Image: Netflix
Every parent knows there are generally two kinds of animated features: the ones that put in the extra work to appeal to an audience of all ages and the ones that don’t aspire to entertain anyone but the easy-to-please under-12 set. Thelma The Unicorn is, sadly, the latter.
Every parent knows there are generally two kinds of animated features: the ones that put in the extra work to appeal to an audience of all ages and the ones that don’t aspire to entertain anyone but the easy-to-please under-12 set. Thelma The Unicorn is, sadly, the latter.
- 5/22/2024
- by Cindy White
- avclub.com
Closer in tone to the sharp adult series “BoJack Horseman” than to Illumination’s bland “Sing” franchise, Netflix’s “Thelma the Unicorn” avoids being rendered completely unoriginal by its overly familiar premise thanks to consistent splashes of acid humor and a plethora of wacky supporting characters. Reimagined from the popular 2015 children’s book by Aaron Blabey, this bright-colored fable concerns a female pony chasing musical stardom disguised as a horned magical creature. But by changing her identity to chase those ambitions, Thelma betrays herself and those who truly know her.
The adaptation marks the animated feature debut for co-directors Jared Hess and Lynn Wang. Hess, still best known for co-writing and directing the 2004 indie hit “Napoleon Dynamite,” received an Oscar nomination earlier this year for the handcrafted animated short “Ninety-Five Senses” about a Death Row inmate. He shared the accolade with his wife and careerlong collaborator Jerusha Hess (also his...
The adaptation marks the animated feature debut for co-directors Jared Hess and Lynn Wang. Hess, still best known for co-writing and directing the 2004 indie hit “Napoleon Dynamite,” received an Oscar nomination earlier this year for the handcrafted animated short “Ninety-Five Senses” about a Death Row inmate. He shared the accolade with his wife and careerlong collaborator Jerusha Hess (also his...
- 5/17/2024
- by Carlos Aguilar
- Variety Film + TV
Jared and Jenusha Hess made a name for themselves with the quirky comedy Napoleon Dynamite but recently earned status as Academy Award nominees for their animated short Ninety-Five Senses. Thus, hopes were certainly high for their next project, the Netflix animated feature Thelma the Unicorn. Those hopes are misguided.
Inspired by the children’s book by Aaron Blabey, Thelma the Unicorn tells the story of a common farm pony who seizes the chance to make her dream come true when a chance incident causes her to look like a unicorn, only to realize that all that glitters is not… unicorns? With a pretty brief runtime, one would think that this would at least feel mercifully short. Unfortunately, the movie feels so uninspired that it goes by slowly nonetheless.
As is the case with most kids’ movies, Thelma the Unicorn has a very positive message for younger audiences. It’s a pretty straightforward underdog story,...
Inspired by the children’s book by Aaron Blabey, Thelma the Unicorn tells the story of a common farm pony who seizes the chance to make her dream come true when a chance incident causes her to look like a unicorn, only to realize that all that glitters is not… unicorns? With a pretty brief runtime, one would think that this would at least feel mercifully short. Unfortunately, the movie feels so uninspired that it goes by slowly nonetheless.
As is the case with most kids’ movies, Thelma the Unicorn has a very positive message for younger audiences. It’s a pretty straightforward underdog story,...
- 5/17/2024
- by Sean Boelman
- FandomWire
Unicorns aren’t real, but if they were, is it so absurd to think they might be pop stars? After all, the classical depiction of a unicorn is fairly stage-ready: big eyelashes, plenty of glitter, iconic headwear. Who’s to say they wouldn’t be able to top the Billboard Hot 100?
In Thelma the Unicorn, that’s exactly what happens — with a bit of a twist. The new animated comedy based on the popular books by Aaron Blabey follows Thelma, a small-time pony with a big dream: to become a hit musician. And after a convenient visit from a glitter-and-paint trunk, she gets her wish — but is living as a unicorn really what Thelma wants? Voiced by Grammy award-winning artist Brittany Howard, Thelma sets out on a musical adventure that’ll have you tapping your feet (or hooves!) along with the beat.
You can check out the trailer for the...
In Thelma the Unicorn, that’s exactly what happens — with a bit of a twist. The new animated comedy based on the popular books by Aaron Blabey follows Thelma, a small-time pony with a big dream: to become a hit musician. And after a convenient visit from a glitter-and-paint trunk, she gets her wish — but is living as a unicorn really what Thelma wants? Voiced by Grammy award-winning artist Brittany Howard, Thelma sets out on a musical adventure that’ll have you tapping your feet (or hooves!) along with the beat.
You can check out the trailer for the...
- 5/15/2024
- by John DiLillo
- Tudum - Netflix
Jared Hess and Lynn Wang have created a super-fun animated film that will make your heart sing! “Thelma the Unicorn,” based on the children’s book series of the same name by Aaron Blabey, is fun and funny, sweet and delightful, with a rocking soundtrack! Take a look at my interview with Brittany Howard who is
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- 5/12/2024
- by manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Summer doesn’t officially begin until June 20, 2024, but for the entertainment industry, the summer season starts in early May. In fact, as far as the Netflix streaming service is concerned, summer this year starts on May 3rd, so they have just unveiled their full 2024 Summer Movie slate! As they put it, “Summertime: The living is easy, school’s (almost) out, and the days are growing longer and hotter — which means there’s plenty of space for cool nights spent on the couch. Curl up with family, pals, or a really big bowl of popcorn, and queue up your next Netflix obsession.” Here’s what they’ll have to offer over the next few months:
May 3
Unfrosted
Genre: Comedy
Synopsis: Michigan, 1963. Kellogg’s and Post, sworn cereal rivals, race to create a pastry that will change the face of breakfast. A tale of ambition, betrayal, sugar, and menacing milkmen, Unfrosted stars...
May 3
Unfrosted
Genre: Comedy
Synopsis: Michigan, 1963. Kellogg’s and Post, sworn cereal rivals, race to create a pastry that will change the face of breakfast. A tale of ambition, betrayal, sugar, and menacing milkmen, Unfrosted stars...
- 5/1/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Thelma The Unicorn is coming to Netflix this May 17, 2024, This animated musical is led by the talented singer Brittany Howard, This is her acting debut after years of doing music. For a first-time voice actress, she fits the role like a glove. It is based on a book written by Aaron Blabey. Husband and wife duo of Jared Hess and Jerusha Hess writes the screenplay of the film. Jared also directs this movie in collaboration with Lynn Wang. The Hess couple are known for their works in Nacho Libre and Napoleon Dynamite. Netflix have a string of successful animated films while Mainstream film companies are struggling to make Cinematic animated movies succeed. Thelma The Unicorn Thelma, an aspiring singer from a small town, faced rejection from the music industry due to her plain appearance as a farm pony. Let’s be honest, even though music is primarily heard, most people...
- 4/17/2024
- by Skylar Kinsley
- popgeeks - film
Un vistazo al mundo de fantasía que te espera en la próxima película de animación de Netflix. © Netflix
Netflix ha publicado el primer tráiler y póster de su nueva comedia animada, “Telma, la Unicornio”, basada en los populares libros infantiles de Aaron Blabey.
La película sigue a Telma, una poni que sueña con convertirse en una glamurosa estrella de la música. Tras la oportuna visita de un baúl de purpurina y pintura rosa, Thelma se transforma en un unicornio e instantáneamente alcanza el estrellato mundial. Pero esta nueva vida de fama tiene un coste.
El reparto de voces de “Telma, la Unicornio” lo forman Brittany Howard (cantante y compositor de Alabama Shakes) como Telma, Will Forte (“Lluvia de Hamburguesas”), Jemaine Clement (“Moana”), Edi Patterson (“The Guilty”), Maliaka Mitchell, Ally Dixon (“The Croods: Family Tree”), Fred Armisen (“The Mitchells vs. The Machines”), Zach Galifianakis (“The Lego Batman Movie”), Jon Heder (“Napoleon...
