The Bad Guys (film)

The Bad Guys is an upcoming American computer-animated heist comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and released by Universal Pictures. The film, based on the popular children's book series of the same name by Australian author Aaron Blabey, will be directed by Pierre Perifel in his feature directional debut and written by Etan Cohen and Hilary Winston.

The Bad Guys
Directed byPierre Perifel
Produced by
  • Damon Ross
  • Rebecca Huntley
Written by
Based onThe Bad Guys
by Aaron Blabey
Edited byJohn Venzon
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Synopsis

The film centers on several reformed yet misunderstood villains known as Mr. Wolf, Mr. Piranha, Mr. Snake, Mr. Shark, and Ms. Tarantula. The five tire of a life of crime and decide to live their lives as forces of good.

Production

On July 22, 2017, several studios had expressed interest in adapting the series into a film.[1] On March 9, 2018, Variety reported that DreamWorks Animation will develop a film based on the book series, with Etan Cohen as writer.[2][3][4] On October 7, 2019, it was reported that the film will be directed by Pierre Perifel in his feature directorial debut, with Cohen and Hilary Winston set to write the film's screenplay.[5] The film was described as having "a similar twist on the heist genre that Shrek did on fairy tales, and what Kung Fu Panda did for the kung fu genre".[5] The crew worked remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

Release

On October 7, 2019, it was reported that the film will be theatrically released on September 17, 2021.[5] On December 28, 2020, the film was delayed, though it was confirmed that it would get a new date "within the coming weeks".[7]

References
  1. "Aaron's amazing tale picked up by Hollywood". www.dailytelegraph.com.au. 2017-07-22. Archived from the original on 2019-10-08. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
  2. Kroll, Justin (2018-03-09). "Etan Cohen and DreamWorks Animation Developing 'Bad Guys' Film Adaptation (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on 2019-12-20. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
  3. "Writer Etan Cohen Bringing The Bad Guys To DreamWorks Animation". Empire. 2018-03-11. Archived from the original on 2019-12-14. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
  4. "Etan Cohen Adapting 'The Bad Guys' Books for DreamWorks Animation". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 2019-10-08. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
  5. D'Alessandro, Anthony (2019-10-07). "DreamWorks Animation & Universal To Release 'Spirit Riding Free' & 'The Bad Guys' In 2021". Deadline. Archived from the original on 2019-12-05. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
  6. D'Alessandro, Anthony (2020-05-08). "How Animated Pics Like 'Tom & Jerry', 'SpongeBob Movie', 'Sing 2', Skydance's 'Luck' & More Are Working Through The COVID-19 Crisis". Deadline. Archived from the original on 2020-05-13. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  7. "'The Boss Baby' Sequel Bumped to September 2021, 'The Bad Guys' Moves to 2022". TheWrap. 2020-12-28. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
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