Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

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Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Puss in Boots The Last Wish poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Joel Crawford
Screenplay by
Story by
Produced byMark Swift
Starring
CinematographyChris Stover
Edited byJames Ryan
Music by Heitor Pereira
Production
company
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release dates
  • November 25, 2022 (2022-11-25)(Lincoln Center)
  • December 21, 2022 (2022-12-21)(United States)
Running time
102 minutes [1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$90–110 million [2] [3]
Box office$485.3 million [4] [5]

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish is a 2022 American animated adventure comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Universal Pictures. The sequel to the spin-off film Puss in Boots (2011) and the sixth installment of the Shrek film series, the film was directed by Joel Crawford, co-directed by Januel Mercado (in his feature directorial debut), and written by Paul Fisher, Tommy Swerdlow, and Tom Wheeler. Based on the character introduced in Shrek 2 (2004) and inspired by the fairy tale of the same name, the voice cast includes Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek reprising their respective roles as the titular character and Kitty Softpaws, with new additions to the cast including Harvey Guillén, Florence Pugh, Olivia Colman, Ray Winstone, Samson Kayo, John Mulaney, and Wagner Moura. The story follows Puss in Boots, who teams up with Kitty Softpaws and Perrito to find the Last Wish of the fallen Wishing Star to restore eight of his nine lives. They race against other fairy tale characters seeking the same treasure, while a sinister wolf hunts Puss himself.

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Plans for a sequel to Puss in Boots began in November 2012 but languished in development hell until it was revived in November 2018, with Illumination founder and CEO Chris Meledandri confirmed as an executive producer. It was announced in February 2019 that the film would be helmed by Bob Persichetti, head of story of the first film and co-director of Sony Pictures Animation's Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018). However, Crawford signed on and replaced Persichetti as director in March 2021, along with Mercado. The story draws inspiration from Spaghetti Western films, with The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) cited as a particular influence. The film's style is inspired by Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. With new technology, the team was able to give the film a painterly style to resemble a fairy-tale story, diverging from the visual style of previous installments in the Shrek franchise.

Following delays due to a restructuring at DreamWorks, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish premiered at Lincoln Center in New York City on November 25, 2022, and was theatrically released in the United States on December 21. It received acclaim from critics for its animation, story, humor, mature themes, and vocal performances. The film was also a box office success, grossing over $485 million worldwide on a production budget of $90–110 million and becoming the tenth-highest-grossing film of 2022. At the 95th Academy Awards it was nominated for Best Animated Feature, as well as receiving nominations at the Golden Globes, Critics' Choice Awards, and British Academy Film Awards.

Plot

While hosting a party in the town of Del Mar, Puss in Boots subdues a giant but is subsequently crushed by a church bell. After Puss recovers, the town doctor advises Puss to retire because he has already lost eight of his nine lives. Puss initially refuses but relents when he is wounded and disarmed while dueling a wolf at the local pub. Traumatized by the event, Puss follows the doctor's directions to the house of Mama Luna, an elderly cat lady, and buries his clothes. Months later, Puss befriends an optimistic Chihuahua disguised as a cat, whom he calls Perrito. Crime family Goldilocks and the Three Bears soon arrive at Luna's home, intending to hire Puss to help them steal a map displaying the location of the Wishing Star. They leave after finding his apparent grave, and Puss decides to find the Star to wish for another nine lives.

Puss and Perrito head to the factory lair of the corrupt pastry salesman and magical artifact collector "Big" Jack Horner, who intends to use the Star to control all of the world's magic. While stealing the map from Horner, Puss encounters his resentful ex-fiancée Kitty Softpaws, who intends to take the map for herself. Goldi, the Bears, and Horner discover and chase the trio, when Puss briefly sees the wolf in the distance. They all end up in the Dark Forest, a pocket dimension that manifests illusions of travelers' memories. During the subsequent clash, Puss suffers a panic attack and flees after the wolf reappears, allowing Goldi to take the map from Kitty.