Netflix ha publicado el primer tráiler y póster de su nueva comedia animada, “Telma, la Unicornio”, basada en los populares libros infantiles de Aaron Blabey.
La película sigue a Telma, una poni que sueña con convertirse en una glamurosa estrella de la música. Tras la oportuna visita de un baúl de purpurina y pintura rosa, Thelma se transforma en un unicornio e instantáneamente alcanza el estrellato mundial. Pero esta nueva vida de fama tiene un coste.
El reparto de voces de “Telma, la Unicornio” lo forman Brittany Howard (cantante y compositor de Alabama Shakes) como Telma, Will Forte (“Lluvia de Hamburguesas”), Jemaine Clement (“Moana”), Edi Patterson (“The Guilty”), Maliaka Mitchell, Ally Dixon (“The Croods: Family Tree”), Fred Armisen (“The Mitchells vs. The Machines”), Zach Galifianakis (“The Lego Batman Movie”), Jon Heder (“Napoleon...
- 4/17/2024
- by Marta Medina
- mundoCine
“Thelma the Unicorn” is a new animated feature directed by Jared Hess and Lynn Wang, based on the book by Aaron Blabey, starring Brittany Howard, Will Forte, Jemaine Clement, Edi Patterson, Ally Dixon and Fred Armisen, releasing April 4, 2024 in theaters, followed by streaming My 17, 2024 on Netflix:
“…’Thelma’ is a pony who dreams of becoming a music star. In a pink and glitter-filled moment of fate, Thelma is transformed into a unicorn and instantly rises to global stardom. But this new life of fame comes at a cost…”
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“…’Thelma’ is a pony who dreams of becoming a music star. In a pink and glitter-filled moment of fate, Thelma is transformed into a unicorn and instantly rises to global stardom. But this new life of fame comes at a cost…”
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- 4/15/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
In a surprise announcement, DreamWorks Animation revealed that their hit 2022 film The Bad Guys is getting a sequel. The first film released in April of 2022 and went on to become a major success, earning $250.4 Million worldwide on an $80 Million budget. Now, the film has become DreamWorks’ latest multimedia franchise.
It's still good to be bad! #TheBadGuys are coming back to theaters summer of 2025! #TheBadGuys2 pic.twitter.com/wiw8nQ45oz
— DreamWorks Animation (@Dreamworks) March 27, 2024
The film will feature most of the cast returning with Sam Rockwell as the leader Mr. Wolf, Marc Maron as the safe-cracking Mr. Snake, Craig Robinson as the master of disguise Mr. Shark, Anthony Ramos as the brawling Mr. Piranha, Akwafina as the computer savvy Ms. Tarantula, Zazie Beetz as politician/former super criminal Diane Foxington, Alex Borestein as Police Chief Misty Luggins, Lilly Singh as reporter Tiffany Fliffit and even Richard Ayoade as criminal genius Professor Marmalade.
It's still good to be bad! #TheBadGuys are coming back to theaters summer of 2025! #TheBadGuys2 pic.twitter.com/wiw8nQ45oz
— DreamWorks Animation (@Dreamworks) March 27, 2024
The film will feature most of the cast returning with Sam Rockwell as the leader Mr. Wolf, Marc Maron as the safe-cracking Mr. Snake, Craig Robinson as the master of disguise Mr. Shark, Anthony Ramos as the brawling Mr. Piranha, Akwafina as the computer savvy Ms. Tarantula, Zazie Beetz as politician/former super criminal Diane Foxington, Alex Borestein as Police Chief Misty Luggins, Lilly Singh as reporter Tiffany Fliffit and even Richard Ayoade as criminal genius Professor Marmalade.
- 3/27/2024
- by Mr. Milo
- Pirates & Princesses
Universal Pictures will release DreamWorks Animation’s The Bad Guys 2 on Friday, August 1, 2025, the studio announced today.
The first film hit theaters in April 2022 and grossed $250.4 million worldwide, with $97.5 million coming from North American theaters and $152.9 million from international markets. The movie has also been successful in streaming on services like Netflix, Peacock, and Prime Video.
Who’s badder than The Bad Guys? The Bad Girls. In the new chapter of DreamWorks Animation‘s acclaimed action-comedy hit about a crackerjack criminal crew of animal outlaws, The Bad Guys struggle to find trust and acceptance in their newly minted lives as Good Guys when they are pulled out of retirement and forced to do “one last job” by an all-female squad of criminals.
Based on the New York Times best-selling book series by Aaron Blabey, The Bad Guys 2 reunites the film’s all-star cast and filmmakers.
Returning to their...
The first film hit theaters in April 2022 and grossed $250.4 million worldwide, with $97.5 million coming from North American theaters and $152.9 million from international markets. The movie has also been successful in streaming on services like Netflix, Peacock, and Prime Video.
Who’s badder than The Bad Guys? The Bad Girls. In the new chapter of DreamWorks Animation‘s acclaimed action-comedy hit about a crackerjack criminal crew of animal outlaws, The Bad Guys struggle to find trust and acceptance in their newly minted lives as Good Guys when they are pulled out of retirement and forced to do “one last job” by an all-female squad of criminals.
Based on the New York Times best-selling book series by Aaron Blabey, The Bad Guys 2 reunites the film’s all-star cast and filmmakers.
Returning to their...
- 3/26/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
Universal Pictures and DreamWorks Animation are readying a sequel to their $250M-grossing 2022 hit, The Bad Guys, which will release on Aug. 1, 2025.
Uni already had the date reserved for an untitled DreamWorks Animation title.
The Bad Guys 2 follows the crackerjack criminal crew of animal outlaws who are struggling to find trust and acceptance in their newly minted lives as Good Guys. However, they’re pulled out of retirement and forced to do “one last job” by an all-female squad of criminals.
Part two will reteam the first pic’s filmmakers and cast. The movie is based on Aaron Blabey’s New York Times best-selling book series.
Oscar winner Sam Rockwell is back as dashing reformed pickpocket Mr. Wolf; Marc Maron plays safe-cracker Mr. Snake, Craig Robinson is master-of-disguise Mr. Shark, Grammy winner Anthony Ramos portrays short-fused Mr. Piranha and Golden Globe winner Awkwafina will reprise her expert hacker Ms. Tarantula,...
Uni already had the date reserved for an untitled DreamWorks Animation title.
The Bad Guys 2 follows the crackerjack criminal crew of animal outlaws who are struggling to find trust and acceptance in their newly minted lives as Good Guys. However, they’re pulled out of retirement and forced to do “one last job” by an all-female squad of criminals.
Part two will reteam the first pic’s filmmakers and cast. The movie is based on Aaron Blabey’s New York Times best-selling book series.
Oscar winner Sam Rockwell is back as dashing reformed pickpocket Mr. Wolf; Marc Maron plays safe-cracker Mr. Snake, Craig Robinson is master-of-disguise Mr. Shark, Grammy winner Anthony Ramos portrays short-fused Mr. Piranha and Golden Globe winner Awkwafina will reprise her expert hacker Ms. Tarantula,...
- 3/26/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Foundation Media Partners has secured the exclusive life and book rights of the FBI, Secret Service, and U.S. Marshals’ most-wanted con man Matthew Cox. The company will immediately begin developing both scripted and non-scripted limited series around Cox’s life and infamous exploits, as a mortgage fraudster who stole more than $50 million, beginning in the early 2000s.
