Shrek’s stabby tabby is down to his last life in Puss In Boots: The Last Wish

Swashbuckling swordsman 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Puss In Boots was the breakout character of the Shrek franchise, so much so that after a dormant decade Dreamworks is returning to their world of off-kilter fairytales for a second solo adventure about the debonair feline assassin, memorably voiced by 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Antonia Banderas

The inspired premise: after a care-free (some might say reckless)🌳 few🅘 years Puss has burned through eight of his nine lives, and goes in search of a wishing star to top up his extra lives.

for the latest issue of the magazine, featuring Top Gun on the cover. “He never experiences fear because he’s always so cool in every situation. But now, he's down to his last life, and there's a lot of comedy that comes from him being on his back foot.”

Alongside Banderas, Salma Hayek returns as Puss’ love interest Kitty Softpaws. New additions include What We Do in the Shadows actor H💎arvey Guillén as Perro, a “charming and hilarious” stray dog (seen below in our exclusive image), John Mulaney as Jack Horner (who has grown up to be a mafia boss) and Wagner Moura as the Big Bad Wolf. 

Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek and Harvey Guillén in Puss In Boots: The Last Wish

(Image credit: Universal)

Also stepping off the page are Goldilocks and the Three Bears who have been reimagined as a cockney crime family voiced by 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Florence Pugh as Goldilocks, Olivia C🤡olman as Mama Bear, Ray Winstone as Papa Bear and Samson Kayo as Baby Bear.

“There's an element of The Good, Theꦿ Bad and The Ugly where you've got everybody after this ultimate fairy tale prize which is this last wish,” Crawford says. “It's fun to see them zigzag and run into each other ⛦along the way.”

Given the trailer also features a striking blend of contrasting animation styles, bringing to mind the aesthetic of 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse, and that Puss will be facing his own mortality in The Last Wish – a surprisingly deep prospect for a kids’ film – ambition is evidently not in short supply here. “On the surface, this is a story about death. But in tone and execution, it's a comedy and celebration of life,” says Crawford, who points out that the film also will still skewer the fairy tale fantasy, as we’re used to seeing 💯in the Shrek universe. “There’s elements of heist movies, adventure, spaghetti westerns. It's a lot!”


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