- “Say hola to his little friends.”
- ―Tagline
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish is a 2022 American 3D computer animated adventure comedy film directed by Joel Crawford. It's the sequel to Puss in Boots (2011) and the second installment of the Puss in Boots franchise. It is the studio's 43rd feature film. Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek Pinault reprised their roles from the first film with Harvey Guillén, Florence Pugh, Olivia Colman, Ray Winstone, Samson Kayo, John Mulaney, Wagner Moura, Da'Vine Joy Randolph and Anthony Mendez joining them voicing new characters.
The film was released on December 21, 2022. The film received universal acclaim from critics, who praised the animation, themes, voice acting and humor, with many considering it even better than the first film.
In addition one of the extra features in the Home Media release includes a four minute short known as "The Trident" which shows the story of how Puss lost one of his previous eight lives.
Synopsis[]
To regain his nine lives, Puss in Boots embarks on an epic journey into the Black Forest to find the mythical Wishing Star and restore his lost lives. But with only one life left, Puss will have to humble himself and ask for help from his former partner and nemesis: the captivating Kitty Soft Paws. In their quest, Puss and Kitty will be aided by a ratty, chatty, relentlessly cheerful mutt, Perrito. Together, our trio of heroes will have to stay one step ahead of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, "Big" Jack Horner and terrifying bounty hunter, Wolf.
Plot[]
Set after the events of Shrek Forever After, Puss in Boots hosts a party in a governor's mansion when a giant attacks them. He manages to subdue it but is crushed by a bell shortly after. Waking up, he is informed by a Doctor that he only has one life left after dying eight times before (being rammed by a bull, mauled by dogs, jumping off a tower while drunk, crushed by a barbell, exploding in a cannon test gone wrong, having a food allergy after eating shellfish, accidentally burning himself on an oven and getting crushed by the bell respectively). Puss initially brushes it off, but after getting scarred and nearly killed in a duel with a black-hooded wolf in a local pub that night, he reluctantly goes to the house of Mama Luna, an elderly cat lady, to be a domesticated pet.
Time passes, and he soon meets a dog disguised as a cat, but their conversation is cut short when Goldilocks and the Three Bears show up to find him. However, after they find his "grave", they inadvertently reveal the existence of a Wishing Star to Puss and that the map pointing it will be delivered to "Big" Jack Horner that night. Seeing it as an opportunity to restore his lives back, Puss breaks into Jack's factory to steal the map, unexpectedly reuniting with Kitty Softpaws who holds a grudge on him after a previous incident at Santa Colomba. After a skirmish with Goldi's group and Jack Horner's goons, Puss, Kitty and Perrito (the dog from earlier who followed him) manage to escape with the map which instructs them to go to the Dark Forest.
Entering the forest, the trio find out that the dimension morphs into different landscapes to whoever wields the map. The dimension transforms into a hellish setting for Puss and Kitty, while Perrito is given a nice setting. While riding downstream, Puss gets his beard shaved off by Kitty before getting rid of a stick which Perrito follows, leading to the latter being captured by Jack. Mid-fight, Puss sees the hooded wolf again and runs off in fear, distracting Kitty and enabling Goldi to obtain the map.
Puss elaborates what happened at Santa Colomba to Perrito; he left Kitty at the altar at the town’s church on their supposed engagement, which he has regretted ever since. Kitty overhears their conversation and reveals that she never came to the altar either, feeling like she could never compete with someone who loves himself more than her. The two manage to reclaim the map from Goldi's group but Perrito is captured once again. As the dimension morphs, Puss is accidentally trapped in the Cave of Lost Souls after touching the map and instructs Kitty to retrieve Perrito.
Inside the cave, Puss encounters his past lives and the hooded wolf again, who introduces himself as "Death" and reveals that he wants to obtain Puss's last life as retribution for evading him. Puss cowardly runs away with the map, an act which Kitty and Perrito see from afar. Meanwhile, Goldi reveals that she wishes for a real family. Even though it's to the Bears' dismay, they oblige to help her if it's what she really wants.
