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For the 2022 film based on the novels, see The Bad Guys (film).
The Bad Guys
Logo of the series.
AuthorAaron Blabey
IllustratorAaron Blabey
CountryUnited States
Australia
LanguageEnglish
Genre
Children's literature
PublisherScholastic
Published
  • July 1, 2015 – present (Australia)
  • December 27, 2016 – present (USA)
Media typePrint (hardcover and paperback)

The Bad Guys is an illustrated children's graphic novel series by Australian author Aaron Blabey. The book series centers around a group of animals known as the Bad Guys who attempts to perform good deeds to change society's perception of them. Of course, this would be a lot easier if everyone would stop screaming and running away from them.

DreamWorks Animation acquired the rights to the series to make an animated feature film adaptation which will be released on April 22, 2022.

Characters

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Character Book series Film
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Main characters
Mr. Wolf Main
Mr. Snake Main
Mr. Piranha Main
Mr. Shark Main
Mr. Tarantula/Ms. Tarantula Main
Agent Fox/Diane Foxington Main
Villains
Professor Marmalade Main Main

Main

Heroes

  • Mr. Wolf - a pick-pocket grey wolf and the leader of the Bad Guys gang.
  • Mr. Snake - a seen-it-all safecracking eastern brown snake.
  • Mr. Piranha - a red-bellied piranha and the short-fused "muscle".
  • Mr. Shark - a master-of-disguise great white shark.
  • Mr. Tarantula - a sharp-tongued expert hacking tarantula also known as "Legs". In the film, his character was changed as a female who's a redknee tarantula also known as "Webs".

Villains

  • Doctor Marmalade/Professor Rupert Marmalade IV - a small guinea pig who wants to take over the world or destroy the world while he hated being called cute. In the book series, he was found by the Bad Guys after robbing his chicken farm, taking noticed and swore vengeance over them til later on, he is an alien being named Kdjfloerhgcoinwerucgleirwfheklwjfhxalhw. In the film, he's more of a famous genius who stop wars, feed the hungry, and saved countless pandas. He was in charge of reforming the Bad Guys to Good Guys as a philanthropist.

Others

  • Tiffany Fluffit

Novels

  1. The Bad Guys: Episode 1 (2015)
  2. The Bad Guys: Episode 2: Mission Unpluckable (2015)
  3. The Bad Guys: Episode 3: The Furball Strikes Back (2016)
  4. The Bad Guys: Episode 4: Attack of the Zittens (2016)
  5. The Bad Guys: Episode 5: Intergalactic Gas (2017)
  6. The Bad Guys: Episode 6: Alien vs. Bad Guys (2017)
  7. The Bad Guys: Episode 7: Do-You-Think-He-Sarus? (2018)
  8. The Bad Guys: Episode 8: Superbad (2018)
  9. The Bad Guys: Episode 9: The Big Bad Wolf (2019)
  10. The Bad Guys: Episode 10: The Baddest Day Ever (2019)
  11. The Bad Guys: Episode 11: Dawn of the Underlord (2020)
  12. The Bad Guys: Episode 12: The One?! (2020)
  13. The Bad Guys: Episode 13: The Sever-Ending Story (2021)
  14. The Bad Guys: Episode 14: They're Bee-Hind You! (2021)
  15. The Bad Guys: Episode 15: Open Wide and Say Arrrgh! (2022)

Film adaptation

Main article: The Bad Guys (film)

On July 22, 2017, Australia's The Daily Telegraph reported that several studios had expressed interest in adapting the series into a film.[1] In March 2018, Variety reported that DreamWorks Animation would develop a film based on the book series, with Etan Cohen writing the screenplay.[2][3][4] The following year, in October, it was reported that the film would be directed by Pierre Perifel in his feature directorial debut, with Cohen and Hilary Winston set to co-write the film's script.[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]

On July 28, 2021, the cast was announced with Etan Cohen, the book's author Aaron Blabey and Patrick Hughes set to serve as executive producers for the film.[7] On the same day, director Pierre Perifel announced the character casting on his Instagram account.[8] On June 22, 2021, Daniel Pemberton was signed to compose the score for the film.[9]

On October 7, 2019, it was reported that the film would be theatrically released on September 17, 2021, taking over the release date of Spooky Jack.[5] In December 2020, the film was delayed with The Boss Baby: Family Business taking its original slot, though it was confirmed that it would get a new date "within the coming weeks" due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10] In March 2021, the release date was scheduled to April 15, 2022.[11] In October 2021, it was pushed back again by one week to April 22.[12] The film is slated to stream in the United States on the Peacock streaming service 45 days after its theatrical release,[13] followed by its Netflix debut after Peacock's 4-month exclusive window.[14] On March 1, 2022, Universal pulled the release in Russia in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[15]

Reception

References

  1. ^ Baker, Jordan (2017-07-22). "Aaron's amazing tale picked up by Hollywood". The Daily Telegraph. 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. ^ White, James (2018-03-11). "Writer Etan Cohen Bringing The Bad Guys To DreamWorks Animation". Empire. Archived from the original on 2019-12-14. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
  4. ^ Vlessing, Etan. "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. ^ a b c D'Alessandro, Anthony (2019-10-07). "DreamWorks Animation & Universal To Release 'Spirit Riding Free' & 'The Bad Guys' In 2021". Deadline Hollywood. 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 Hollywood. Archived from the original on 2020-05-13. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  7. ^ Rubin, Rebecca (July 28, 2021). "Sam Rockwell, Awkwafina and Anthony Ramos to Star in DreamWorks Animation's 'The Bad Guys' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on August 6, 2021. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  8. ^ @pierreperifel (July 28, 2021). "The Bad Guys cast has finally been officially announced!". Retrieved July 28, 2021 – via Instagram.
  9. ^ @DANIELPEMBERTON (June 22, 2021). "The news is now out there so this is probably a good time as any to say I've been working away for quite a while on a super fun big new animation feature from ⁦@Dreamworks and ⁦@UniversalPics:- "THE BAD GUYS" -" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. ^ Welk, Brian (2020-12-28). "'The Boss Baby' Sequel Bumped to September 2021, 'The Bad Guys' Moves to 2022". TheWrap. Archived from the original on 2020-12-28. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
  11. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (March 17, 2021). "DreamWorks Animation's 'Puss In Boots' Sequel & 'The Bad Guys' Get Release Dates At Universal". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on March 20, 2021. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  12. ^ Grobar, Matt (October 12, 2021). "Universal Pushes Dates For DreamWorks Toon 'The Bad Guys' & George Clooney-Julia Roberts Pic 'Ticket To Paradise'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  13. ^ Hayes, Dade (December 9, 2021). "NBCUniversal's New Theatrical Window Scheme To Bring Films To Peacock After As Few As 45 Days Of Release". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on December 27, 2021. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  14. ^ Anderton, Ethan (July 13, 2021). "Netflix Will Remain The Streaming Home For Universal And DreamWorks Animated Films (After They Hit Peacock)". Slash Film. Archived from the original on December 14, 2021. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  15. ^ Couch, Aaron (2022-03-01). "Universal Pulls Russia Releases, Including Animated 'Bad Guys' and Michael Bay's 'Ambulance'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
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