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Yahoo
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
26 Funny Tweets That Went Viral This Weekend
BuzzFeed does not support discriminatory or hateful speech in any form. We recognize that X is no longer a safe platform. Despite this, it remains a discussion hub where reasonable, intelligent, and funny voices can still be found. And those are the ones we plan to highlight. For some reason, the best tweets always seem to happen on the weekend. Here are some funny ones that recently came across my timeline. Be sure to follow these users if you liked their tweets, too! 1. 2. @BALUCIAGA / ABC Signature / Via Twitter: @BALUCIAGA Related: 3. 4. 5. @WavyPresident / Via Twitter: @WavyPresident 6. @ReddCinema @balldontlie / Via Twitter: @ReddCinema 7. @pastaxprince / DreamWorks Animation / Via Twitter: @pastaxprince 8. Related: 9. 10. @paytoski / Via Twitter: @paytoski 11. @evrys3counts / FX / Via Twitter: @evrys3counts 12. @sickeniss / Via Twitter: @sickeniss 13. @sandavidcito / DreamWorks Animation / Via Twitter: @sandavidcito Related: 14. @arcanecovet / FOX / Via Twitter: @arcanecovet 15. @11redmanga / Tyler Perry Studios / Via Twitter: @11redmanga 16. @sadt0m_ / Via Twitter: @sadt0m_ 17. @rlevi / Warner Bros. / Via Twitter: @rlevi 18. 19. 20. @luvterrapin / Via Twitter: @luvterrapin Related: 21. 22. @ced_jayy / Seventeen / Via Twitter: @ced_jayy 23. @teewatterss / HBO / Via Twitter: @teewatterss 24. @petrichhore / Genius / Via Twitter: @petrichhore 25. Read last weekend's funniest tweets here if you missed them. Also in Internet Finds: Also in Internet Finds: Also in Internet Finds:
Forbes
01-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
When Is ‘The Bad Guys 2' Coming To Streaming?
Snake (the voice of Marc Maron), Tarantula (Awkwafina), Piranha (Anthony Ramos), Shark (Craig Robinson) and Wolf (Sam Rockwell) in "The Bad Guys 2." Universal Pictures/DreamWorks The Bad Guys 2 — the sequel to the 2022 hit animated comedy starring the voices of Sam Rockwell, Awkwafina and Anthony Ramos — is new in theaters. How soon will it be before the movie is available to watch at home? Directed by Pierre Perifel, The Bad Guys 2 opens Friday in theaters nationwide. The official summary for the movie reads, 'In the new action-packed chapter from DreamWorks Animation's acclaimed comedy smash about a crackerjack crew of animal outlaws, our now-reformed Bad Guys are trying (very, very hard) to be good, but instead find themselves hijacked into a high-stakes, globe-trotting heist, masterminded by a new team of criminals they never saw coming: The Bad Girls.' Forbes James Gunn's 'Superman' Cracks $300 Million At Domestic Box Office By Tim Lammers The Bad Guys 2 , which is based on the New York Times best-selling book series by Aaron Blabey, also stars the voices of Marc Maron, Craig Robinson, Danielle Brooks, Natasha Lyonne, Maria Bakalova, Zazie Beetz, Richard Ayoade, Lilly Singh and Alex Borstein. Right now, the only way you can see The Bad Guys 2 is in theaters, so check your local listings for showtimes. When The Bad Guys 2 makes its way to the home entertainment marketplace, the first place it will be available is on digital streaming via premium video on demand. Forbes When Is Liam Neeson's 'The Naked Gun' Coming To Streaming? By Tim Lammers While The Bad Guys 2 is a DreamWorks Animation film, it is being distributed by Universal Pictures both theatrically and on streaming. Generally, it takes anywhere from 18 days to a month after a Universal Pictures release opens in theaters to the time it arrives on PVOD. For example, Universal Pictures' horror thriller Wolf Man arrived on PVOD on Feb. 4, 18 days after opening in theaters on Jan. 17. Also, Universal Pictures' Drop debuted on PVOD on April 29, 18 days after opening in theaters on April 11. More recently, Universal's live-action version of How to Train Your Dragon, which opened in theaters on June 13, arrived on PVOD just over a month later on July 15. Forbes Why Does Sally From Adam Sandler's 'Happy Gilmore 2' Look So Familiar? By Tim Lammers If The Bad Guys 2 follows the same release pattern, it will likely arrive on PVOD anytime between Aug. 19 and Sept. 2, since new films are generally released on digital streaming on Tuesdays. Since Universal Pictures is distributing The Bad Guys 2 , the first place it will be available on PVOD will be on Peacock, which is NBC Universal's streaming platform. Generally, it takes three months for a Universal Pictures release to arrive on Peacock after it opens in theaters. Forbes Box Office Projections: 'Fantastic Four' Faces Big Drop But Will Stay No. 1 By Tim Lammers For example, Wolf Man debuted on Peacock on April 18, just over three months aft it was released in theaters on Jan. 17. The Peacock release date for Drop was July 11, three months to the day after it opened in theaters on April 11. If The Bad Guys 2 follows the same release pattern, then the film should arrive on Peacock around Oct. 31, since new films debut on Peacock on Fridays. Rated PG, The Bad Guys 2 opens Friday in theaters nationwide. Forbes Walton Goggins On Why His 'White Lotus' Emmy Nomination Is So Meaningful By Tim Lammers
