| The Bad Guys 2 | |
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| Directed by | Pierre Perifel |
| Based on | The Bad Guys byAaron Blabey |
| Produced by | Damon Ross |
| Starring | |
| Edited by | John Venzon |
| Music by | Daniel Pemberton |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Bad Guys 2 is an upcoming American animatedheistcomedy film loosely based on the children's book seriesThe Bad Guys byAaron Blabey, produced byDreamWorks Animation and distributed byUniversal Pictures. Thesequel toThe Bad Guys (2022) and the second feature-length film inThe Bad Guys franchise, it is directed byPierre Perifel and co-directed by JP Sans. The film starsSam Rockwell,Marc Maron,Craig Robinson,Anthony Ramos,Awkwafina,Zazie Beetz,Richard Ayoade,Lilly Singh, andAlex Borstein, reprising their roles from the first film, withDanielle Brooks,Maria Bakalova, andNatasha Lyonne joining the cast. The film sees the Bad Guys joining forces with an all-female criminal squad to perform one last heist.
Perifel stated that he would love to do a sequel toThe Bad Guys in March 2022, before the release of the first film. Two years later, DreamWorks Animation announced a sequel, with Perifel and the voice cast returning, while Sans would serve as co-director. Lyonne joined the cast in July 2024, with the involvement of Brooks and Bakalova being announced in November.Daniel Pemberton will compose the score, returning from the previous film.
The Bad Guys 2 is scheduled to be released in the United States on August 1, 2025.[1]
Five years after one of their first heists, 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 called the Bad Girls who are fans of their earlier exploits.[1]
In addition,Jorge R. Gutierrez was cast in an undisclosedcameo role.[4]
In March 2022, a month beforeThe Bad Guys was released, directorPierre Perifel said that he would love to do a sequel.[5] On March 26, 2024, a sequel was confirmed byDreamWorks 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, andLilly Singh all reprise their roles from the previous film.[1]Daniel Pemberton also returns to compose the score.[6] On July 13, 2024, it was announced thatNatasha Lyonne has been cast in the sequel.[7]Danielle Brooks andMaria Bakalova were announced to be cast in the sequel in November.[8]
On October 6, 2023, the then-unannounced film was revealed to be animated bySony Pictures Imageworks. Imageworks would operate as a partner studio with DreamWorks utilizing a "mixed production model". Pre-production would be done in-house at DreamWorks along with approximately 50% of the asset build and one hour of production, while Imageworks will handle the other 50% of asset builds and 20 minutes of shot production.[9]
The Bad Guys 2 is scheduled to be released on August 1, 2025.[1]
As part of Universal's long-term deal withNetflix, the film will stream onPeacock for the first four months of the pay-TV window, before moving to Netflix for the next 10, and returning to Peacock for the remaining four.[10][11][12]
