New cast members include Taraji P. Henson, Michelle Yeoh, Russell Brand, Julie Andrews and Alan Arkin. In the film, an eleven-year-old Gru plans to become a supervillain with the help of his Minions, which leads to a showdown with a malevolent team, the Vicious 6.

They have dubbed themselves the #gentleminions, gaining a collective 65.4 million views from the hashtag on TikTok alone. Aside from social media prevalence, the trend may have something to do with Rise of Gru enjoying huge box office success since its release last weekend.

Produced by Illumination Entertainment and distributed by Universal Pictures, it is the spin-off/prequel which takes place before the events of Despicable Me and the third installment overall in the film series of the same name.

Why Wild Knuckles Is (Probably) Not Part Of Gru's Family. Despite their intense friendship in Rise of Gru, there are a few elements from the Minions and Despicable Me timeline that dispel the theory that Wild Knuckles could be related to Gru or his family.

Although Minions: The Rise of Gru isn't suitable for very young viewers, it will appeal to children aged over 6 years (with parental guidance to 9 years), along with the young at heart.

The Minions speak a made-up language, but there are a couple uses of insults like "idiot" or "screwed up." And there are some glimpses of basically bare Minion bottom, as well as some other mildly suggestive scenes (implied nakedness after losing a swimsuit, bottom squeezing, a couple embracing, hypnotized guards ...

The suits are a tribute to Steve Carrell's character, Felonius Gru, the Minions' conniving boss in the series.

It's all part of a viral TikTok trend involving the little yellow henchmen that stole the show in 2010's animated hit Despicable Me. Dubbed the #gentleminions trend, the latest social media craze has groups of teenagers around the world dressing up in formal attire to watch Minions: The Rise of Gru in theatres.

The Minions are major characters in Universal Studios/Illumination's 2010 animated feature film Despicable Me. The Minions are small, yellow, cylindrical creatures, who have one or two eyes. They are the signature characters of the Despicable Me Films series.

Despicable Me is an American computer-animated media franchise created by Sergio Pablos. It is centered on a former supervillain turned secret agent named Gru and his yellow-colored Minions. The franchise is produced by Illumination and distributed by its parent company Universal Pictures.

Gru is the son of Marlena and the Bald Terror, twin brother of Dru, the adoptive father of Margo, Edith, and Agnes, husband of Lucy, and the boss of the Minions.

Minionese The Minions speak Minionese, sometimes called “the Banana language”. Minionese is what's known as a constructed language – or “conlang”. Conlangs are often a feature of works of fantasy and science fiction.

Ideas to discuss with your children There are also some scary characters. Because of these violent and scary elements, Minions isn't recommended for children under five years. We also recommend parental guidance for children aged 5-8 years, particularly those who might be disturbed by the violent and scary elements.