Draft:The Bad Guys 2

The Bad Guys 2
The Bad Guys 2
Directed by	Pierre Perifel
Based on	The Bad Guys; by Aaron Blabey
Produced by	Damon Ross
Starring	Sam Rockwell; Marc Maron; Awkwafina; Craig Robinson; Anthony Ramos; Richard Ayoade; Zazie Beetz; Alex Borstein; Lilly Singh;
Music by	Daniel Pemberton
Production; company	DreamWorks Animation
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	August 1, 2025;
Country	United States
Language	English

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The Bad Guys 2 is an upcoming American animated heist comedy film loosely based on the children's book series of the same name by Aaron Blabey, produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Universal Pictures. The sequel to The Bad Guys (2022), it is directed by Pierre Perifel and co-directed by JP Sans. The film stars the voices of Sam Rockwell, Marc Maron, Awkwafina, Craig Robinson, Anthony Ramos, Richard Ayoade, Zazie Beetz, Alex Borstein, and Lilly Singh reprising their roles.

The Bad Guys 2 is scheduled to be released in the United States on August 1, 2025.

Premise edit

The Bad Guys are struggling to find trust and acceptance in their newly minted lives as Good Guys, when they are pulled out of retirement and forced to do 'one last job' by an all-female squad of criminals.

Voice cast edit

Sam Rockwell as Mr. Wolf
Marc Maron as Mr. Snake
Awkwafina as Ms. Tarantula
Craig Robinson as Mr. Shark
Anthony Ramos as Mr. Piranha
Richard Ayoade as Professor Marmalade
Zazie Beetz as Diane Foxington (a.k.a. The Crimson Paw)
Alex Borstein as Police Chief Misty Luggins
Lilly Singh as Tiffany Fluffit

Production edit

Development edit

In March 2022, a month before The Bad Guys was released, director Pierre Perifel said that he would love to do a sequel.^[1] On March 26, 2024, a sequel was confirmed by DreamWorks Animation, with Perifel returning to direct and JP Sans, who served as head of character animation on the previous film, co-directing. Sam Rockwell, Marc Maron, Awkwafina, Craig Robinson, Anthony Ramos, Richard Ayoade, Zazie Beetz, Alex Borstein, and Lilly Singh all reprise their roles from the previous film.^[2] Daniel Pemberton also returns to compose the score.^[3]

Release edit

The Bad Guys 2 is scheduled to be released on August 1, 2025.^[2]

As part of Universal's deal with Netflix, the film will stream on Peacock for the first four months of the pay-TV window, before moving to Netflix for the next ten, and returning to Peacock for the remaining four.^[4]^[5]

References edit

^ Percival, Tom (March 31, 2022). "The Bad Guys director would love to do a sequel". The Digital Flix. Archived from the original on May 4, 2022. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
^ ^a ^b D'Alessandro, Anthony (March 26, 2024). "DreamWorks Animation Sets 'The Bad Guys 2' For Late Summer 2025". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on March 26, 2024. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
^ "Daniel Pemberton to Score DreamWorks Animation's 'The Bad Guys 2'". Film Music Reporter. March 26, 2024. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
^ Hayes, Dade (December 9, 2021). "NBCUniversal's New Theatrical Window Scheme To Bring Films To Peacock After As Few As 45 Days Of Release". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on December 9, 2021. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
^ Moon, Mariella (July 14, 2021). "Netflix extends exclusive rights to Universal's animated films in the US". Engadget. Archived from the original on July 10, 2022. Retrieved July 14, 2021.

[1] Percival, Tom (March 31, 2022). "The Bad Guys director would love to do a sequel". The Digital Flix. Archived from the original on May 4, 2022. Retrieved May 20, 2022.

[BadGuys-2] D'Alessandro, Anthony (March 26, 2024). "DreamWorks Animation Sets 'The Bad Guys 2' For Late Summer 2025". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on March 26, 2024. Retrieved March 26, 2024.

[3] "Daniel Pemberton to Score DreamWorks Animation's 'The Bad Guys 2'". Film Music Reporter. March 26, 2024. Retrieved March 29, 2024.

[4] Hayes, Dade (December 9, 2021). "NBCUniversal's New Theatrical Window Scheme To Bring Films To Peacock After As Few As 45 Days Of Release". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on December 9, 2021. Retrieved December 10, 2021.

[5] Moon, Mariella (July 14, 2021). "Netflix extends exclusive rights to Universal's animated films in the US". Engadget. Archived from the original on July 10, 2022. Retrieved July 14, 2021.

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