The Bad Guys (film)

The Bad Guys is an upcoming American computer-animated heistcomedy 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 film is scheduled for a April 22, 2022 release.

Contents

 * 1 Synopsis
 * 2 Production
 * 3 Release
 * 4 References
 * 5 External links

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 April 22, 2022, taking over the release date for Spooky Jack.[5]