However, he eventually becomes depressed and purposeless with no hero to fight. Overjoyed that he has finally won, Megamind takes over the city and goes on a crime spree.

Once there, Metro Man collapses, saying the copper-lined observatory roof weakens his powers Megamind then blasts Metro Man with a sun-powered weapon, apparently killing him. In the present, Megamind, aided by his fish-like companion Minion, frequently and unsuccessfully battles Metro Man for control of the city.Īt the grand opening of the new Metro Man Museum, Megamind escapes prison, kidnaps reporter Roxanne Ritchi, and lures Metro Man to an abandoned observatory to rescue her.

Megamind, however, is bullied by everyone until he concludes his purpose is to be a supervillain, setting off a rivalry between him and Metro Man. He eventually goes to the same school as Metro Man, who is well-liked by his classmates. Though both land in Metro City at the same time, Metro Man is raised in a mansion, while Megamind is raised in a prison. Supervillain Megamind and his arch-nemesis, the superhero Metro Man, are both aliens who were sent to Earth as infants before their planets were sucked into a black hole. A follow-up series, Megamind 's Guide to Defending Your City, was announced in 2022 for Peacock. It later spawned a franchise including three games, and a short film, titled Megamind: The Button of Doom, which released on February 25, 2011, with the film's DVD and Blu-ray. With a budget of $130 million, the film grossed over $321 million worldwide, becoming one of DreamWorks Animation's lowest-grossing CG animated films of the 2010s. Megamind premiered in Russia on October 28, 2010, and was released in the United States in Digital 3D, IMAX 3D and 2D on November 5, 2010, and was met with generally positive reviews from critics.

The film tells the story of Megamind, a highly intelligent alien supervillain after defeating his long-time nemesis Metro Man, Megamind creates a new hero to fight, but must act to save the city when his 'creation' becomes an even worse villain than he was. It features the voices of Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Jonah Hill, David Cross, and Brad Pitt. Megamind is a 2010 American computer-animated superhero comedy film directed by Tom McGrath, produced by DreamWorks Animation, and distributed by Paramount Pictures.

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