(from left) Shark (Craig Robinson), Tarantula (Awkwafina), Snake (Marc Maron), Wolf (Sam Rockwell), Diane Foxington (Zazie Beetz) and Piranha (Anthony Ramos) in DreamWorks Animation’s ‘The Bad Guys 2’, directed by Pierre Perifel. © DreamWorks Animation LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Preview:
- ‘The Bad Guys 2’ brought a panel to Comic-Con.
- Sam Rockwell, Awkwafina and more were present.
- The movie lands on August 1st.
With the original ‘The Bad Guys’ movie proving to be a success for DreamWorks Animation –– and especially since it had to contend with post-pandemic worries about moviegoing –– a sequel was naturally commissioned.
‘The Bad Guys 2’ reunites the voice cast including Sam Rockwell, Craig Robinson, Marc Maron, Awkwafina and more, and this time adds the likes of Zazie Beetz, Lilly Singh and Maria Bakalova as a Bad Girl crew to tempt our heroes back into a life of crime.
“Back in badness.”
The now-reformed Bad Guys are trying (very, very hard) to be good, but instead find themselves hijacked into a high-stakes, globe-trotting heist, masterminded by… Read the Plot
With returning director Pierre Perifel this time joined by JP Sans, the new movie promises all the crazy criminal comedy you might hope for.
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What’s the story of ‘The Bad Guys 2’?
(from left) Snake (Marc Maron), Wolf (Sam Rockwell), Tarantula (Awkwafina), Piranha (Anthony Ramos) and Shark (Craig Robinson) in DreamWorks Animation’s ‘The Bad Guys 2’, directed by Pierre Perifel. © DreamWorks Animation LLC. All Rights Reserved.
The now-reformed Bad Guys are trying (very, very hard) to be good, but instead find themselves hijacked into a high-stakes, globe-trotting heist, masterminded by a new team of criminals they never saw coming: The Bad Girls.
What happened at the ‘The Bad Guys 2’ panel?
(from left) Mr. Snake (Marc Maron) and Doom (Natasha Lyonne) in DreamWorks Animation’s ‘The Bad Guys 2’, directed by Pierre Perifel. © DreamWorks Animation LLC. All Rights Reserved.
The likes of returning voice cast Sam Rockwell (Mr. Wolf), Craig Robinson (Mr. Shark), Awkwafina (Ms. Tarantula), Anthony Ramos (Mr. Piranha) and Marc Maron (Mr. Snake) were joined by new recruits Danielle Brooks (Kitty Kat), Natasha Lyonne (Doom) and Maria Bakalova (Pigtail).
Rockwell and co. were on hand to talk up the movie and introduced clips from the sequel, including one where the characters go to space.
Acting in an animated movie is no easy task, since the cast rarely spend time together in the voice booth, working off voice cues from the director and other crew.
And they talked up their wildest efforts in method acting and throwing themselves around for physical scenes. Danielle Brooks, who plays Kitty Kat, used a lollipop to help her specific line deliveries.
For much of the cast, this was their first trip to Hall H at Comic-Con and they discussed how it feels to be up on stage experience clips of the movie with a big audience.
When will ‘The Bad Guys 2’ be in theaters?
The new DreamWorks Animation outing will crack its way into theaters on August 1st.
(from left) Mr. Snake (Marc Maron, Mr. Wolf (Sam Rockwell), Mr. Piranha (Anthony Ramos), Mr. Shark (Craig Robinson), Ms. Tarantula (Awkwafina) and Doom (Natasha Lyonne) in DreamWorks Animation’s ‘The Bad Guys 2’, directed by Pierre Perifel. © DreamWorks Animation LLC. All Rights Reserved.
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