Draft:The Bad Guys 2

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, Zazie Beetz, Craig Robinson, Awkwafina, Anthony Ramos, Richard Ayoade, Alex Borstein, and Lilly Singh reprising their roles, with Natasha Lyonne joining the cast.

Perifel stated that he would love to do a sequel to The 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. Daniel Pemberton returned to score the film.

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

Premise
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

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

Development
In March 2022, a month before The Bad Guys was released, director Pierre Perifel said that he would love to do a sequel. 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. Daniel Pemberton also returns to compose the score. On July 13, 2024, it was announced that Natasha Lyonne has reportedly been cast in the sequel.

Release
The Bad Guys 2 is scheduled to be released on August 1, 2025.

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.