After Perrito finds Puss and calms him down, Puss confesses his fears and remorse for abandoning Kitty before their wedding. She overhears Puss and tells him that she did not attend the wedding either, believing he loved himself too much to love her. Reinvigorated, Puss and Kitty retrieve the map while Goldi and the Bears are distracted by a manifestation of their woodland cottage. While escaping from Goldi and the Bears, Puss becomes trapped in a crystalline cave, where reflections of his past lives ridicule him for changing his outlook. The wolf arrives and reveals himself as Death, who, outraged by Puss' failure to value any of his lives, intends to take his final life personally. Horrified, Puss runs out of the cave towards the Star, leaving Kitty and Perrito behind.

During an argument with the Bears, Goldi reveals she intends her wish for a human family. The Bears become disheartened but nonetheless agree to help her. Reaching the Star, Puss begins to make his wish until Kitty arrives, berates him for his selfishness, and reveals her wish to find someone she can trust. Goldi, the Bears, and Horner arrive, and a fight ensues for the map. Goldi briefly obtains it but abandons it to save Baby Bear, while Kitty traps Horner inside his magical bottomless bag.

Death arrives and challenges Puss to a duel. Having learned the value of life from his time with his companions, Puss forgoes wishing for more lives and accepts, temporarily disarming Death. Puss declares that he knows he can never truly defeat him but will never stop fighting for his last life. Realizing Puss is no longer arrogant, Death begrudgingly spares him and leaves, though he and Puss acknowledge that they will eventually meet again.

Horner escapes the bag by eating a magic snack, transforming him into a giant. Perrito distracts him, allowing Puss, Kitty, and Goldi to destroy the map, causing the Star to collapse and consume Horner before launching into the sky and exploding. Goldi affirms to the Bears that they are her true family, and they decide to take over Horner's business while Puss rekindles his romance with Kitty. Later, Puss, Kitty, and Perrito steal a ship and head to Far Far Away to reunite with some old friends.

Voice cast

Shrek and Donkey make non-speaking appearances in a brief flashback, as does Imelda from the first Puss in Boots . [7]

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. [12] In April 2014, voice actor Antonio Banderas said work on the sequel had begun. [6] On June 12, 2014, the movie was titled Puss in Boots 2: Nine Lives & 40 Thieves. [13] In March 2015, Banderas said the script was under restructuring. He also hinted at the possibility of Shrek appearing in the film. [14]

By November 2018, Illumination founder and CEO Chris Meledandri had been brought on board as an executive producer of both Shrek 5 (2026) and Puss in Boots 2. [15] [16] In February 2019, it was reported that Bob Persichetti was set to direct the film while Latifa Ouaou, producer of the first film, would oversee the development of the sequel with Meledandri; Persichetti and Ouaou previously worked on the first film as head of story and producer, respectively. [17] On August 19, 2020, DreamWorks trademarked Puss in Boots: The Last Wish as the new title of the sequel, which was approved in December. [18] 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 serving as the film's co-director. [7] [19] Along with Salma Hayek (now credited as Salma Hayek Pinault) reprising her voice role, new cast members were announced in March 2022, including Harvey Guillén, Florence Pugh, Olivia Colman, Ray Winstone, Samson Kayo, John Mulaney, Wagner Moura, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, and Anthony Mendez. [7]

Writing

The various stages of production used to depict the scene of Perrito comforting Puss, who is having a panic attack. From top to bottom: the storyboard, a screenshot of the unrendered footage, and a screenshot of the final film. Puss In Boots Panic Attack.jpg
The various stages of production used to depict the scene of Perrito comforting Puss, who is having a panic attack. From top to bottom: the storyboard, a screenshot of the unrendered footage, and a screenshot of the final film.

While wanting the film to retain the adult humor from previous entries, Crawford also wanted the film to have a darker tone, with Puss' mortality and fear of death being the film's main focus, [20] wanting to use the concept of Puss being in his last life to tell a story about how to enjoy life. [21] [22] Swift felt the Shrek franchise being over 20 years old by the time the project entered production allowed the film to explore darker themes than its predecessors. [20] He drew inspiration from fairytales by the Brothers Grimm and how they were "cautionary tales that took you somewhere dark to make you appreciate the light". [23] This also influenced the decision to depict Death as a wolf, as wolves in Brothers Grimm's stories were depicted as "the personification of fear". [23] Other influences for the film include Spaghetti Westerns films, due to how those films managed to balance between different tones. [23] The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly (1966) was cited as a particular influence on the film's plot. [20]

