Minions: The Rise of Gru: Directed by Kyle Balda, Brad Abelson, Jonathan del Val. With Steve Carell, Pierre Coffin, Alan Arkin, and Taraji P. Henson. The untold story of one twelve-year-old’s dream to become the world’s greatest supervillain. A fanboy of a supervillain supergroup known as the Vicious 6, Gru hatches a plan to become evil enough to join them, with the backup of his followers, the Minions.