The Bad Guys is a 2022 animated crime comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Universal Pictures. The film is directed by Pierre Perifel, in his feature directorial debut, from a screenplay by Etan Cohen, and is loosely based on the children's book series of the same name by Aaron Blabey, who serves as an executive producer with Cohen and Patrick Hughes.
After a lifetime of legendary heists, notorious criminals Mr. Wolf, Mr. Snake, Mr. Piranha, Mr. Shark and Ms. Tarantula are finally caught. To avoid a prison sentence, the animal outlaws must pull off their most challenging con yet -- becoming model citizens.
The film stars the voices of Sam Rockwell, Marc Maron, Anthony Ramos, Craig Robinson, Awkwafina, Richard Ayoade, Zazie Beetz, Lilly Singh, and Alex Borstein.
The Bad Guys is scheduled to debut in theaters on April 22nd, courtesy of Universal Pictures. Watch the official trailer below.