Formerly a licensed mortgage broker and brokerage business owner, as well as an admitted scammer, fraudster, and con man, Cox’s criminal case received national media attention after he used forgeries, combined with stolen and synthetic identities, to bilk America’s largest banks out of an estimated $55 million. Despite numerous encounters with bank security, state and federal authorities, Cox narrowly evaded capture for nearly a decade. Eventually, he topped the Secret Service’s most wanted list, and led the U.S. Marshals, FBI, and the Secret Service on a three-year chase,...
Formerly a licensed mortgage broker and brokerage business owner, as well as an admitted scammer, fraudster, and con man, Cox’s criminal case received national media attention after he used forgeries, combined with stolen and synthetic identities, to bilk America’s largest banks out of an estimated $55 million. Despite numerous encounters with bank security, state and federal authorities, Cox narrowly evaded capture for nearly a decade. Eventually, he topped the Secret Service’s most wanted list, and led the U.S. Marshals, FBI, and the Secret Service on a three-year chase,...
- 2/13/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Build-a-Bear’s stuffed animal characters have inspired development of animated series Kabu.
Build-a-Bear Entertainment, Foundation Media Partners and Montreal toon maker Laughing Dragon Studios are working up a 10-part show, aimed at 7-11s, and release an exclusive first look at the upcoming Kidscreen Summit.
Mike Mariano, writer and producer on network sitcoms such as Raising Hope and My Name is Earl, is writing alongside Drew Gormley (Family Guy), Claire Ross Dunn, Brian Clark (Glisten and the Merry Mission) and Monica Kelly (Cocomelon).
Build-a-Bear President and CEO Sharon Price John and Foundation Media CEO Patrick Hughes executive producing the series.
The show is billed as a “stylized, colorful new offering with a fun ensemble cast of a variety of ‘stuffed animal’ friends,” with the creative influenced by the popularity of kawaii styling and each episode utilizing “an entertaining, sometimes ‘wacky’ way of...
Build-a-Bear Entertainment, Foundation Media Partners and Montreal toon maker Laughing Dragon Studios are working up a 10-part show, aimed at 7-11s, and release an exclusive first look at the upcoming Kidscreen Summit.
Mike Mariano, writer and producer on network sitcoms such as Raising Hope and My Name is Earl, is writing alongside Drew Gormley (Family Guy), Claire Ross Dunn, Brian Clark (Glisten and the Merry Mission) and Monica Kelly (Cocomelon).
Build-a-Bear President and CEO Sharon Price John and Foundation Media CEO Patrick Hughes executive producing the series.
The show is billed as a “stylized, colorful new offering with a fun ensemble cast of a variety of ‘stuffed animal’ friends,” with the creative influenced by the popularity of kawaii styling and each episode utilizing “an entertaining, sometimes ‘wacky’ way of...
- 1/17/2024
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Before Mr. Wolf and his crew got a taste of the good life, they gave the Grinch a run for his money by planning a holiday heist for the ages. Today’s The Bad Guys: A Very Bad Holiday trailer finds the gang rethinking their approach to spreading holiday cheer when events threaten the holy holiday. Not on the Bad Guys’ watch!
In this new adventure set before the events of the original film, there’s nothing the Bad Guys love more than Christmas morning because while everyone is home opening presents, it’s the perfect time to execute their city-wide holiday heist. But when Christmas is unexpectedly canceled, the Bad Guys must do the unthinkable: reignite the city’s holiday spirit by giving instead of taking.
Bret Haaland directs the holiday-themed prequel from a script by Aaron Blabey. The new animated adventure features an alternate voice cast, including Kari Wahlgren as DJ Trudy Tude,...
In this new adventure set before the events of the original film, there’s nothing the Bad Guys love more than Christmas morning because while everyone is home opening presents, it’s the perfect time to execute their city-wide holiday heist. But when Christmas is unexpectedly canceled, the Bad Guys must do the unthinkable: reignite the city’s holiday spirit by giving instead of taking.
Bret Haaland directs the holiday-themed prequel from a script by Aaron Blabey. The new animated adventure features an alternate voice cast, including Kari Wahlgren as DJ Trudy Tude,...
- 11/1/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (Netflix)
The proportions of his eponymous stop-motion character are gangly and childlike, in the words of Guillermo del Toro. “They lend themselves to these sort of haphazard rhythms of walking and running that are very endearing. In his apparent simplicity, is a very complex work of design keeping those few elements alive and on top with the raw wood that is simulating hair and branches, and the nails on his back are very expressive and unique and feel almost elemental.” Director Mark Gustafson points out that in the story, he’s carved by a drunken Geppetto making Pinocchio “very primitive in some ways, unfinished, naked, and exposed. That was what we needed for him to go out into the world with. He can’t hide anything. That’s the nature of innocence. You’re wearing it all on the outside and that’s what this character does.
The proportions of his eponymous stop-motion character are gangly and childlike, in the words of Guillermo del Toro. “They lend themselves to these sort of haphazard rhythms of walking and running that are very endearing. In his apparent simplicity, is a very complex work of design keeping those few elements alive and on top with the raw wood that is simulating hair and branches, and the nails on his back are very expressive and unique and feel almost elemental.” Director Mark Gustafson points out that in the story, he’s carved by a drunken Geppetto making Pinocchio “very primitive in some ways, unfinished, naked, and exposed. That was what we needed for him to go out into the world with. He can’t hide anything. That’s the nature of innocence. You’re wearing it all on the outside and that’s what this character does.
- 1/11/2023
- by Carolyn Giardina
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
These are curious days for feature animation. Netflix scaled back its plans in the arena, while two years of releases straight to Disney+ during Covid and under Bob Chapek seem to have seriously devalued the once unstoppable Disney/Pixar animation empire. Universal, though, enjoyed one of the biggest hits ever with the near 1 billion juggernaut “Minions: The Rise of Gru” and also landed the year’s second-biggest animated release with “The Bad Guys.”
Still, animation at the box office and animation in the awards race are two very different things, and it’s unlikely that Academy voters will be checking the grosses as they review the 27 qualifying films in this year’s Best Animated Feature race at the Oscars.
Those 27 include movies from big, traditional studios like Disney/Pixar, Universal’s DreamWorks Animation, Warner Bros. and 20th Century (now part of Disney) – but also a handful of international productions from GKids,...
Still, animation at the box office and animation in the awards race are two very different things, and it’s unlikely that Academy voters will be checking the grosses as they review the 27 qualifying films in this year’s Best Animated Feature race at the Oscars.
Those 27 include movies from big, traditional studios like Disney/Pixar, Universal’s DreamWorks Animation, Warner Bros. and 20th Century (now part of Disney) – but also a handful of international productions from GKids,...
- 1/4/2023
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
2022 has made it very clear that we are living in a golden age of animation.
The wildly different styles of animation, a wide variety of stories being told and an equally wide array of audiences being targeted (and not just children!), 2022 felt like an adventurous, experimental time for the medium, where even major studios like Pixar and DreamWorks were embracing new techniques and aesthetics. (And 2023 looks even more adventurous!)
Here are the very best animated features of 2022:
10. Strange World Disney
It’s rare for a movie that was only released a few weeks ago to feel unfairly overlooked, but in the case of “Strange World,” it’s the truth. Granted, the movie wasn’t the easiest sell – it is set in a pre-industrial world that becomes technologically complex thanks to a magical vine, only when that vine starts to die it leads to a desperate mission underground. And every...
The wildly different styles of animation, a wide variety of stories being told and an equally wide array of audiences being targeted (and not just children!), 2022 felt like an adventurous, experimental time for the medium, where even major studios like Pixar and DreamWorks were embracing new techniques and aesthetics. (And 2023 looks even more adventurous!)
Here are the very best animated features of 2022:
10. Strange World Disney
It’s rare for a movie that was only released a few weeks ago to feel unfairly overlooked, but in the case of “Strange World,” it’s the truth. Granted, the movie wasn’t the easiest sell – it is set in a pre-industrial world that becomes technologically complex thanks to a magical vine, only when that vine starts to die it leads to a desperate mission underground. And every...
