The Bad Guys

Movie Details:

Cast & Characters:

• 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
• Frank Welker (uncredited) as the Kitty

Storyline:

To avoid prison, a gang of notorious animal criminals pretends to seek being rehabilitated, only for their leader to realize that he genuinely wants to change his ways.

About Movie:

The Bad Guys is an American animated heist comedy film directed by Pierre Perifel (in his feature directorial debut) from a screenplay by Etan Cohen, and stars the voices of Sam Rockwell, Marc Maron, Awkwafina, Craig Robinson, Anthony Ramos, Richard Ayoade, Zazie Beetz, Alex Borstein, and Lilly Singh. It is loosely based on the children’s book series of the same name by Aaron Blabey, produced by DreamWorks Animation Studios and distributed by Universal Pictures.

Work on the film started in March 2018, with Cohen writing the screenplay; the characters and themes drew inspiration from various crime films and anime series such as Pulp Fiction (1994), the Ocean’s film trilogy, Lupin III, and Sherlock Hound, while the inspiration for the film’s animation style came from Sony Pictures Animation’s Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018).

Production began at DreamWorks Animation’s Glendale campus and some additional production assets were borrowed from Jellyfish Pictures, with voice acting being done remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Bad Guys was released theatrically in several countries beginning on March 16, 2022, and in the United States on April 22, in 2D and RealD 3D formats. It received positive reviews from critics for its animation, screenplay, humor, and voice acting. It was also a box office success, grossing $250 million worldwide. A sequel is in development and is set to be released on August 1, 2025.

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