There’s no such a thing as one last heist! DreamWorks’ animated band of hilarious thieves will be back to their old ways in this summer’s much-anticipate sequel The Bad Guys 2. The studio just released a new trailer and beautiful poster for the movie, which will be directed by the first movie’s helmer Pierre Perifel and co-director JP Sans (head of animation on the first outing), based on the best-selling book series by Aaron Blabey.
In the snappy new trailer, we find out that Mr. Wolf (Sam Rockwell) and the gang are in urgent need of some cash, and that’s when they meet with a new crew of aspiring villains known as The Bad Girls, and before you can say “they’re pulling me back in!” they are involved in a bigger heister. Meanwhile, Mr. Snake (Marc Meron) seems to have fallen for one of the Bad Girls. In addition to Rockwell and Meron, Anthony Ramos (Mr. Piranha), Awkwafina (Ms. Tarantula), Craig Robinson (Mr. Shark), Zazie Beetz (Diane Foxington), Richard Ayoade (Professor Marmalade IV), Alex Borstein (Chief Loggins) and Lilly Singh (Tiffany Fluffit) are all part of the lively cast of the sequel.
Joining the cast as The Bad Girls are Oscar nominee Danielle Brooks (The Color Purple) as Bad Girls leader Kitty Kat, a dangerously clever snow leopard; Oscar nominee Maria Bakalova (Borat Subsequent Movie Film) as Pigtail, a brilliant Bulgarian wild boar engineer; and Emmy nominee and comedy favorite Natasha Lyonne (Russian Doll, Poker Face) as Doom, a wry raven with a knack for deception.
Watch the trailer below:
Universal will release Bad Guys 2 in theaters on Aug. 1, 2025.
Other announced animated and live-action family slated for the summer of ’25 include:
- Disney/Pixar’s Elio (June 13)
- Universal’s How to Train Your Dragon (June 13)
- Warner Bros.’ Superman (July 11)
- Paramount’s The Smurfs Movie (July 18)
- Disney’s The Fantastic Four: First Steps (July 25)
- Columbia’s Animal Friends (August. 15)