- 1/4/2023
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
By Abe Friedtanzer
One of this year’s most successful contenders for Best Animated Feature was released way back in April. It hasn't been as present on the awards circuit as its success and generally positive reviews would suggest. Whatever prizes it ultimately wins would only add to the fact that this family-friendly caper comedy, based on Aaron Blabey’s book series, is highly enjoyable and very much worth seeking out.
Wolf introduces audiences to his team of notorious thieves, who commit major heists and other crimes as regularly as possible. They do it partly for the big takes, but also for the specific joy from getting away with it...
One of this year’s most successful contenders for Best Animated Feature was released way back in April. It hasn't been as present on the awards circuit as its success and generally positive reviews would suggest. Whatever prizes it ultimately wins would only add to the fact that this family-friendly caper comedy, based on Aaron Blabey’s book series, is highly enjoyable and very much worth seeking out.
Wolf introduces audiences to his team of notorious thieves, who commit major heists and other crimes as regularly as possible. They do it partly for the big takes, but also for the specific joy from getting away with it...
- 12/31/2022
- by Abe Friedtanzer
- FilmExperience
With The Bad Guys, director Pierre Perifel found the perfect opportunity to blend together all of his childhood inspirations for a family-friendly animated heist film. Based on a children’s graphic novel series, the film follows a group of animal criminals, Mr. Wolf (Sam Rockwell), Mr. Snake (Marc Maron), Ms. Tarantula (Awkwafina), Mr. Shark (Craig Robinson) and Mr. Piranha (Anthony Ramos). After getting caught, Mr. Wolf makes a play to escape prison time by claiming that the group wants a chance to reform themselves into good guys. Though it starts as a ruse, Mr. Wolf soon finds himself excited by the opportunity to become a good guy. While the book series begins with the group having already decided to be good guys, Perifel wanted the film to be an origin story of how they came to that choice.
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- 12/14/2022
- by Ryan Fleming
- Deadline Film + TV
Click here to read the full article.
As December approaches, Netflix is giving the well-reviewed Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio a high-profile debut.
Netflix Animation — despite its challenging year on the business side — has a strong and varied slate of animated feature contenders, the most notable being del Toro’s moving stop-motion retelling of Carlo Collodi’s Pinocchio, which is having a limited theatrical rollout ahead of its Dec. 9 streaming debut.
Netflix burst onto the animation scene in 2019, releasing its first original animated feature, the Christmas movie Klaus, directed by Sergio Pablos, as well as French film I Lost My Body, from Jérémy Clapin. Both movies earned Oscar nominations in 2020, and Netflix has had at least one category nomination each year since. It did win an animated short Oscar in 2021, for If Anything Happens I Love You, but the streaming service is still vying for its first animated feature category win.
As December approaches, Netflix is giving the well-reviewed Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio a high-profile debut.
Netflix Animation — despite its challenging year on the business side — has a strong and varied slate of animated feature contenders, the most notable being del Toro’s moving stop-motion retelling of Carlo Collodi’s Pinocchio, which is having a limited theatrical rollout ahead of its Dec. 9 streaming debut.
Netflix burst onto the animation scene in 2019, releasing its first original animated feature, the Christmas movie Klaus, directed by Sergio Pablos, as well as French film I Lost My Body, from Jérémy Clapin. Both movies earned Oscar nominations in 2020, and Netflix has had at least one category nomination each year since. It did win an animated short Oscar in 2021, for If Anything Happens I Love You, but the streaming service is still vying for its first animated feature category win.
- 11/30/2022
- by Carolyn Giardina
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Foundation Media Partners has secured exclusive book, film and documentary rights to the life story of Terry Watanabe, the notorious gambling addict who made history as Las Vegas’ biggest ever whale, losing over 200 million in a single year after gambling an unprecedented 825 million.
While it’s as yet unclear what exactly will come from the deal, Foundation Media plans to adapt the cautionary tale into a feature film, documentary and/or book, while collaborating with Watanabe himself. It will be the first time the legendary whale speaks out on his experience since settling a lawsuit with an undisclosed casino group in 2010, with no official adaptation of his story having previously been announced.
Watanabe’s downfall is perhaps the most epic and pitiful in Las Vegas gambling history. The Omaha native with a keen eye for marketing and selecting merchandise built his massive fortune after acquiring his father’s humble trade business,...
While it’s as yet unclear what exactly will come from the deal, Foundation Media plans to adapt the cautionary tale into a feature film, documentary and/or book, while collaborating with Watanabe himself. It will be the first time the legendary whale speaks out on his experience since settling a lawsuit with an undisclosed casino group in 2010, with no official adaptation of his story having previously been announced.
Watanabe’s downfall is perhaps the most epic and pitiful in Las Vegas gambling history. The Omaha native with a keen eye for marketing and selecting merchandise built his massive fortune after acquiring his father’s humble trade business,...
- 9/15/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Ready to embark on a heist from the comfort of your home? The animated heist comedy, "The Bad Guys" will soon be available for streaming, and here are all the details that you need to know.
"The Bad Guys" opened in theaters on April 22, 2022, and grossed 242 million worldwide, receiving mostly positive reviews from critics and audiences alike. The film can be deemed family-friendly and follows a colorful group of anthropomorphic criminals who wish to embark on a quest for redemption after getting caught.
Directed by Pierre Perifel, "The Bad Guys" is loosely based on Aaron Blabey's children's book series of the same name. Five friends —...
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"The Bad Guys" opened in theaters on April 22, 2022, and grossed 242 million worldwide, receiving mostly positive reviews from critics and audiences alike. The film can be deemed family-friendly and follows a colorful group of anthropomorphic criminals who wish to embark on a quest for redemption after getting caught.
Directed by Pierre Perifel, "The Bad Guys" is loosely based on Aaron Blabey's children's book series of the same name. Five friends —...
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- 6/30/2022
- by Debopriyaa Dutta
- Slash Film
“The Bad Guys” is here. Based on the Aaron Blabey book series of the same name, the new film hails from DreamWorks Animation and brings a ragtag crew of, well, bad guys to life. Bad guys who just may find themselves turning good over the course of one big heist. The film boasts a unique animation style and an impressive ensemble voice cast, but many may be wondering, how do you watch “The Bad Guys?” Is this family film readily available at home, or is a theater visit on your calendar?
We answer those questions and more below.
When Is “The Bad Guys” in Theaters?
“The Bad Guys” came out on April 22.
Is “The Bad Guys” Streaming?
Not streaming, but the film is now available on VOD as well as playing in theaters. As of May 13, you can rent or own “The Bad Guys” On Demand through retailers like Apple,...
We answer those questions and more below.
When Is “The Bad Guys” in Theaters?
“The Bad Guys” came out on April 22.
Is “The Bad Guys” Streaming?
Not streaming, but the film is now available on VOD as well as playing in theaters. As of May 13, you can rent or own “The Bad Guys” On Demand through retailers like Apple,...
- 5/13/2022
- by Adam Chitwood
- The Wrap
The American computer-animated crime comedy film The Bad Guys, produced by DreamWorks Animation, hit theaters last April 22. The film was directed by Pierre Perifel in his feature directorial debut with a screenplay by Etan Cohen and loosely based on the New York Times best-selling book series of the same name by Aaron Blabey. It features the voices of Sam Rockwell, Marc Maron, Awkwafina, Craig Robinson, Anthony Ramos, Richard Ayoade, Zazie Beetz, Alex Borstein, and Lilly Singh. It follows a group of criminals who attempt to appear as good citizens to avoid prison sentences after being caught in a recent
Five Movies To Watch When You’re Done With “The Bad Guys”...
