![]() ![]() “I was listening, and my voice was so high,” Gaier said. “If you shut your eyes, you would think it’s Dana, but you open your eyes, and she’s on the big screen as a little girl in a pink hat.”Īlthough she no longer had to compete with other young actresses, Gaier was not immediately handed the opportunity to reprise her role as Edith in “Despicable Me 2.” Three years had passed since her first session in the recording studio, and Gaier had to prove her adolescent vocal cords could still reach a 9-year-old’s pitch.Īs her agent and the audio engineer replayed her first audition tape, Gaier doubted if she could replicate the youthful tone she gave Edith as an 11-year-old. “When I saw (“Despicable Me”) it was so weird,” said Michelle Corvelli, a friend of Gaier’s. Gaier, her friends and her family heard her familiar voice with an unfamiliar face for the first time. “I thought I was getting the full celebrity treatment.”Īfter two years in and out of the recording studio, “Despicable Me” was released in 2010. “They flew me home first class, and I was on cloud nine,” Gaier said. After the callback in Los Angeles, 11-year-old Gaier arrived home in New Jersey to celebratory balloons and treats from her family. Though the directors had considered other girls before her, Gaier’s voice, which provided the perfect counterpart to the clear, high-pitched ones of the other sisters, prevailed, Gaier said. Gaier said she landed the role of 9-year-old Edith in 2008 because of her gravelly tone. For six years, Gaier has been known as the voice behind the animation for Edith, the mischievous middle daughter in the “Despicable Me” franchise. Since her first day in the recording studio, brown-haired, brown-eyed Gaier, a first-year undeclared student, has voiced her blonde, blue-eyed character with increasing confidence. The “Despicable Me” sound technicians were forced to address the nervous tick as the mic picked up the rustle of fabric instead of her distinct, raspy vocals. Cosgrove has also starred in Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, A Mouse Tale and Khan Kluay.Eleven-year-old Dana Gaier fiddled with the hem of her shirt on her first day in the recording studio as rough sketches of evil Gru’s innocent daughters hung behind her. In this installment, Margo has grown older, something Gru as a somewhat new father is trying to cope with. Nickelodeon star Miranda Cosgrove will star as the eldest of Gru and Wilde’s daughters. Image Credit: Roy Rochlin/FilmMagic Courtesy of Universal Pictures The actress has also voiced characters in Zootopia, The Secret Life of Pets and The Lego Batman Movie. Although not much is known about her character, Slate is no stranger to the animation world. Jenny Slate joins the Minion-filled franchise voicing Valerie Da Vinci, presumably a spoof of renowned artist Leonardo da Vinci. Image Credit: Theo Wargo/Getty Images Courtesy of Universal Pictures Despicable Me 3 will mark the first time Parker has starred in a film that he hasn’t directed. Parker, who voices the antagonist, is one of the creators of the famous adult animated show, South Park. Bratt, a former child star, seeks vengeance for his new show's cancellation and plots for world domination. Trey Parker will play the film’s resident villain Balthazar Bratt. Image Credit: Barry King/Getty Images Courtesy of Universal Pictures Wiig has also voiced characters in the How to Train Your Dragon franchise, Sausage Party and Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs. Wilde soonafter became Gru's wife and the adoptive mother to Margo (voiced by Miranda Cosgrove), Agnes and Edith. After her parents were killed by a villain when she was young, Wilde became an agent of the Anti-Villian league. Image Credit: Venturelli/WireImage Courtesy of Universal Pictures/Photofestīridesmaids star Kristen Wiig reprises her role as Gru’s agent wife, Lucy Wilde. Carell has also voice-starred in Horton Hears a Who!, Over the Hedge and Hammy’s Boomerang Adventure. Dru is known for his signature blond hair and all-white ensemble to contrast with Gru's dark look. This time, Gru meets his long-lost twin brother, Dru (also voiced by Carell). In the new installment, Steve Carell reprises his role as the infamous villain-turned kind father Gru. ![]() Image Credit: Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic Courtesy of Universal Pictures ![]()
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