Crawford said he wanted the film's comedy to be "edgy" in the vein of Shrek (2001), aiming to honor what audiences loved from previous entries, although still wanting to do something different with the franchise instead of retreading familiar ground. [21] [24] He also was interested in including more characters from the franchise, but not at the expense of the film's story. [21] He also felt that "one foot of Puss in Boots is dipped in the Shrek fairy tale world, but another one is in the spaghetti western world", and aiming to balance both aspects influenced certain decisions for the film. [24]

For the film's opening sequence, the producers didn't want to simply re-introduce the character to general audiences, but also to "[introduce] the world to where the character is now" by establishing him as a celebrity, with the writers drawing inspiration from Mick Jagger. [20] Crawford wanted Puss to start the film as a "larger than life"-type of figure who comes to embrace his vulnerability. [25] Swift described the story as being about Puss "[having] to figure out who am I without all the things that people value in me?". [20] The idea of featuring a scene of Puss having a panic attack was conceived after the team deemed Puss expressing his vulnerabilities verbally as "insincere", whereas a panic attack was seen as a "natural point" for the character that would force Puss to "let down the facade of being a fearless hero". For the scene, Crawford and storyboard artist Taylor Meacham drew from their personal experiences. [25]

Animation and design

As with DreamWorks' previous film The Bad Guys (2022), the film's design was inspired by Sony Pictures Animation's Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018), to make the film look more like storybook illustrations, from an idea suggested by production designer Nate Wragg. [26] [27] [28] In February 2019, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse director Persichetti was set to direct Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, [17] before he was replaced by Crawford in March 2021. [19] 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 from their defunct studio Pacific Data Images. [29] [20]

Analysis

The film's subject matter and thematic merit have been lauded, receiving critical praise and discourse. It depicts Death as a living antagonist, chasing Puss for his final life. Puss does not defeat Death by combat, however, but instead by learning to accept the inevitability of death, while making sure to live life to the fullest and learning to let the people he loves have a part in his life. This metaphor has received critical evaluation and appraisal for its poignancy. [30] [31]

Music

Heitor Pereira composed the film's score, replacing Henry Jackman from the first film. [32] Additionally, three original songs were made for the film by Karol G, Daniel Oviedo, Heitor Pereira, Paul Fisher, Dan Navarro, and Gaby Moreno. Karol G performs "La Vida es Una", co-written by herself and Daniel Oviedo and released on December 8, 2022 [33] while Heitor Pereira co-wrote two songs titled "Fearless Hero", performed by Antonio Banderas and co-written by Dan Navarro and Paul Fisher, and "Por Que Te Vas", co-written with and performed by Gaby Moreno. [34] The soundtrack was released on December 16, 2022, by Back Lot Music, in addition to cover of the Doors' "This Is the End" performed by Dan Navarro. [35] Music from Shrek 2 was used in the film by Harry Gregson-Williams from the tracks "Obliged to Help" and "The End / Happily Ever After".

Release

Theatrical

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish premiered at Lincoln Center in New York City on December 13, 2022, [36] and was theatrically released on December 21, 2022. It was originally scheduled to be released on November 2, 2018, [13] and later on December 21, 2018, [37] before it was removed from the release schedule altogether in January 2015 due to corporate restructuring and DreamWorks Animation's new policy to release two films a year. [38] [39] Upon the project's resurrection, it was given a release date of September 23, 2022, in March 2021, [19] but in April 2022, the release date was moved to its current December 21 date, taking over the release of Illumination's The Super Mario Bros. Movie . [40] A one-day public screening occurred on November 26, 2022, in select theaters. [41] [42]

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". [43] [20]

The film also debuted a new animated logo opening for DreamWorks Animation, showcasing characters from The Bad Guys, How to Train Your Dragon , Kung Fu Panda , The Boss Baby , Trolls , and Shrek with a remastered rendition of the 2010 fanfare composed by Harry Gregson-Williams mixed with several notes from the 2019 fanfare composed by John Powell, produced by Suzanne Buirgy from Abominable and Kendall Cronkhite from Trolls served as the production designer. [44]

Home media and streaming

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish was released digitally on January 6, 2023, 16 days after its theatrical release. [45] [46]

A 4-minute CGI animated short film, Puss in Boots: The Trident, was released as part of the digital release of Puss in Boots: The Last Wish Collector's Edition on February 21, 2023, and later released on Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray, and DVD on February 28. [47] [48] [49] The short sees Eric Bauza reprising his role as Puss from The Adventures of Puss in Boots .