San Francisco Chronicle
01-08-2025
- Entertainment
- San Francisco Chronicle
‘The Bad Guys 2' review: Sequel serves up another round of good times for all ages
Three years ago, DreamWorks Animation struck gold with 'The Bad Guys,' a zippy, genre-savvy romp that ran Aaron Blabey's hit kids' books through a Tarantino-meets-'Looney Tunes' filter. With its painterly animation, jazzy energy and ensemble of charming anthropomorphic rogues, it absconded with a cool $250 million worldwide and, more importantly, carved out its own identity in a sea of CGI sameness. In other words, a sequel was inevitable. Enter: 'The Bad Guys 2.' Out Friday, Aug. 1, the second installment doesn't so much reinvent the wheel as give it a few extra spins. While it doesn't quite recapture the spark of surprise that made the first outing such a pleasant detour from franchise fatigue, it still delivers where it counts: the chemistry of its cast, the frenetic pacing and the kind of anarchic spirit that makes it easy to watch (and rewatch, if your kids have anything to say about it). Sam Rockwell is back as the voice of suavely scruffy Wolf, still trying to steer his crew of reformed criminals — Snake (Marc Maron), Piranha (Anthony Ramos), Tarantula (Awkwafina), and Shark (Craig Robinson) — toward the straight and narrow. Their last adventure ended with them saving Los Angeles and putting the kibosh on the evil machinations of a guinea pig gone rogue (voiced with madcap glee by Richard Ayoade). Complicating matters is the arrival of a daring new thief (or, perhaps, thieves?) known only as 'The Phantom Bandit,' whose M.O. feels suspiciously familiar. Suddenly, Wolf and company are back under suspicion, forced to prove (again) that they're the good guys now (or at least, trying to be). Pierre Perifel returns to the director's chair for 'The Bad Guys 2,' and he again leans into the first film's distinctive visual style with a sketchbook-meets-storyboard aesthetic marrying Blabey's book illustrations with a heavy dose of Saturday morning mayhem. It's slick without being sterile, lending the action scenes an undeniable sense of snap. What helps all of this land, as before, is the voice cast, who seem as dialed-in as ever. Rockwell remains a rock star. Still channeling his inner Clooney, the Oscar winner mixes effortless cool with just enough comic exasperation to keep the proceedings grounded. Meanwhile, Maron's Snake finds fresh notes of curmudgeonly charm while playing off his unlikely love interest, a bird voiced by Natasha Lyonne (who's having a busy few weeks between this, 'Smurfs' and 'The Fantastic Four: First Steps'). Zazie Beetz also returns as reformed thief turned governor Diane Foxington, whose complicated history with Wolf gives the film a bit of rom-com sizzle. It's somewhat of a bitter irony that in a movie overflowing with talking animals and high-tech heists, the most implausible element may be a politician worried about the optics of their criminal past catching up with them. The plot threatens to collapse in the third act as the gadgets, double-crosses and giant space magnets start to pile up, and the film sometimes feels content to coast where it could've soared, leaning on formula when it might have pushed further. That said, screenwriters Yoni Brenner and Etan Cohen know how to balance stakes and humor, maintaining a winking self-awareness (the precious substance the various characters are pursuing is called 'McGuffinite') while maintaining sincere themes of redemption, identity and second chances. Much like 'Shrek' or 'Puss in Boots,' 'The Bad Guys' has quietly become a dependable franchise for DreamWorks: funny, fast-moving and just edgy enough to keep both kids and their folks invested. With Blabey's 'Bad Guys' books now pushing past 20 volumes, there's no shortage of material left to mine. And if future installments stick to the same high-energy blueprint, this series could be stealing hearts for years to come. Let the bad times roll. Zaki Hasan is a freelance writer.
