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If the ragtag animal heist squad known as The Bad Guys have taught us anything, it’s that pulling together a good plan takes skill, knowledge, teamwork and a certain creative flair. These ingredients likewise go into delivering a fun summer animation fling for the big screen like The Bad Guys 2! Following its theatrical premiere August 1, the movie arrives Tuesday, August 19 on Digital platforms to rent or own through Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, rocking an 87% Fresh critics’ rating on Rotten Tomatoes alongside a 95% audience score.
More info on the Digital release here!
In an exclusive bonus feature clip shared with Animation Magazine, “Causing A Scene,” viewers are guided through the process the DreamWorks Animation team used to craft the stylish critter caper, with storyboards and final scenes interspersed with insights from the story, editing, cinematography and animation/VFX departments.
The clip features head of story Katherine de Vries, head of cinematography & layout Théophile Bondoux, editor Jesse Averna, ACE, head of lighting & compositing Joanna Wu and visual effects supervisor Matt Baer.
Directed by returning The Bad Guys helmer Pierre Perifel, the sequel welcomes back voice stars Sam Rockwell, Marc Maron, Craig Robinson, Anthony Ramos, Awkwafina, Zazie Beetz, Alex Borstein, Richard Ayoade and Lilly Singh, joined by “The Bad Girls” crew voiced by Danielle Brooks, Natasha Lyonne and Maria Bakalova. The screenplay was written by Yoni Brenner and Etan Cohen, based on the books by Aaron Blabey. Damon Ross was the film’s producer.
Synopsis: Everyone’s favorite felons are back, and this time, they’ve got company. In the new action-packed chapter from DreamWorks Animation’s acclaimed comedy smash about a crackerjack crew of animal outlaws, our 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.
