Screenwriters Ken Daurio and Cinco Paul talk “Despicable Me”

MakingOf recently sat down with screenwriters Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio to speak about their most recent work, the just-released animated feature "Despicable Me," which topped all movies (including "Eclipse") at the box office last weekend with $56.4M.

After receiving the idea from Sergio Pablos and Chris Meledantri (Illumination Entertainment), both writers loved the concept of a villain who's trying to take over the world having to juggle the responsibilities of family life, saying "We thought it was great, that it was really funny, but it had the potential for great heart."

From storyboards to finished product, screenwriters have to exercise patience when it comes to seeing their work come to life.  Having previously worked on "Horton Hears a Who!" together, both Paul and Daurio realized the time and energy that it takes to bring their writing to the screen.  Expressing the satisfaction of the process, Paul states, "That's the thing that's amazing because…the storyboards are just two-dimensional drawings.  They don't move, they can't perform really, hardly at all in any way.  So then finally when you see these characters start to perform it's awesome."

So check out our MakingOf exclusive interview with screenwriters Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio below and don't forget to see "Despicable Me," now in theaters.

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