Indian Express
01-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
The Bad Guys 2 movie review: A breezy, entertaining sequel
A MoonX launch, a billionaire wedding, a metal that attracts gold called 'Macguffinite', a rocket, a space station, etc etc. As Mr Wolf (Rockwell) says in The Bad Guys 2, the trick lies 'not in the action, but the distraction'. And distract, this breezy sequel to 2022's The Bad Guys does very, very well. Starting with Wolf, this is a bunch of ultra-smooth, ultra-likeable, ultra-witty former 'bad guys' trying to be good – and finding the going tough. It's not easy to land a job when the qualification in your resume is, say, picking a lock. With that as the premise, and some dishy romance thrown in, The Bad Guys 2 ensures audiences across ages will be entertained. If Rockwell in his superbly tailored suits is the standout as the leader of the gang, Maron as the amorous Mr Snake, Ramos as Mr Piranha with the farting problem, Robinson as the panicky Mr Shark, and, of course, Awkwafina as Ms Tarantula with her eight legs all the better to hack with are sporting company. Beetz is the sexy fox, Diane, the city's Governor with a secret past and a present (and future) with Mr Wolf. Borstein as the Commissioner with a soft corner for the Bad Guys gang is equally smooth. When you think this DreamWorks Animation can't do better, Brooks as Kitty Kat, the really bad snow leopard, lifts the film several notches up. As her sidekick and Mr Snake's crush, Susan a.k.a Doom, Lyonne is a tantalising shape-shifter. The plot that focuses on its interesting characters and keeps it pleasingly simple gets unnecessarily twisted when the story heads into space – a frontier where every Hollywood film seems to be headed these days. Also Read | Chief of War review: Breathtakingly beautiful, Jason Momoa's Apple show is like a political alliance between Avatar and Black Panther However, at all times, the paws and claws of its good-bad or bad-good guys are firmly planted on Earth. If they drink kombucha, they also love their lollipops. The Bad Guys 2 movie director: Pierre Perifel, J P Sans The Bad Guys 2 voice cast: Sam Rockwell, Marc Maron, Craig Robinson, Anthony Ramos, Awkwafina, Zazie Beetz, Alex Borstein, Danielle Brooks, Natasha Lyonne The Bad Guys 2 movie rating: 3 stars
Washington Post
31-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Washington Post
‘The Bad Guys 2' is an antic crime caper with a side of moral complexity
If the animated comedy 'The Bad Guys' was a heist film with training wheels for a demographic still unjaded by the twists and turns of the formulaic crime genre — call it 'Oceans 11 and Under' — then DreamWorks Animation's fizzy, zippy new sequel lifts the brackets another inch or so off the ground. 'The Bad Guys 2' isn't any more grown up than the 2022 original. The title characters, a crew of talking-animal thieves struggling to go legit, still include a fish, voiced by Anthony Ramos, who is notable for his near-toxic propensity to fart when nervous.
