The Bad Guys 2 (2025)
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The Bad Guys must come out of retirement to team up with an all-female criminal squad for one final heist.
The story
Following their release from prison, the Bad Guys have reformed but struggle to adapt to life in society. While the core team faces difficulties finding employment and navigating their new lives, Wolf grows closer to Diane Foxington. However, their public differences prevent a romantic connection. When a new, untraceable criminal known as the Phantom Bandit emerges, the group is drawn into a new investigation. To maintain their innocence and navigate the complexities of their reformed lives, they must navigate a series of complications that force them to confront the reality of their pasts and the dangers of their current situation.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
After being framed by a wild boar for the Phantom Bandit's work, the Bad Guys are forced to team up with a group of female criminals. They discover the Phantom Bandit is actually Snake, who was simply with his new girlfriend, a raven named Doom. The group is eventually kidnapped by Doom, who works for the snow leopard Kitty Kat. Kitty holds a video of Diane's former identity as the Crimson Paw and demands the Bad Guys help her steal the experimental MOON-X rocket. Inside the rocket, they learn Kitty plans to use a rare metal called MacGuffinite to steal the world's gold. During a chaotic sequence involving a space station, the Bad Guys successfully sabotage Kitty's plan, and Diane defeats her. The film ends with the Bad Girls being arrested, while the Bad Guys and Diane are recruited as secret agents for the International Super-Galactic League of Protectors. Meanwhile, Professor Marmalade escapes to his home planet.
- First release year
- 2025
- Runtime (minutes)
- 104
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Pierre Perifel
- Writers
- Yoni Brenner · writer; Etan Cohen · writer
- Cast and characters
- Sam Rockwell · Mr. Wolf; Marc Maron · Mr. Snake; Awkwafina · Ms. Tarantula / "Webs"; Craig Robinson · Mr. Shark; Anthony Ramos · Mr. Piranha; Zazie Beetz · Diane Foxington; Danielle Brooks · Kitty Kat; Natasha Lyonne · Doom / "Susan"; Maria Bakalova · Pigtail Petrova; Alex Borstein · Misty Luggins; Richard Ayoade · Professor Marmalade; Lilly Singh · Tiffany Fluffit
- Genres
- animated; crime; comedy
- Themes
- redemption; identity
- Tone and mood
- comedy
- Premise and plot tags
- heist; sequel; talking animals
- Source material / true-story basis
- The Bad Guys by Aaron Blabey
- Franchise connections
- The Bad Guys
- Reception
- The film received positive reviews from critics and grossed $240 million.
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 64 · scale: 100 · review count: 23; CinemaScore · score: A · scale: A+ to F
- Production trivia
- The film was animated by Sony Pictures Imageworks.; A short film titled The Bad Guys: Little Lies and Alibis premiered in January 2025.
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