Despicable Me 2 is a 2013 American 3D computer-animated comedy film and the sequel to the 2010 animated film Despicable Me . Produced by Illumination Entertainment for Universal Pictures , and animated by Illumination Mac Guff , the film is directed by Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud , and written by Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio . Despicable Me 2 premiered on June 5 , 2013 in Australia , and was theatrically released in the United States on July 3 , 2013 .
Despicable Me 2 was produced for Universal Pictures in 2014.