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- 5/2/2022
- by A.E. Oats
- TVovermind.com
Now playing exclusively in theaters is “The Bad Guys,” a new DreamWorks Animation film from Universal Pictures that boasts a unique animation style, thrilling heist story and Marc Maron voicing a wolf.
What convinced the Wtf podcast host to sign onto his first major animated film? “The appeal was that they wanted me, specifically, and that it was about eight minutes from my house,” Maron joked when TheWrap recently spoke with him and other cast members during the film’s press day.
On a more serious note, Maron was drawn to the story and character. “I liked the movie, it seemed exciting, it seemed like it would get made.” For Craig Robinson, who voices Mr. Shark, he felt like it was “a dream” when he was brought into DreamWorks Animation and pitched the idea of the movie and his character.
Based on the book series by Australian author Aaron Blabey,...
What convinced the Wtf podcast host to sign onto his first major animated film? “The appeal was that they wanted me, specifically, and that it was about eight minutes from my house,” Maron joked when TheWrap recently spoke with him and other cast members during the film’s press day.
On a more serious note, Maron was drawn to the story and character. “I liked the movie, it seemed exciting, it seemed like it would get made.” For Craig Robinson, who voices Mr. Shark, he felt like it was “a dream” when he was brought into DreamWorks Animation and pitched the idea of the movie and his character.
Based on the book series by Australian author Aaron Blabey,...
- 4/24/2022
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
The Bad Guys Review — The Bad Guys (2022) Film Review, a movie directed by Pierre Perifel, written by Aaron Blabey, Etan Cohen and Yoni Brenner and starring Sam Rockwell, Marc Maron, Awkwafina, Craig Robinson, Anthony Ramos, Richard Ayoade, Zazie Beetz, Alex Borstein, Lilly Singh, Barbara Goodson, Dina Morrone, Michael Godere and Walt Dohrn. Director [...]
Continue reading: Film Review: The Bad Guys (2022): Animated Film Has Plenty of Action and the Great Sam Rockwell Voicing the Main Character...
Continue reading: Film Review: The Bad Guys (2022): Animated Film Has Plenty of Action and the Great Sam Rockwell Voicing the Main Character...
- 4/24/2022
- by Thomas Duffy
- Film-Book
One thing is clear about the cast who brought the characters in the new DreamWorks Animation film “The Bad Guys” to life – they have fun together. This was obvious when TheWrap spoke with Zazie Beetz, Marc Maron, Lily Singh, Craig Robinson and Anthony Ramos about their work in the film, and the paired performers delighted in playing off of one another when answering some lighting round questions tied to the film.
Based on the book series by Australian author Aaron Blabey, DreamWorks Animation’s “The Bad Guys” follows a group of animal criminals – Mr. Wolf aka the Big Bad Wolf (Sam Rockwell), Mr. Snake (Marc Maron), Ms. Tarantula (Awkwafina), Mr. Shark (Craig Robinson) and Mr. Piranha (Anthony Ramos) — as they try to turn the corner and become (gasp!) good guys.
In the video above, you can watch the aforementioned performers answer our lighting round questions, which include: What’s your favorite animated movie?...
Based on the book series by Australian author Aaron Blabey, DreamWorks Animation’s “The Bad Guys” follows a group of animal criminals – Mr. Wolf aka the Big Bad Wolf (Sam Rockwell), Mr. Snake (Marc Maron), Ms. Tarantula (Awkwafina), Mr. Shark (Craig Robinson) and Mr. Piranha (Anthony Ramos) — as they try to turn the corner and become (gasp!) good guys.
In the video above, you can watch the aforementioned performers answer our lighting round questions, which include: What’s your favorite animated movie?...
- 4/23/2022
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
The influence of “Into the Spider-Verse” continues to infiltrate the Hollywood mainstream, with DreamWorks’ latest heist comedy, “The Bad Guys,” following in the footsteps of “The Mitchells vs. The Machines,” “Luca,” and “Turning Red” to subvert CG animation with a handmade, illustrated look. First-time feature director Pierre Perifel definitely wanted to break through the “boring” with more stylization for his adaptation of the popular Scholastic book series by Aaron Blabey.
Perifel previously worked as an animator on “Kung Fu Panda 2” (which contained a 2D-animated sequence) and co-directed the DreamWorks short “Bilby” (which had some graphic touches). But after the handmade fur and felt vibe for the “Trolls” films, DreamWorks was ready to double down on 2D stylization for “The Bad Guys.”
Best described as “Zootopia” meets “Oceans 11,” “The Bad Guys” features a crew of animal outlaws attempting to go straight — until they’re framed for the heist of a rare meteorite.
Perifel previously worked as an animator on “Kung Fu Panda 2” (which contained a 2D-animated sequence) and co-directed the DreamWorks short “Bilby” (which had some graphic touches). But after the handmade fur and felt vibe for the “Trolls” films, DreamWorks was ready to double down on 2D stylization for “The Bad Guys.”
Best described as “Zootopia” meets “Oceans 11,” “The Bad Guys” features a crew of animal outlaws attempting to go straight — until they’re framed for the heist of a rare meteorite.
- 4/22/2022
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Los Angeles’ ubiquitous smog, freeways, beaches and palm trees — as well as its place in moviedom — were all influential elements as filmmaker Pierre Perifel and production designer Luc Desmarchelier huddled over where to set DreamWorks’ latest animation, “The Bad Guys,” in theaters April 22.
Based on the children’s book series by Aaron Blabey about a group of animals — a wolf, a snake, a shark, a tarantula and a piranha — that are always portrayed as criminal types but are trying hard to reform here, Desmarchelier says the script didn’t define where the action would be taking place. So when conceiving ideas, he looked at Chicago and New York as potential settings for the gang’s last heist.
But the production designer says he and Perifel ultimately landed on a reimagined version of the City of Angels because inspirations from cop and heist movies and TV shows had a gravitational pull.
Based on the children’s book series by Aaron Blabey about a group of animals — a wolf, a snake, a shark, a tarantula and a piranha — that are always portrayed as criminal types but are trying hard to reform here, Desmarchelier says the script didn’t define where the action would be taking place. So when conceiving ideas, he looked at Chicago and New York as potential settings for the gang’s last heist.
But the production designer says he and Perifel ultimately landed on a reimagined version of the City of Angels because inspirations from cop and heist movies and TV shows had a gravitational pull.
- 4/22/2022
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
“The Northman,” Focus Features’ Viking revenge epic from acclaimed director Robert Eggers, made 1.35 million in its Thursday preview screenings at the box office across 2,700 theaters with previews that began at 7 p.m. “The Northman” opens on 3,214 screens this weekend.
Universal’s animated family film “The Bad Guys,” which is expected to lead the box office, made 1.15 million Thursday from preview screenings beginning at 5:00 p.m. at 3,000 theaters. It opens on approximately 4,000 screens this weekend.
And finally, “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent,” Lionsgate’s meta comedy starring Nicolas Cage as Nicolas Cage, brought in 835K in its preview screenings Thursday. It will open Friday in 3,036 North American locations.
All three films have been very well reviewed, yet early projections are low for all three, with “The Bad Guys” tracking for a start in the mid-teens, “The Northman” at 10-12 million and “Massive Talent” at a disappointing 6-7 million.
“The Northman...
Universal’s animated family film “The Bad Guys,” which is expected to lead the box office, made 1.15 million Thursday from preview screenings beginning at 5:00 p.m. at 3,000 theaters. It opens on approximately 4,000 screens this weekend.
And finally, “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent,” Lionsgate’s meta comedy starring Nicolas Cage as Nicolas Cage, brought in 835K in its preview screenings Thursday. It will open Friday in 3,036 North American locations.
