The Bad Guys return to the big screen next summer with The Bad Guys 2, and now the first teaser trailer has been released.
The idea of a The Bad Guys sequel first began in March 2022 when director Pierre Perifel expressed interest in doing one. Two years later, Universal would officially announce The Bad Guys 2 with a release date of August 1st, 2025. The entire cast would also reprise their roles from the first film with Pierre Perifel returning to direct alongside new co-director Damon Ross.
The film would serve as the fourth installment in the franchise, we previously had The Bad Guys in theatres followed by two holiday specials on Netflix, The Bad Guys: A Very Bad Holiday and The Bad Guys: Haunted Heist.
Today, the teaser has been released showing us what the team has been up to since going good after the events of The Bad Guys. You can view the trailer below:
We also received a poster for the film which shows Mr. Wolf with a shot of Egypt in the background. You can view the poster below:
What Happens In The Bad Guys 2 Trailer?
The trailer opens with Mr. Wolf saying “It’s showtime”, immediately followed by a short of The Bad Guys running on a rocketship. The logo appears with the tagline “Trailer Starts Now.” We see a shot of the city with Mr. Wolf narrating “When it came to being bad, we were pretty good at it.” We cut to a shot of Mr. Wolf skydiving into a building, “Who am I kidding, we were the best.” He lands, reveals his classic suit and says “It’s showtime.” The rest of the crew are there including Mr. Shark, Mr. Snake, Mr. Piranha and Ms. Tarantula. Mr. Wolf sees his car and exclaims “Oh baby!”The crew drives out of the building through a window and the police begin chasing them.
They manage to escape and Mr. Wolf shouts “I am never driving another car ever again!” We then cut to Mr. Wolf in a broken down car. The screen says “5 years later”, The Dreamworks logo appears with Mr. Wolf laying down on the Moon. He exits his car and says “Things sure have changed, not everyone believes it but the Bad Guys went good.” We see a shot from the end of the first film where the crew leaves prison. We cut to Police Chief Misty Luggins who says “I’m keeping my eye on you guys,” Mr. Shark nervously knocks out the Chief, Mr. Wolf asks “What, What was that?!” Shark responds “I panicked okay, I’m a panicker.”
We cut back to Mr. Wolf, “It hasn’t been easy with a reputation like ours.” The manager at a bank asks “Now you wanna work at a bank?” Wolf responds “Why not, some of my best memories are at banks,” the manager replies “You robbed us, three times.” Wolf, scared says “That was this bank?” Text saying “This Summer” appears on screen, we cut to a mysterious figure who says “The Name’s Kitty, we’re students of your work,” a scene of Wolf stealing the trophy during the events of The Bad Guys is shown on a projector. Another character says “Big crime nerds,” to which Mr. Piranha responds “So you’re, like, The Bad Girls?” The Raven responds “and you’re like a mango with teeth”. Piranha, shocked, says “What! Is that what I look like?” The rest are laughing with Mr. Shark saying “Ooh, she is spicy, I like it, insult me next.”
Billie Eilish’s “Bad Guy” plays with a new shot of Kitty, she says “You need a job and I need some extra hands, Professionals.” Mr. Wolf responds “Maybe you don’t keep up with the news, but we’re good now.” Kitty threatens Wolf by saying “I’m not exactly asking.” Piranha asks “so are we bad again?” followed by a scene of multiple police officers chasing after the crew. Mr. Wolf responds “We just gotta do this one last job.” We see more scenes of the team being chased as well as an appearance from Diane Foxington. We see Mr. Shark putting on a disguise, Mr. Wolf says “All right, Mr. Master of Disguise, do your thing.” Mr. Shark tells a captured civilian, “I promise to play you respectfully”, he nods. Mr. Shark puts on a fake accent and guides the workers.
We cut back to the scene of the Bad Guys running on a rocket ship, the logo appears with Billie Eilish’s song saying “I’m a bad guy.” The raven says “You’re a grumpy little snakey wakey,” Ms. Tarantula asks “Is she your hostage?” to which Mr. Snake says “No, she’s my girlfriend.” We cut to a scene of the two kissing before the words “In theatres, this summer” appear to close out the trailer.
The official synopsis is as follows:
Everyone’s favorite felons are back, and this time, they’ve got company.
In the new action-packed chapter from DreamWorks Animation’s acclaimed comedy smash about a crackerjack crew of animal outlaws, our now-reformed Bad Guys are trying (very, very hard) to be good, but instead find themselves hijacked into a high-stakes, globe-trotting heist, masterminded by a new team of criminals they never saw coming: The Bad Girls.
The Bad Guys 2 is directed by Pierre Perifel and stars Sam Rockwell, Marc Maron, Awkwafina, Craig Robinson, Anthony Ramos and more. The film hits theatres on August 1st, 2025.
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