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The Bad Guys 2 Elevates Franchise With Stunning Animation and Space-Scale Heist

DreamWorks has begun early development of The Bad Guys 3 based on the sequel’s strong critical response

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A scene from Universal Pictures new movie: The Bad Guys 2

Overview

  • Directors Pierre Perifel and JP Sans return with writers Yoni Brenner and Etan Cohen and a voice cast led by Sam Rockwell, Marc Maron, Craig Robinson, Anthony Ramos and Awkwafina
  • The reformed crew faces a new all-female gang—Kitty Kat, Pigtail and Doom—that coerces them into one final global heist
  • Critics praise DreamWorks’s painterly 3D-to-2D hybrid animation and kinetic action sequences that span settings from Cairo to outer space
  • Genre-savvy humor and pop-culture nods, notably the Mr. Moon character spoofing an Elon Musk–style tech magnate, broaden the film’s appeal
  • Although not yet officially greenlit, The Bad Guys 3 is already in development, with director Pierre Perifel expressing interest in expanding characters like Mr. Moon