Local celebrities add star power to Hollywood films with their voices

Singer and TV host Zhang Wei, dressed in a purple jumpsuit, tackles the evil Gru and a Minion - played by two performers-in a downtown Beijing theater.

In his colorful garb, Zhang, who does the voice-over in the Mandarin version of Despicable Me 3, is reliving a scene from the franchise's newest film.

Zhang plays Balthazar Bratt, who was once a popular child star but grows up to be a super villain.