All three films have been very well reviewed, yet early projections are low for all three, with “The Bad Guys” tracking for a start in the mid-teens, “The Northman” at 10-12 million and “Massive Talent” at a disappointing 6-7 million.
“The Northman...
- 4/22/2022
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
“The Bad Guys” are here.
Based on the book series by Australian author Aaron Blabey, DreamWorks Animation’s “The Bad Guys” follows a group of animal criminals – Mr. Wolf aka the Big Bad Wolf (Sam Rockwell), Mr. Snake (Marc Maron), Ms. Tarantula (Awkwafina), Mr. Shark (Craig Robinson) and Mr. Piranha (Anthony Ramos) — as they try to turn the corner and become (gasp!) good guys.
Director Pierre Perifel brings a wonderfully offbeat sensibility to the movie, which could have been another villain-goes-straight animated fable, of which there have been plenty. By folding in a range of influences (everything from anime to Steven Soderbergh) and upping the stylization to incorporate more 2D flourishes, “The Bad Guys” feels wholly unique and might be the most enjoyable DreamWorks Animation film since “How to Train Your Dragon” back in 2010.
TheWrap spoke with Perifel about how he brought “The Bad Guys” to life – where the project...
Based on the book series by Australian author Aaron Blabey, DreamWorks Animation’s “The Bad Guys” follows a group of animal criminals – Mr. Wolf aka the Big Bad Wolf (Sam Rockwell), Mr. Snake (Marc Maron), Ms. Tarantula (Awkwafina), Mr. Shark (Craig Robinson) and Mr. Piranha (Anthony Ramos) — as they try to turn the corner and become (gasp!) good guys.
Director Pierre Perifel brings a wonderfully offbeat sensibility to the movie, which could have been another villain-goes-straight animated fable, of which there have been plenty. By folding in a range of influences (everything from anime to Steven Soderbergh) and upping the stylization to incorporate more 2D flourishes, “The Bad Guys” feels wholly unique and might be the most enjoyable DreamWorks Animation film since “How to Train Your Dragon” back in 2010.
TheWrap spoke with Perifel about how he brought “The Bad Guys” to life – where the project...
- 4/22/2022
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
Based on the popular children’s books series by Aaron Blabey, “The Bad Guys” is about a group of criminals pretending to be good to be bad. The criminals are namely Mr. Wolf (Sam Rockwell), Mr. Snake (Marc Maron), Mr. Piranha (Anthony Ramos), Ms. Tarantula (Awkwafina), and Mr. Shark (Craig Robinson). I sat down with
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- 4/22/2022
- by manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
The Bad Guys
As Spring slowly arrives, the multiplex makes way for a new family-friendly animated feature film. Now, this one’s got an interesting twist, a “spin” on a firmly established trope of the “cartoon conflict’. Well, it’s not a “skewed’ satiric fairy tale or fable but rather goes further back, before the features, to those “much-missed” theatrical shorts. Very often they dealt with a chase, usually a pursuit with a predator animal trying to capture its (not so defenseless) prey. In the world of Looney Tunes, Sylvester is after Tweety while the Coyote was always several steps behind that Roadrunner. But what about shifting the focus from the “heroes” to the “villains”, to a team of “nogoodniks” who somehow want to change? Or do they? Can they really “flip” their “nature” or must they remain The Bad Guys?
This “cartoon caper” begins with a casual diner conversation between the gang’s leader,...
As Spring slowly arrives, the multiplex makes way for a new family-friendly animated feature film. Now, this one’s got an interesting twist, a “spin” on a firmly established trope of the “cartoon conflict’. Well, it’s not a “skewed’ satiric fairy tale or fable but rather goes further back, before the features, to those “much-missed” theatrical shorts. Very often they dealt with a chase, usually a pursuit with a predator animal trying to capture its (not so defenseless) prey. In the world of Looney Tunes, Sylvester is after Tweety while the Coyote was always several steps behind that Roadrunner. But what about shifting the focus from the “heroes” to the “villains”, to a team of “nogoodniks” who somehow want to change? Or do they? Can they really “flip” their “nature” or must they remain The Bad Guys?
This “cartoon caper” begins with a casual diner conversation between the gang’s leader,...
- 4/22/2022
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
This review for “The Bad Guys” was originally published on March 29, 2022.
Billed as “a caper,” there’s something refreshingly old-fashioned and simple about “The Bad Guys.”
No singing, no dancing, no moral lessons — it’s just a cartoon, with fast-talking, wise-cracking animals, lots of silly car chases and a host of fart gags.
Based on the comic books by Australian author Aaron Blabey and riffing on the heist-movie genre, “The Bad Guys” follows a band of bank-robbing villains. They’re not so much Reservoir Dogs as Mr. Wolf, Mr. Snake, Mr. Piranha, Mr. Shark, and Ms. Tarantula who, in public penance for their criminal ways, are sworn to go straight. For a bit.
Half the fun is trying to work out who’s doing the voice work. In a knowing nod to the “Ocean’s” movies, the handsome, silver-grey Mr. Wolf is continually being likened in the script to George Clooney,...
Billed as “a caper,” there’s something refreshingly old-fashioned and simple about “The Bad Guys.”
No singing, no dancing, no moral lessons — it’s just a cartoon, with fast-talking, wise-cracking animals, lots of silly car chases and a host of fart gags.
Based on the comic books by Australian author Aaron Blabey and riffing on the heist-movie genre, “The Bad Guys” follows a band of bank-robbing villains. They’re not so much Reservoir Dogs as Mr. Wolf, Mr. Snake, Mr. Piranha, Mr. Shark, and Ms. Tarantula who, in public penance for their criminal ways, are sworn to go straight. For a bit.
Half the fun is trying to work out who’s doing the voice work. In a knowing nod to the “Ocean’s” movies, the handsome, silver-grey Mr. Wolf is continually being likened in the script to George Clooney,...
- 4/21/2022
- by Jason Solomons
- The Wrap
After two weekends in which sequels topped the box office charts, theaters will see three non-franchise films hit theaters in what will be a big test to see if original films can still find an audience in theaters. For families, Universal and DreamWorks Animation will send in “The Bad Guys,” an adaptation of Aaron Blabey’s graphic novel series about a group of animal thieves who try to turn over a new leaf. Mature audiences will have two wholly original offerings: Lionsgate’s meta comedy “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent” starring Nicolas Cage and Focus Features’ bloody Viking revenge epic “The Northman.” All three films have received strong reviews from critics, with “Massive Talent” and “Bad Guys” each currently standing at 93 on Rotten Tomatoes while “Northman” has 89 at time of writing. But the pre-release buzz and projections have been low, with “Bad Guys” tracking for a start in the mid-teens,...
- 4/21/2022
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
April has done a pretty decent job bringing the theatrical box office back to somewhere akin to where it was before the pandemic, although it was greatly helped by “Sonic the Hedgehog 2” and a few surprise hits like “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” We’ve gotten past the midway point of the month, as well as various religious holidays and school spring breaks across the country, which brings us to one of the odder and more varied April weekends in recent memory.
First off, we have the latest animated comedy from DreamWorks Animation, “The Bad Guys,” based on the illustrated children’s book series by Aaron Blabey. It plays on the idea of “bad animals,” wanton criminals led by Wolf, voiced by Oscar winner Sam Rockwell, who are constantly trying to pull off heist jobs until they decide one day to go good. Other animals are voiced by the likes of Marc Maron,...
First off, we have the latest animated comedy from DreamWorks Animation, “The Bad Guys,” based on the illustrated children’s book series by Aaron Blabey. It plays on the idea of “bad animals,” wanton criminals led by Wolf, voiced by Oscar winner Sam Rockwell, who are constantly trying to pull off heist jobs until they decide one day to go good. Other animals are voiced by the likes of Marc Maron,...
