Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Short description
Puss in Boots has spent his years as a swashbuckling hero burning through his nine lives, and after a string of reckless adventures he discovers that only one remains. The realization forces him to reckon with his own mortality, and he sets out to find a mythical wishing star that could restore the lives he has lost. Along the way he is joined by Kitty Softpaws, a former partner and rival, and an upbeat stray dog named Perrito, while old enemies close in and a mysterious wolf tracks his steps.
The film is directed by Joel Crawford, his third feature after Trolls Holiday and The Croods: A New Age, from a screenplay by Tommy Swerdlow and Paul Fisher and produced by Mark Swift. Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek Pinault return to voice Puss and Kitty, with Harvey Guillén as Perrito, Wagner Moura as the Wolf, and Florence Pugh and Olivia Colman among the supporting voice cast.
Released in December 2022, the DreamWorks Animation production cost about 90 million dollars and went on to earn roughly 480 million worldwide, a strong return on its budget. Audiences responded warmly: on IMDb it holds 7.8 from over 222,000 votes, and on TMDB 8.2 from more than 9,000. A critics' rating of 7.6 from 196 reviews places it broadly in line with that audience approval.
What's left behind the scenes
- The fight between Puss in Boots and the giant was originally intended for the first film in the "Puss in Boots" franchise (Chris Miller, 2011), and a significant portion of the film's choreography was taken from unused storyboards. The only difference was that in the original version, the monster would have been a man-eating giant (this was a reference to the early tales of Shrek and Puss in Boots).
- When John Mallee's character gathers people, the horses pulling the carriage are actually unicorns that have had their horns sawn off.
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