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	In this &quot;Despicable Me&quot; prequel, see Gru as a 12-year-old boy in the 1970s as he dreams of becoming the world&#39;s greatest supervillain.&nbsp;Starring Steve Carell, Taraji P. Henson, Jean Claude Van Damme, Russell Brand, and RZA. In theaters July 1.
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