The film was made available to stream on NBCUniversal's Peacock streaming service on March 10, 2023. [50] As part of their 18-month deal with Netflix, the film streamed on Peacock for the first four months of the pay-TV window, before moving to Netflix for the next ten on July 13, 2023, and returning to Peacock for the remaining four beginning in May 2024. [51]

The film grossed $7 million in home sales. [52]

Reception

Box office

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish grossed $186.1 million in the United States and Canada, and $299.2 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $485.3 million. [4] [5] It is the tenth-highest-grossing film of 2022. [53] Deadline Hollywood calculated the film's net profit as $120.2 million, accounting for production budgets, marketing, talent participations, and other costs; box office grosses and home media revenues placed it eighth on their list of 2022's "Most Valuable Blockbusters". [3] By March 2023, it ultimately became a sleeper hit, which was attributed to positive feedback, word-of-mouth, and minimal competition from family films. [54]

In the United States and Canada, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish was projected to gross $25–30 million from 4,099 theaters over its five-day opening weekend. [2] The film made $3.2 million on its first day and $2.9 million on its second, with The Hollywood Reporter noting that Winter Storm Elliot and the threat of a tripledemic surge in COVID-19 and flu cases could affect the box office in the subsequent days. [55] It went on to debut to $12.4 million in its opening weekend (and an estimated total of $26.2 million over the six days), finishing second behind holdover Avatar: The Way of Water . [56] [57] Despite opening below projections, Universal's president of domestic distribution Jim Orr and box office analysts believed the film could make up ground in the coming weeks through word-of-mouth and schools being on holiday. [58] In its second weekend, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish grew 35% from its debut weekend, grossing $16.8 million. [59] [60] Its third weekend, the film fell 19% with $13.5 million, which was the first non-holiday weekend in its run. [61] [62] The film made $14.5 million in its fourth weekend and $18.9 million over the four day Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend (Friday–Monday) while also crossing the $100 million mark at the United States and Canadian box office. [63] [64] Puss in Boots: The Last Wish was the tenth highest-grossing film of 2022 in the United States and Canada, [65] and completed its domestic theatrical run on April 20, 2023. [66]

Critical response

The film received critical acclaim, with praise for its story, animation, and voice performances. [67] [68] [69] [70] On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 95% of 192 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.6/10.The website's consensus reads: "Arriving more than a decade after the previous installment, the smart, sweet, and funny Puss in Boots: The Last Wish proves some franchises only get better with age." [71] Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , assigned the film a score of 73 out of 100, based on 29 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. [72] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale, while PostTrak reported 89% of audience members gave it a positive score. [56] [73]

IGN 's Rafael Motamayor gave a rating of 9 out of 10 and wrote: "Puss in Boots: The Last Wish mixes stunning animation with a poignant, surprisingly mature story to deliver the Shrek franchise's answer to Logan we didn't know we needed." [74] Christy Lemire of RogerEbert.com wrote that after a "roaring start", the film "sags a bit in the midsection as it becomes clear that we're in for a pretty standard quest." She did, however, praise that the film manages to "convey messages of selflessness and teamwork in a way that doesn't feel heavy-handed or cloying", along with the voice performances and visuals. [75] Nate Richard of Collider gave the film an A−, saying: "Nothing in Puss in Boots: The Last Wish feels lazy, it more than justifies the long wait. It is not only one of the best animated films of the year, but it's one of DreamWorks' best and one that will strike a chord with moviegoers of all ages. It's equal parts exciting and hilarious as well as earnest, it never feels like it is talking down to anyone. With The Bad Guys and now Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, it is more than safe to say that DreamWorks is back and (maybe) better than ever." [76]

