‘The Bad Guys’: Craig Robinson and Zazie Beetz Share The First Time They Remember Someone Rooting For Them
Craig Robinson and Zazie Beetz will co-star alongside each other in the upcoming Dreamworks animated film, The Bad Guys, and while the movie shows how hard it might be to be good, the actors are reflecting on more positive moments in their lives dating back to their childhood.
In addition to Robinson playing the chill master-of-disguise Mr. Shark and Beetz playing Diane Foxington, the rest of the cast includes Marc Maron as Mr. Snake, Lilly Singh as Tiffany Fluffit, Sam Rockwell as Mr. Wolf, Awkwafina as Ms. Tarantula and Anthony Ramos as Mr. Piranha.
In a conversation with BET.com, Robinson and Beetz took a walk down memory lane and recalled the first time they could remember someone was rooting for them.
Beetz took a moment to reflect on a school teacher who she says is the reason that she is an actress today.
“I think about my first drama teacher I had in elementary school,” the 30-year-old shared. “If it wasn't for her, I would not probably be acting. I think she sort of took me under her wing. I ended up doing a bunch of sort of after-school theater programs through her and because of her and that had such a positive impact on my life that I feel like to this day.”
For Robinson, he remembers when he first sported his signature afro as a child in a talent show where he felt all of the praise from the audience.
“My mother had braided my hair and when she picked it out, ‘my afro was like gigantic right?’” he said. “I was in a fashion show. I must have been four or five years old. I remember going out there and [was instructed to] walk [in front of the audience] and come back over. Everybody [was cheering]! I didn't know what was happening, but I just knew I was like, ‘Oh, I'm getting this attention. This is amazing!’”
Singh also shared with BET.com what she wants movie-goers to see in her character and that she is more than who she appears to be.
“I think for Tiffany, the first impression is I don't actually want people to think she's evil intentionally. I don't want people to think that ‘oh, she has an agenda’,” she says. “I want them to believe that she actually is invested in what she's talking about, she believes it and she's genuinely trying to be good at her job.”
With the film headed to theaters on April 22 nationwide, Maron hopes that moviegoers’ takeaway is simple, “don't don't be too quick to judge people.”
Watch the trailer for The Bad Guys below:
