The Bad Guys 2 - trailer

The Bad Guys 2 – trailer – due in UK cinemas August 1

Everyone’s favourite felons are back. This time, they’ve got company.

The Bad Guys are struggling to find trust and acceptance in their newly minted lives as Good Guys. They’re pulled out of retirement and forced to do “one last job” by an all-female squad of criminals.

Directors – Piere Perifel – JP Sans

Writer – Aaron Blabey

Stars – Sam Rockwell – Marc Maron – Craig Robinson – Awkwafina

More –

Marc Maron and Natasha Lyonne’s second animated film together, after Super Pets (2022). Coincidentally, the latter film released same year as The Bad Guys (2022). Both movies also had guinea pigs as the main antagonists.

Maria Bakalova’s second time voice acting in a theatrical film. It comes after Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023), released two years prior.

The first Dreamworks Animation film partially animated at Sony Pictures Imageworks.

Natasha Lyonne’s fourth animated film, after Robots (2005). Also Super Pets (2022) and The Smurfs Movie (2025), the latter of which was also released in 2025, one month prior.