Studio’s new action comedy about a crackerjack criminal crew of animal outlaws attempting to become model citizens, starring Sam Rockwell, Craig Robinson, and Awkwafina, hits theaters April 22, 2022.
DreamWorks Animation has just released a new trailer for its upcoming 3D/CG animated comedy, The Bad Guys, set to hit theaters April 22, 2022. Based on the New York Times best-selling Scholastic book series by Aaron Blabey, The Bad Guys is an action-packed heist for all ages that follows a crackerjack criminal crew of animal outlaws about to attempt their most challenging con yet—becoming model citizens.
Never have there been five friends as infamous as The Bad Guys—dashing pickpocket Mr. Wolf (Academy Award winner Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri), seen-it-all safecracker Mr. Snake (Marc Maron, GLOW), chill master-of-disguise Mr. Shark (Craig Robinson, Hot Tub Time Machine franchise), short-fused “muscle” Mr. Piranha (Anthony Ramos, In the Heights), and sharp-tongued expert hacker Ms. Tarantula (Awkwafina, Crazy Rich Asians), aka “Webs.”
But when, after years of countless heists and being the world’s most-wanted villains, the gang is finally caught, Mr. Wolf brokers a deal (that he has no intention of keeping) to save them all from prison: The Bad Guys will go good.
Under the tutelage of their mentor Professor Marmalade (Richard Ayoade, Paddington 2), an arrogant (but adorable!) guinea pig, The Bad Guys set out to fool the world that they’ve been transformed. Along the way, though, Mr. Wolf begins to suspect that doing good for real may give him what he’s always secretly longed for: acceptance. So when a new villain threatens the city, can Mr. Wolf persuade the rest of the gang to become… The Good Guys?
Have a look at why going good is no fun at all!
The film co-stars Zazie Beetz (Joker), Lilly Singh (Bad Moms) and Emmy winner Alex Borstein (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel). It’s directed by Pierre Perifel (director, DWA’s award-winning short Bilby; animator, the Kung Fu Panda films), making his feature-directing debut; produced by Damon Ross (development executive, Trolls, The Boss Baby, co-producer, Nacho Libre) and Rebecca Huntley (co-producer Abominable, associate producer, The Boss Baby); and executive produced by Blabey, Etan Cohen, and Patrick Hughes.
Source: NBCUniversal
Dan Sarto is Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Animation World Network.
