In China, the bad guys turn good in alternative 'Minions' ending

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The fifth instalment of the lucrative “Despicable Me” franchise, Minions: The Rise of Gru premiered in China this month, several weeks after the film opened in United States cinemas.

But while the international version of the kung fu-filled family-friendly romp set in 1970s San Francisco tells the story of how the dastardly Gru cut his teeth as a tween criminal, film-goers in China are treated to an alternative ending in which the good guys win.

A series of subtitled still images inserted into the credits sequence on mainland Chinese screens reassures audiences that police catch Gru’s law-breaking mentor Wild Knuckles and lock him up for 20 years after a failed heist.

International viewers simply see Knuckles give police the slip by faking his death earlier in the film’s concluding scenes, but in the Chinese version he puts his con artist skills to positive use in prison, where he follows his “love of acting” and sets up a theatrical troupe.

As for Gru, he “eventually became one of the good guys”, devoted to raising his family, the Chinese ending says.

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