrove

Good. How are you?

Young Hollywood

I'm great. We're coordinating very well today.

Miranda Cosgrove

I know. We're talking about how great it is.

Young Hollywood

So, I wanted to play a little game with you called finish the line and we've taken some notorious lines from the first movie and I and I want to test your knowledge, your memory really. It's kind of like a pop quiz. not really because you're not gonna get like a grade or anything.

Miranda Cosgrove

I have to get them all right.

Young Hollywood

You have Yes, no pressure. You've only been in all of the movies so uh okay. It's so fluffy. I'm gonna die.

Miranda Cosgrove

As Agnes, adorable.

Young Hollywood

Okay. You will not cry or whine or laugh or giggle or sneeze or burp or fart.

Miranda Cosgrove

Burp or fart. So close, so close. Burp or fart.

Young Hollywood

But burp or fart, I mean, yeah. Gru, amazing. Burping's even grosser. I could see why he would want them to do that.

Miranda Cosgrove

I know. They have them right next to each other, burping and farting.

Young Hollywood

I said dart gun, not fart gun.

Miranda Cosgrove

I know that one. Yeah. That one's rolled off the tongue.

Young Hollywood

Did you just fall?

Miranda Cosgrove

No, I attacked the floor.

Young Hollywood

Yes. I say that too and I fall a lot, which is why my heels are stacked. And last one. Okay. So, this one you kind of have to act act out for me if if you're if you can. Does this count as annoying?

Miranda Cosgrove

How do you I don't know how she does it. She does it so well. Because she's not real. I can't do it with my cheeks. I can't even move my mouth.

Young Hollywood

It kind of works. For you because you've done a lot of live action. Um but being a part of this franchise, what's so fun about doing Margo and and you know, being an animated character and being a voice actor.

Miranda Cosgrove

It's just fun to get to like be in a room and imagine this whole world with all these characters and then you're kind of just alone in there and you don't really have to like worry about anything. You can be wearing sweats and then you can just use your imagination and like say the lines in a bunch of different fun ways. So, it's cool to be like having to imagine falling off a cliff one second and then I'm being like falling asleep in the next scene, yawning and doing all this different stuff. It's fun.

Young Hollywood

Third movie in. I mean, where are we in the despicable me universe?

Miranda Cosgrove

They're a whole family now because at the end of the second film, Gru marries Lucy. They're officially a couple. They're officially married. Yeah. It actually starts off in a bad place where Gru loses his job and the minions decide to quit and not work for Gru anymore. But it's it's pretty cool because um my character is excited to have a mom. Um and then they kind of go through some moments where they're like fighting, not getting along that well and then um Margo, my character definitely comes around in the end.

Young Hollywood

There's also a new villain in this installment. Okay, So.

Miranda Cosgrove

Yeah. He is obsessed with the 80s. He used to be a child star and then he's not really popular anymore and nobody really is excited about him anymore so he decides to actually become a super villain and but because he's stuck in the 80s, he's like really into like Rubik's cubes and all of his like evil villainous stuff.

Young Hollywood

Ha. What about that? What? Oh, girls. Dance fight. You talked about family and one of the themes, I think, of these movies is family and and I think we're getting introduced to a member of Gru's family. What do you know about him? What can you tell us?

Miranda Cosgrove

Yeah, Gru actually finds out, he never knew and he finds out in this movie that he has a twin brother named Dru.

Young Hollywood

What? Twin brother.

Miranda Cosgrove

Twin brother. Except that Dru has a full head of hair, as you can see, and dresses cooler and he's kind of like, he's like Gru but he's like does everything a little bit better. Even though Gru's excited to find out he has a twin brother, he is also a little jealous.

Young Hollywood

This place is amazing. It's nice, yes. I'm not really into things. Is there a character that you personally identify with the most in in these movies?

Miranda Cosgrove

Probably Bob the Minion.

Young Hollywood

I was gonna ask like everybody has a spirit minion, right? Like what? Yeah. What is it about these Minions that are so lovable? They're like adorable and diabolical at the same time.

Miranda Cosgrove

They're just so funny. They're like evil and sweet and I don't know. I love them. Even the bald ones somehow make cute.

Young Hollywood

I know. I know he has one eye. Like they're inexplicable. They're just they're just adorable. Miranda, this was so fun. So, what else should should we expect from Despicable Me 3?

Miranda Cosgrove

Um, just a lot of fun, a new villain, a twin brother. Um, yeah, a lot of minions, a lot of craziness and hopefully it'll make people laugh a lot.

Young Hollywood

And one more question. Does this annoy you a little bit?

Miranda Cosgrove

I wanna like work on it now.

Young Hollywood

I know. We'll go over it next time. Next time.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Audrey

    Young Hollywood interviewer

  • Miranda Cosgrove

    Actress interviewed

  • Agnes

    Character from Despicable Me

  • Gru

    Character from Despicable Me

  • Margo

    Character voiced by Miranda Cosgrove

  • Lucy

    Character in Despicable Me 3

  • Dru

    New character in Despicable Me 3, Gru's twin brother

  • Bob the Minion

    Minion character Miranda identifies with

FAQ

What movie is Miranda Cosgrove promoting?+
Miranda Cosgrove is promoting 'Despicable Me 3', her third foray into the 'Despicable Me' universe as the voice of Margo.
What is the game Miranda Cosgrove plays in the interview?+
Miranda Cosgrove plays a game called 'finish the line', where she is quizzed on notorious quotes from the first 'Despicable Me' movie.
What is Miranda Cosgrove's favorite part about voice acting?+
Miranda Cosgrove enjoys getting to imagine a whole world and characters, using her imagination, and saying lines in fun ways without worrying about physical appearance.
Who is the new villain in Despicable Me 3?+
The new villain in Despicable Me 3 is a former child star obsessed with the 80s who decides to become a super villain.
Does Gru have a twin brother in Despicable Me 3?+
Yes, Gru finds out in Despicable Me 3 that he has a twin brother named Dru, who has a full head of hair and dresses cooler than him.
Which Minion does Miranda Cosgrove identify with most?+
Miranda Cosgrove personally identifies most with Bob the Minion.

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