Finally reaching the star, Puss is about to make his wish but is stopped by Kitty, who calls him out for his selfishness. Shortly after, they are interrupted by Goldi and Jack and a fight ensues, during which Jack is thrown into his never-ending nanny bag by Kitty and Goldi saves Baby when he is almost thrown off the star.
Puss encounters Death again and a fierce duel erupts between the two. However, Death begrudgingly decides to spare Puss after the latter boldly stands up to him but remarks that "they will meet again" before departing. Puss reconciles with Kitty and gives her the map, but she doesn't need it. Just then, Jack re-emerges from his bag, having eaten a cookie that makes him grow big, and seizes the map from Puss and Kitty. As Jack attemps to make a wish, however, Perrito manages to distract him long enough for Puss, Kitty and Goldi to reclaim the map and rip it to shreds, causing the Wishing Star to collapse and kill Jack after it violently implodes when he attempts to reassemble the map.
In the aftermath, Goldi finally accepts being a part of the bear family and Puss and Kitty rekindle their relationship. Perrito also finally gets his name, sticking with Perrito and saying it suits him. Sometime later, Puss, Kitty and Perrito (now wanted as "Team Friendship") steal a boat from the Governor and set sail to reunite with "some old friends" at the Kingdom of Far Far Away.
Voice Cast[]
- Antonio Banderas as Puss in Boots
- Salma Hayek Pinault as Kitty Softpaws
- Harvey Guillén as Perrito
- Florence Pugh as Goldilocks
- Kailey Crawford as Young Goldilocks
- Olivia Colman as Mama Bear
- Ray Winstone as Papa Bear
- Samson Kayo as Baby Bear
- John Mulaney as "Big" Jack Horner
- Wagner Moura as Death
- Da'Vine Joy Randolph as Mama Luna
- Anthony Mendez as Doctor
- Kevin McCann as Talking Cricket
- Betsy Sodaro and Artemis Pebdani as the Serpent Sisters
- Conrad Vernon as Gingerbread Man
- Cody Cameron as Pinocchio
- Bernardo De Paula as the Governor of Del Mar
See full cast at IMDB here Shrek, Donkey and Mister Geppetto appear in a non-speaking appearance in a brief flashback, as does Imelda from the first Puss in Boots.
Production[]
In November 2012, executive producer Guillermo del Toro said that they already did a couple of script drafts for a sequel, and that the director Chris Miller wants to take Puss on an adventure to exotic places. In April 2014, Antonio Banderas, the voice of Puss, said that the work on the sequel had just begun.[1] In June 2014, the movie was titled Puss in Boots 2: Nine Lives & 40 Thieves and was scheduled to be released on November 2, 2018.[2] In August 2014, it was delayed to December 21, 2018.[3]
In January 2015, Puss in Boots 2 was removed from the release schedule following corporate restructuring and DreamWorks Animation's new policy to release two films a year.[4]
In March 2015, Banderas said in an interview that the script was under restructuring, and that Shrek may appear in the film. In November 2018, it was announced by Variety that Chris Meledandri had been tasked to being one of the executive producers of both Shrek 5 and Puss in Boots 2, with the cast returning.[5] In February 2019, Bob Persichetti, the head of story on the first film, signed on to direct the sequel. Latifa Ouaou, who produced the original Puss in Boots film, will oversee development of the sequel.[6] In March 2021, the film's title was revealed to be “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish”, with a release date of September 23, 2022.[7] In April 2022, that delayed to December 21.
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References[]
- ↑ "Antonio Banderas in Puss in Boots 2". Collider. Retrieved on April 16, 2014.
- ↑ "Dates Set for Dreamworks films". Comingsoon. Retrieved on June 12, 2014.
- ↑ "DreamWorks Animation Sequels". Comingsoon. Retrieved on August 22, 2014.
- ↑ "DreamWorks Animation Restructuring". Deadline. Retrieved on January 22, 2015.
- ↑ "Getting Rebooted". Variety. Retrieved on November 6, 2018.
- ↑ "‘Puss In Boots 2’ In The Works: ‘Spider-Verse’". Deadline. Retrieved on February 26, 2019.
- ↑ "DreamWorks Sequels Release Dates". Deadline. Retrieved on March 17, 2021.
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