- 4/20/2022
- by Edward Douglas
- Gold Derby
Based on the graphic novel series by Australian author Aaron Blabey, Pierre Perifel's upcoming animated feature "The Bad Guys" is about a team of anthropomorphic animals who traditionally play villainous roles in classic fairy tales. The animals live in modern-day Los Angeles alongside humans, and they spend their days planning heists and committing crimes before realizing they might want to try being good for a change. Sam Rockwell voices Mr. Wolf (of the "big bad" variety), who runs a criminal gang that includes Mr. Snake (Marc Maron), Ms. Tarantula (Awkwafina), Mr. Shark (Craig Robinson), and Mr. Piranha (Anthony Ramos). The story will also involve...
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- 4/20/2022
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
As far as kid movies go, The Bad Guys is one of the more welcome diversions of the year. The film is a slick and funny caper for the pre-teen set that is blessed with a cast of talented actors and animation that is so much fun that it almost makes the fart jokes forgivable.
Based on the graphic novel series by Aaron Blabey, the story focuses on a group of anthropomorphized animals led by Wolf (Sam Rockwell). The gang is feared across their city because of their unending string of robberies. When a mission goes awry, Wolf makes a bet with Governor Foxington (Zazie Beetz) that his pals can go straight and win the city’s affections. It’s all a ruse to get his hands on a priceless bauble, but it’s not long before Wolf learns that being a good boy might just be more enjoyable than being a bad dog.
Based on the graphic novel series by Aaron Blabey, the story focuses on a group of anthropomorphized animals led by Wolf (Sam Rockwell). The gang is feared across their city because of their unending string of robberies. When a mission goes awry, Wolf makes a bet with Governor Foxington (Zazie Beetz) that his pals can go straight and win the city’s affections. It’s all a ruse to get his hands on a priceless bauble, but it’s not long before Wolf learns that being a good boy might just be more enjoyable than being a bad dog.
- 4/20/2022
- by Chris Williams
- CinemaNerdz
"The Bad Guys" is the new CG-animated comedy feature based on the children's book series of the same name by Aaron Blabey, produced by DreamWorks Animation and directed by Pierre Perifel, starring Sam Rockwell, Awkwafina, Anthony Ramos, Craig Robinson, Marc Maron, Zazie Beetz, Alex Borstein, Richard Ayoade and Lilly Singh, releasing in theaters April 22, 2022:
"...the film follows misunderstood 'bad guys' 'Mr. Wolf', 'Mr. Piranha', 'Mr. Snake',' Mr. Shark' and 'Ms. Tarantula'...
"...who decide to live out the rest of their lives as crime-fighters...
"...dedicated to the forces of good..."
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"...the film follows misunderstood 'bad guys' 'Mr. Wolf', 'Mr. Piranha', 'Mr. Snake',' Mr. Shark' and 'Ms. Tarantula'...
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- 4/19/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
This April, being Bad never looked so Good.
You are invited to enter to win passes to the advance screening of The Bad Guys
When: Saturday, April 16th at 10:00am
Where: AMC Esquire 7
Wamg is giving away to 5 lucky readers a Family 4-pack of tickets and the winners will receive email notifications on 4/13.
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Rated PG
Nobody has ever failed so hard at trying to be good as The Bad Guys.
In the new action comedy from DreamWorks Animation, based on the New York Times best-selling book series, a crackerjack criminal crew of animal outlaws are about to attempt their most challenging con yet—becoming model citizens.
Never have there been five friends as infamous as The Bad Guys—dashing pickpocket Mr. Wolf, seen-it-all safecracker Mr. Snake, chill master-of-disguise Mr.
You are invited to enter to win passes to the advance screening of The Bad Guys
When: Saturday, April 16th at 10:00am
Where: AMC Esquire 7
Wamg is giving away to 5 lucky readers a Family 4-pack of tickets and the winners will receive email notifications on 4/13.
http://gofobo.com/BTNcj31012
Check out the fun activity pack by downloading here: https://www.dreamworks.com/downloads/TheBadGuys_ActivityPack_Complete.pdf
Rated PG
Nobody has ever failed so hard at trying to be good as The Bad Guys.
In the new action comedy from DreamWorks Animation, based on the New York Times best-selling book series, a crackerjack criminal crew of animal outlaws are about to attempt their most challenging con yet—becoming model citizens.
Never have there been five friends as infamous as The Bad Guys—dashing pickpocket Mr. Wolf, seen-it-all safecracker Mr. Snake, chill master-of-disguise Mr.
- 4/7/2022
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Refresh for latest…: New blood in the form of Sony’s Jared Leto-fronted Morbius led the global box office this weekend with an 84M debut, while Paramount’s Sonic The Hedgehog 2 got off to a booming 25.5M start from its first 31 offshore markets. Warner Bros/DC also has something to crow about as The Batman topped 700M worldwide.
Starting with Sony’s Daniel Espinosa-directed foray into its deeper Marvel cannon, Morbius sank its fangs into 44.9M in 62 international box office markets. This is slightly higher than expected coming into the session and tops comp Birds Of Prey by 10 in like-for-likes at today’s rates (it’s 10 below Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings). Morbius sucked up 5.5M in IMAX globally, including 2.5M from overseas screens.
There were No. 1s in 42 of the debut markets, while Sonic came in No. 1 in several where there was overlap.
Starting with Sony’s Daniel Espinosa-directed foray into its deeper Marvel cannon, Morbius sank its fangs into 44.9M in 62 international box office markets. This is slightly higher than expected coming into the session and tops comp Birds Of Prey by 10 in like-for-likes at today’s rates (it’s 10 below Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings). Morbius sucked up 5.5M in IMAX globally, including 2.5M from overseas screens.
There were No. 1s in 42 of the debut markets, while Sonic came in No. 1 in several where there was overlap.
- 4/3/2022
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
‘Morbius’, ‘The Bad Guys’ also make wide debuts.
Twelve films make their debut in UK-Ireland cinemas this weekend, with sequel Sonic The Hedgehog 2 one of three wide releases looking to revive a flagging box office.
Paramount is opening Sonic 2 in 651 locations – a five percent increase on the 620 locations of 2020’s Sonic The Hedgehog.
That film opened to a substantial £4.7m in February 2020, topping the charts for two weeks. It played in cinemas for five weekends, reaching £19.3m; before its run was cut short by the closure of all UK-Ireland cinemas due to the pandemic.
The Sonic franchise is...
Twelve films make their debut in UK-Ireland cinemas this weekend, with sequel Sonic The Hedgehog 2 one of three wide releases looking to revive a flagging box office.
Paramount is opening Sonic 2 in 651 locations – a five percent increase on the 620 locations of 2020’s Sonic The Hedgehog.
That film opened to a substantial £4.7m in February 2020, topping the charts for two weeks. It played in cinemas for five weekends, reaching £19.3m; before its run was cut short by the closure of all UK-Ireland cinemas due to the pandemic.
The Sonic franchise is...
- 4/1/2022
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
It is quite surprising that the big animation studios have not picked up on and adapted Australian author Aaron Blabey’s series of children’s illustrated books The Bad Guys long before now, because it centres on a gang of anthropomorphic animals known as the Bad Guys who try to do good deeds to change society’s perception of them as scary criminals that usually fail. The material is ready-made, big-screen gold – and a genius one at that.
Thanks to French animator and director Pierre Perifel we now have The Bad Guys, the movie that not only gives a faithful nod to the sketchy animated style of the books, but also as offers oodles of fun, a brilliant dynamic group of characters based on animals, reptiles and fish that we all naturally fear, plus endless points for family discussion post viewing, including the dangers and damage of societal labelling on first impressions.
