Universal Pictures have released the first trailer for Minions: The Rise of Gru, which sees the banana loving group finally connect with the criminal mastermind, Gru.. before he is kidnapped and they have to rescue him.

For those that are interested, the basic plot is outlined below and explains how the two came to be.

In the heart of the 1970s, amid a flurry of feathered hair and flared jeans, Gru (Oscar® nominee Steve Carell) is growing up in the suburbs. A fanboy of a supervillain supergroup known as the Vicious 6, Gru hatches a plan to become evil enough to join them. Luckily, he gets some mayhem-making backup from his loyal followers, the Minions. Together, Kevin, Stuart, Bob, and Otto—a new Minion sporting braces and a desperate need to please—deploy their skills as they and Gru build their first lair, experiment with their first weapons and pull off their first missions.

When the Vicious 6 oust their leader, legendary fighter Wild Knuckles (Oscar® winner Alan Arkin), Gru interviews to become their newest member. It doesn’t go well (to say the least), and only gets worse after Gru outsmarts them and suddenly finds himself the mortal enemy of the apex of evil. On the run, Gru will turn to an unlikely source for guidance, Wild Knuckles himself, and discover that even bad guys need a little help from their friends.

In addition to Carell and Arkin, the movie also fills up the rest of the Vicious 6 with Taraji P. Henson as cool and confident leader Belle Bottom, Jean-Claude Van Damme as Jean Clawed, Lucy Lawless as Nunchuck, Dolph Lundgren as Svengeance and Danny Trejo as Stronghold.

Also joining the cast is Michelle Yeoh as Master Chow, an acupuncturist with mad Kung Fu skills, with Russell Brand as Dr. Nefario and Oscar winner Julie Andrews as Gru’s maddeningly self-absorbed mom, both returning to the roles they have placed before.