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Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
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Wikipedia article
'Puss in Boots: The Last Wish' is an upcoming American computer-animated adventure comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation Studios and distributed by Universal Pictures. A spin-off of the 'Shrek' franchise, the film is a sequel to 'Puss in Boots' (2011). It is directed by Joel Crawford, with co-direction by Januel Mercado, and stars the voices of Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek who reprise their roles as Puss in Boots and Kitty Softpaws, respectively, alongside Olivia Colman, Harvey Guilln, Samson Kayo, Wagner Moura, Anthony Mendez, John Mulaney, Florence Pugh, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, and Ray Winstone.
'Puss in Boots: The Last Wish' is scheduled to be released theatrically in the United States on December 21, 2022, by Universal Pictures.
Premise
When Puss in Boots learns he has used eight of his nine lives, he sets out on a journey to find the mystical Last Wish and restore the lives he has lost with Kitty Softpaws and his new companion Perro, a therapy dog who was disguised as a cat in Mama Lunas home, all while also escaping new enemies who are trying to hunt him down due to his reputation after the first film.
Voice cast
, Antonio Banderas, and Puss in Boots
* Antonio Banderas as Puss in Boots, a cat former fugitive from the law and a hero of San Ricardo.
* Salma Hayek as Kitty Softpaws, a street-savvy Tuxedo cat who is Puss' female counterpart and love interest.
* Olivia Colman as Mama Bear
* Harvey Guilln as Perro, a therapy dog
* Samson Kayo as Baby Bear
* Wagner Moura as the Big Bad Wolf. The Big Bad Wolf seen in this film is a version separate from the one seen in the 'Shrek' films.
* John Mulaney as "Big" Jack Horner
* Florence Pugh as Goldilocks
* Da'Vine Joy Randolph as Mama Luna
* Ray Winstone as Papa Bear
Additionally, Anthony Mendez has been cast in an undisclosed role.
Production
Development
In November 2012, executive producer Guillermo del Toro shared director Chris Miller's intentions to take the titular character on an adventure to a "very exotic locale." He also said a couple of drafts for the screenplay were completed. In April 2014, voice actor Antonio Banderas said work on the sequel had begun. On June 12, 2014, the movie was titled 'Puss in Boots 2: Nine Lives & 40 Thieves'. In March 2015, Banderas said the script was under restructuring. He also hinted at the possibility of Shrek appearing in the film.By November 2018, Illumination founder and CEO Chris Meledandri had been brought on board as an executive producer of both 'Shrek 5' and 'Puss in Boots 2'. In February 2019, it was reported Bob Persichetti was set to direct the film while Latifa Ouaou, producer of the first film, would oversee the development of the sequel with Chris Meledandri. On August 19, 2020, DreamWorks trademarked 'Puss in Boots: The Last Wish' as the new title of the sequel, which was approved in December. In March 2021, Joel Crawford replaced Persichetti as director, having previously helmed DreamWorks' 'The Croods: A New Age' (2020), with producer Mark Swift, editor James Ryan, and screenwriter Paul Fisher returning as collaborators along with Januel Mercado, who was the head of story on that film and the co-director of this film. Cast members were announced in March 2022.
Animation and design
Like DreamWorks' previous film 'The Bad Guys' (2022), inspiration for the design of the film came from Sony Pictures Animation's 'Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse' (2018), to make the film look more like storybook illustrations. Using new technology, the team at DreamWorks focused more on a painterly style design, to make the film look like a fairy-tale world, different than what it was in 'Shrek' (2001) from their defunct studio Pacific Data Images.Music
Heitor Pereira composed the score for the film, replacing Henry Jackman from the first film. On June 29, 2022, it was reported that he was in the process of recording the score.Release
The film is set to be theatrically released on December 21, 2022. It was originally scheduled to be released on November 2, 2018, and later on December 21, 2018, before it was removed from the release schedule altogether in January 2015 due to corporate restructuring and DreamWorks Animation's new policy to release just two films a year. Upon the project's resurrection, it was given a release date for September 23, 2022, but in April 2022, it was moved to its current December 21 date.
The first thirty minutes of the film were shown at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival on June 14, 2022. Critics noted the darker tone of the movie when compared to its predecessor and director Joel Crawford agreed with them, mentioning that Puss' "fear of death is the engine that drives the movie."
References
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