Art of DreamWorks The Bad Guys 2

A gorgeous, 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 is packed with goodies, including: Exclusive interviews with the writers, artists, and filmmakers Hundreds of character designs, concept art, sketches, storyboards, and color 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 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

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.