Polygon.com / 30.07.25

Bad Guys 3 could double down on Bad Guys 2's Elon Musk parody, director says

When The Bad Guys 2, the sequel to DreamWorks hyperkinetic, stylish 2022 animated heist picture The Bad Guys, hits theaters on Aug. 1, adult viewers will immediately make a connection that goes over most kids heads. Once again, the stars of the film drawn from Aaron Blableys bestselling illustrated childrens series are Mr. Wolf (Sam Rockwell), Mr. Snake (Marc Maron), Mr. Shark (Craig Robinson), Mr. Piranha (Anthony Ramos), and Ms. Tarantula (Awkwafina), a team of criminal masterminds who rehabilitated themselves in the first movie, only to return to crime for One Last Heist. But this time, their target is Elon Musk. He isnt called that, of course. But Mr. Moon (voiced by Colin Jost) is immediately recognizable as an Elon Musk parody. An eccentric tech billionaire who owns his own private space exploration company (Moon X, inspired by Musks SpaceX), Mr. Moon is powerful, vain, dorky, and only interested in talking to people with a great deal of money. Hes also obsessed with cutting-edge...
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