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The Art of DreamWorks The Bad Guys 2

By Iain R. Morris
Series: The Art of DreamWorks Animation
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An all-encompassing look at the making of The Bad Guys 2, the sequel to DreamWorks Animation’s original blockbuster. In the next action-packed chapter by DreamWorks Animation, based on Aaron Blabey’s New York Times bestselling book series, The Bad Guys 2 follows the crackerjack crew as they... Read More
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An all-encompassing look at the making of The Bad Guys 2, the sequel to DreamWorks Animation’s original blockbuster.

In the next action-packed chapter by DreamWorks Animation, based on Aaron Blabey’s New York Times bestselling book series, The Bad Guys 2 follows the crackerjack crew as they are hijacked into a globe-trotting heist masterminded by a new team of criminals they never saw coming: the Bad Girls!

With never-before-seen production art, insider perspectives, and script-to-screen details, The Art of DreamWorks The Bad Guys 2 includes:

  • A preface by acclaimed actor Anthony Ramos, who voices Mr. Pirhana in the film.
  • A foreword by the esteemed director of The Bad Guys and The Bad Guys 2, Pierre Perifel.
  • Exclusive interviews from the writers, artists, and filmmakers.
  • Hundreds of character designs, concept art, sketches, storyboards, and colour keys from the making of the movie.
  • An exclusive 64-page insert featuring the original beat boards created by director Pierre Perifel and production designer Luc Desmarchelier.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781419780363

Publisher: Abrams

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 28 August 2025

Country: United States

Imprint: Abrams

Illustration: Full-color illustrations throughout; gatefolds and 64-page booklet

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 28.0mm

Width: 279.0mm

Height: 254.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 242

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About the Author

Iain R. Morris, creative director of entertainment & licensing at Abrams, has designed numerous movie art-of books for Blizzard Entertainment, Charles Schulz Creative Studios, Disney, DreamWorks Animation, Lucasfilm, Sony Pictures Animation, and Warner Bros., among many others. He is also the author of DreamWorks Animation’s A Field Guide to The Croods: A New Age; The Art of DreamWorks Animation’s Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken; and The Art of DreamWorks Animation’s The Bad Guys. He lives and works in Northern California. Anthony Ramos, who has won a Grammy and been nominated for multiple Golden Globe and Emmy Awards, starred in Twisters, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, Dumb Money, In the Heights, A Star Is Born, Monsters and Men, Trolls World Tour, The Bad Guys, and the Broadway musical and feature film, Hamilton, among many others. Pierre Perifel, a graduate of the Gobelins, L’Ecole de L’Image in Paris, made his directorial debut with DreamWorks Animation’s critically acclaimed The Bad Guys and directed the follow-up, The Bad Guys 2. The Annie Award winner was also an animator on Kung Fu Panda, Monsters vs. Aliens, Shrek Forever After, Kung Fu Panda, and Rise of the Guardians.

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