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"Jon Hamm has been cast in Minions. The Universal Pictures animation is a spin-off of Despicable Me.   The Mad Men star joins the already-cast Sandra Bullock, who is slated to play villain Scarlet Overkill. Hamm will voice the role of inventor Herb Overkill, the husband of Bullock&amp;#039;s character, Deadline reports. The animated comedy will be directed by Kyle Balda (The Lorax) and Pierre Coffin (Brad &amp;amp; Gary). Minions will be released in US and UK cinemas on December 19, 2014. Meanwhile, Despicable Me 2 will be released on June 28 in the UK and July 3 in the US. Watch a trailer for Despicable Me 2 below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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