Peter Debruge of Variety gave the film a positive review, saying the film was "DWA's best film since the How to Train Your Dragon trilogy." [77] Maxance Vincent of Loud and Clear gave the film four out of five stars, saying: "Puss in Boots: The Last Wish is finally giving me hope that the Shrek franchise may not be dead yet. The film opens with one of the most thrilling action set pieces I've seen in an animated film all year (and probably the most thrilling one, since I won't watch another animated film before the end of the year), impeccably scored by Heitor Perreira as our titular character (Antonio Banderas) sings 'Who is our favorite fearless hero?' as he battles a giant. I was locked into the movie, and there was no going back." [78] Emma Stefansky of IndieWire also gave a positive review, enjoying the fact that the film "has no qualms about testing the expectations of its young audience while delivering a freewheeling tale about appreciating the nine lives we already have." [79] Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter gave the film a positive review, finding the film "darker in tone but still extremely funny", even though it "falters when resorting to the frenetic action sequences seemingly designed for tykes' short attention spans." He also praised Banderas's and the supporting cast's voice work, claiming that "Too often, animated films feature supremely overpaid and overqualified voice casts whom children, and most adults, couldn't care less about. Banderas, on the other hand, is worth every penny." [11] William Bibbiani of TheWrap gave the film a mixed review, summarizing that "there are comic moments that land, and action set pieces that pop, but the overwhelming sensation here is a meditation on the inevitability of death." [80]

Accolades

Accolades received by Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryRecipient(s)ResultRef.
Academy Awards March 12, 2023 Best Animated Feature Film Joel Crawford and Mark SwiftNominated [81]
Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards January 5, 2023Best Animated FilmPuss in Boots: The Last WishNominated [82]
[83]
Best Animated Female Salma Hayek Pinault Nominated
American Cinema Editors Awards March 5, 2023 Best Edited Animated Feature Film James RyanNominated [84]
Annie Awards February 25, 2023 Best Animated Feature Puss in Boots: The Last WishNominated [85]
Outstanding Achievement for Character Design in an Animated Feature Production Jesús Alonso IglesiasNominated
Outstanding Achievement for Editorial in an Animated Feature Production James Ryan, Jacquelyn Karambelas, Natalla Cronembold, Joe Butler, and Katie ParodyWon
Outstanding Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Feature Production Nate Wragg, Joseph Feinsilver, Claire Keane, Wayne Tsay, and Naveen SelvanathanNominated
Outstanding Achievement for Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production Anthony HoldenWon
Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production Wagner Moura Nominated
Art Directors Guild Awards February 18, 2023 Excellence in Production Design for an Animated Film Nate WraggNominated [86]
Artios Awards March 9, 2023 AnimationChristi Soper HiltNominated [87]
British Academy Film Awards February 19, 2023 Best Animated Film Joel Crawford and Mark SwiftNominated [88]
Cinema Audio Society Awards March 4, 2023 Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Motion Picture – Animated Ken Gombos, Julian Slater, Greg P. Russell, Alan Meyerson, and Ryan SquiresNominated [89]
Critics' Choice Movie Awards January 15, 2023 Best Animated Feature Puss in Boots: The Last WishNominated [90]
Dorian Awards February 23, 2023Animated Film of the YearPuss in Boots: The Last WishNominated [91]
Georgia Film Critics Association Awards January 13, 2023Best Animated FilmPuss in Boots: The Last WishNominated [92]
[93]
Golden Globe Awards January 10, 2023 Best Animated Feature Film Puss in Boots: The Last WishNominated [94]
Golden Reel Awards February 26, 2023 Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Animation Jason W. Jennings, Julian Slater, Tim Walston, Ken McGill, Mia Stewart, and Paul PirolaNominated [95]
[96]
Golden Trailer Awards June 29, 2023Best Animation/Family TV Spot (for a Feature Film)"Tales of Old" (Inside Job)Nominated [97]
[98]
Best Digital – Animation/Family"Most Interesting Cat" (Paradise Creative)Nominated
Most Innovative Advertising for a Feature Film"Hot Ones" (Inside Job)Won
Best Animation TrailerByte for a Feature Film"Pandora's Box" (Inside Job)Nominated
Hollywood Critics Association Awards February 24, 2023 Best Voice or Motion-Capture Performance Antonio Banderas Nominated [99]
[100]
Best Animated FilmPuss in Boots: The Last WishNominated
Hollywood Music in Media Awards November 16, 2022 Best Original Score in an Animated Film Heitor Pereira Nominated [101]
Hollywood Professional Association Awards November 28, 2023 Outstanding Sound – Feature Film Jason W. Jennings, Julian Slater, Greg P. Russell, Paul Pirola, Ken McGill, and Mia Stewart (Warner Bros. Post Production Services)Nominated [102]
Houston Film Critics Society Awards February 18, 2023 Best Animated FeaturePuss in Boots: The Last WishNominated [103]
[104]
London Film Critics' Circle Awards February 5, 2023 British Actress of the Year Olivia Colman [b] Nominated [105]
[106]
Florence Pugh [c] Won
Movieguide Awards February 26, 2023Best Movies for FamiliesPuss in Boots: The Last WishWon [d] [107]
NAACP Image Awards February 25, 2023 Outstanding Animated Motion PicturePuss in Boots: The Last WishNominated [108]
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards March 4, 2023 Favorite Female Voice from an Animated Movie Salma Hayek Pinault Nominated [109]
Online Film Critics Society Awards January 23, 2023 Best Animated Feature Puss in Boots: The Last WishNominated [110]
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals March 2, 2023Best Animated FeaturePuss in Boots: The Last WishWon [111]
Producers Guild of America Awards February 25, 2023 Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures Mark SwiftNominated [112]
[113]
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards January 6, 2023 Best Animated Film Puss in Boots: The Last WishNominated [114]
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San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Awards January 9, 2023 Best Animated Feature Puss in Boots: The Last WishNominated [116]
[117]
Saturn Awards February 4, 2024 Best Animated Film Puss in Boots: The Last WishNominated [118]
[119]
Seattle Film Critics Society Awards January 17, 2023 Best Animated Feature Puss in Boots: The Last WishNominated [120]
[121]
Visual Effects Society Awards February 15, 2023 Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Animated FeatureDerek Cheung, Michael Losure, Kiem Ching Ong, and Jinguang HuangWon [122]

