Despicable Me 4 trailer 2: A super-serum transforms Minions into a new secret weapon, Mega Minions

Illumination unveiled the second trailer for Despicable Me 4, on Tuesday. The film comes seven years after the third film in the franchise, Despicable Me 3 (2017). As per the official logline, "Gru faces a new nemesis in Maxime Le Mal and his femme fatale girlfriend Valentina, and the family is forced to go on the run."

We see that Maxime Le Mal tries to attack again, as an order is given for the minions to volunteer to defeat the supervillain. 5 of them are injected with a super-serum and they transform into Mega Minions with superpowers. Meanwhile, Gru welcomes his son, Gru Jr. and is left to deal with his family drama on the side.

While Steve Carell, Miranda Cosgrove and Kristen Wiig will be reprising their voice roles as Gru, Miranda and Lucy respectively, new cast members include, Will Ferrell as Maxime Le Mal, Sofia Vergara as Valentina, and Joey King as Poppy. Additionally, Stephen Colbert, Chloe Fineman, and Chris Renaud have been cast in undisclosed roles. Pierre Coffin returns as the voice of the Minions and Steve Coogan returns as Silas Ramsbottom.

Despicable Me 1, which hit theatres in 2010, was about Gru adopting three girls, while the second film (2013) revolved around him finding his romantic partner, Lucy. In Despicable Me 3 (2017), Gru has a confrontation with his long-lost twin brother, Dru. 

Chris Renaud has helmed Despicable Me 4 along with Patrick Delage, from a script penned by Mike White and Ken Daurio. The film will hit the big screens on July 4.