Thanks to French animator and director Pierre Perifel we now have The Bad Guys, the movie that not only gives a faithful nod to the sketchy animated style of the books, but also as offers oodles of fun, a brilliant dynamic group of characters based on animals, reptiles and fish that we all naturally fear, plus endless points for family discussion post viewing, including the dangers and damage of societal labelling on first impressions.
- 3/31/2022
- by Lisa Giles-Keddie
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Sam Rockwell and Awkwafina are among the voices of a ragtag bunch of animal thieves in a derivative yet enjoyable Ocean’s 11-lite
This is Tarantino for ankle-biters with a bit of Ocean’s 11 thrown in: funny, energetic and just smart enough. It’s an animated caper from DreamWorks about a gang of career criminals, crewed by five of the animal kingdom’s worst of the worst: a wolf, shark, snake, piranha and tarantula. Tropic Thunder writer Etan Cohen, adapting the kids’ books by Aaron Blabey, gives us some tongue-in-cheek comedy, though perhaps not quite enough originality to make it actually memorable.
Leader of the Bad Guys is smooth-talking Mr Wolf. After a series of front-page heists, the Bad Guys are caught red-handed trying to steal a gold statue being awarded to a philanthropic guinea pig. He’s Professor Marmalade, a wet do-gooder beautifully played with a passive-aggressive whine by Richard Ayoade.
This is Tarantino for ankle-biters with a bit of Ocean’s 11 thrown in: funny, energetic and just smart enough. It’s an animated caper from DreamWorks about a gang of career criminals, crewed by five of the animal kingdom’s worst of the worst: a wolf, shark, snake, piranha and tarantula. Tropic Thunder writer Etan Cohen, adapting the kids’ books by Aaron Blabey, gives us some tongue-in-cheek comedy, though perhaps not quite enough originality to make it actually memorable.
Leader of the Bad Guys is smooth-talking Mr Wolf. After a series of front-page heists, the Bad Guys are caught red-handed trying to steal a gold statue being awarded to a philanthropic guinea pig. He’s Professor Marmalade, a wet do-gooder beautifully played with a passive-aggressive whine by Richard Ayoade.
- 3/30/2022
- by Cath Clarke
- The Guardian - Film News
It’s a problem that has plagued countless kids’ movies — and more than a few grownup ones — over the course of film history: The villain is conceived and performed with such lip-smacking relish that the nominal hero seems a simpering drag to be around by comparison. Conscious of that perennial imbalance, “The Bad Guys” takes a simple solution and multiplies it, making a sympathetic protagonist of not just one supposedly dastardly antagonist, but several. Taking five anthropomorphised animals generally portrayed as violent terrors in the cartoon world — led by a big bad wolf, no less — and centering them as a chummy, lovable criminal collective, this bouncy debut feature from French animator Pierre Perifel gets a lot of value out of that neat high concept. As it steers them to the right side of the law, however, it still can’t convince us that good guys have more fun.
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- 3/28/2022
- by Guy Lodge
- Variety Film + TV
Aaron Blabey decided to improve the boring books his son was bringing home: now his bestseller series is a starry Hollywood animation
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What would a Quentin Tarantino film for children look like? Probably something close to The Bad Guys, a DreamWorks adaptation of a book series about a gang of criminal animals who, after a lifetime of heists, are tasked with doing good for the world in order to avoid prison.
It has a starry cast: Sam Rockwell, Marc Maron, Craig Robinson, Awkwafina, Richard Ayoade and Zazie Beetz, among others. But the man behind the series is Australian author Aaron Blabey, who has sold around 30m books: a staggering, mind-blowing figure. Speaking to Blabey ahead of The Bad Guys film release, even he still seems in shock about his own success.
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What would a Quentin Tarantino film for children look like? Probably something close to The Bad Guys, a DreamWorks adaptation of a book series about a gang of criminal animals who, after a lifetime of heists, are tasked with doing good for the world in order to avoid prison.
It has a starry cast: Sam Rockwell, Marc Maron, Craig Robinson, Awkwafina, Richard Ayoade and Zazie Beetz, among others. But the man behind the series is Australian author Aaron Blabey, who has sold around 30m books: a staggering, mind-blowing figure. Speaking to Blabey ahead of The Bad Guys film release, even he still seems in shock about his own success.
- 3/21/2022
- by Brigid Delaney
- The Guardian - Film News
Watch the new trailer for The Bad Guys. This April, being Bad never looked so Good!
In the new action comedy from DreamWorks Animation, based on the New York Times best-selling book series, a crackerjack criminal crew of animal outlaws are about to attempt their most challenging con yet—becoming model citizens.
Never have there been five friends as infamous as The Bad Guys—dashing pickpocket Mr. Wolf, seen-it-all safecracker Mr. Snake, chill master-of-disguise Mr. Shark, short-fused “muscle” Mr. Piranha and sharp-tongued expert hacker Ms. Tarantula, aka “Webs.”
But when, after years of countless heists and being the world’s most-wanted villains, the gang is finally caught, Mr. Wolf brokers a deal (that he has no intention of keeping) to save them all from prison: The Bad Guys will go good.
Under the tutelage of their mentor Professor Marmalade, an arrogant (but adorable!) guinea pig, The Bad Guys set out...
In the new action comedy from DreamWorks Animation, based on the New York Times best-selling book series, a crackerjack criminal crew of animal outlaws are about to attempt their most challenging con yet—becoming model citizens.
Never have there been five friends as infamous as The Bad Guys—dashing pickpocket Mr. Wolf, seen-it-all safecracker Mr. Snake, chill master-of-disguise Mr. Shark, short-fused “muscle” Mr. Piranha and sharp-tongued expert hacker Ms. Tarantula, aka “Webs.”
But when, after years of countless heists and being the world’s most-wanted villains, the gang is finally caught, Mr. Wolf brokers a deal (that he has no intention of keeping) to save them all from prison: The Bad Guys will go good.
Under the tutelage of their mentor Professor Marmalade, an arrogant (but adorable!) guinea pig, The Bad Guys set out...
- 2/24/2022
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
"The Bad Guys" is the new CG-animated comedy feature based on the children's book series of the same name by Aaron Blabey, produced by DreamWorks Animation and directed by Pierre Perifel, starring Sam Rockwell, Awkwafina, Anthony Ramos, Craig Robinson, Marc Maron, Zazie Beetz, Alex Borstein, Richard Ayoade and Lilly Singh, with music by Daniel Pemberton ("Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse"), releasing in theaters April 22, 2022:
"...the film follows misunderstood 'bad guys' 'Mr. Wolf', 'Mr. Piranha', 'Mr. Snake',' Mr. Shark' and 'Ms. Tarantula', who decide to live out the rest of their lives as crime-fighters, dedicated to the forces of good..."
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"...the film follows misunderstood 'bad guys' 'Mr. Wolf', 'Mr. Piranha', 'Mr. Snake',' Mr. Shark' and 'Ms. Tarantula', who decide to live out the rest of their lives as crime-fighters, dedicated to the forces of good..."
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- 2/23/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
After dazzling audiences with the popular “Kung Fu Panda” and “How To Train Your Dragon” franchises, DreamWorks Animation is back with another eye-popping film/ The next big jump into the world of anamorphic animals is “The Bad Guys,” based on the hit Scholastic book series by Aaron Blabey, which focuses on a group of crooks known for stealing valuables in complex heists ala “Ocean’s Eleven,” that eventually decide to become “good guys” instead.
Continue reading ‘The Bad Guys’ Trailer: DreamWorks Animation’s Heist Comedy Hits Theaters On April 22 at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘The Bad Guys’ Trailer: DreamWorks Animation’s Heist Comedy Hits Theaters On April 22 at The Playlist.
- 2/23/2022
- by Christopher Marc
- The Playlist
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