Gallery: Get Ready For The Bad Guys
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LOS ANGELES, CA -(RYM)- Nobody has failed as much trying to be good as The Bad Guys (the bad guys).
In DreamWorks Animation's new action-comedy, based on the New York Times bestselling book series, a criminal group of outlaw animals is about to attempt their most challenging con yet: becoming model citizens.
There have never been five friends as infamous as The Bad Guys: dashing pickpocket Mr. Wolf (Academy Award® winner Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri); safecracker Mr. Snake (Marc Maron, GLOW), who has seen it all; laid-back master of disguise Mr. Shark (Craig Robinson, Hot Tub Time Machine franchise); short-tempered thug Mr. Piranha (Anthony Ramos, In the Heights) and sharp-tongued hacker expert 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 (he has no intention of keeping) to save them all from prison: the bad guys. they will behave well.
Under the tutelage of their mentor, Professor Marmalade (Richard Ayoade, Paddington 2), an arrogant (but lovable!) guinea pig, The Bad Guys set out to fool the world by saying they've been transformed. Along the way, however, Mr. Wolf begins to suspect that doing real good may give him what he's always secretly longed for: acceptance. So when a new villain threatens the town, can Mr. Wolf persuade the rest of the gang to become... the good guys?
The film co-stars Zazie Beetz (Joker), Lilly Singh (Bad Moms), and Emmy winner Alex Borstein (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel).
Based on the best-selling Scholastic book series by Aaron Blabey, The Bad Guys is directed by Pierre Perifel (animator, Kung Fu Panda series), making his feature directorial debut. The film is produced by Damon Ross (Trolls Development Executive, The Boss Baby, Nacho Libre co-producer) and Rebecca Huntley (Associate Producer, The Boss Baby). Executive producers are Aaron Blabey, Etan Cohen and Patrick Hughes.