Notes

  1. ↑ In promotional material, the character was referred to as "[the] Big Bad Wolf", though he is not credited as such in the film, and is separate from the character of the same name from the previous films in the main Shrek franchise.
  2. ↑ Also for Empire of Light , Joyride , and Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
  3. ↑ Also for Don't Worry Darling and The Wonder
  4. ↑ Tied with Sonic the Hedgehog 2

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Christopher Matthew Miller is an American animator, director, and voice actor employed by Paramount Animation and formerly DreamWorks Animation. He is best known for directing Shrek the Third and Puss in Boots and for voicing The Magic Mirror from the Shrek film series and Kowalski the penguin in the Madagascar film series.

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Christopher Meledandri is an American film producer and founder and CEO of Illumination. He previously served as President of 20th Century Fox Animation, and has worked as the producer for the film series of Ice Age, Despicable Me, The Secret Life of Pets and Sing. In 2021, he joined Nintendo's board of directors after working with the video game company on The Super Mario Bros. Movie. Meledandri also collaborates with Illumination's corporate sibling DreamWorks Animation.

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Shrek Forever After is a 2010 American animated fantasy comedy film loosely based on the 1990 children's picture book Shrek! by William Steig. Directed by Mike Mitchell and written by Josh Klausner and Darren Lemke, it is the sequel to Shrek the Third (2007) and the fourth installment in the Shrek franchise. The film stars Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Antonio Banderas, Julie Andrews, and John Cleese reprising their voice roles from the previous films, with Walt Dohrn joining the cast.

<i>Puss in Boots</i> (2011 film) DreamWorks Animation film

Puss in Boots is a 2011 American animated adventure comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is a spin-off of the Shrek film series and its fifth installment, rather than an adaptation of the fairytale "Puss in Boots". The film was directed by Chris Miller from a screenplay by Tom Wheeler and a story by Brian Lynch, Will Davies, and Wheeler, based on the character from Shrek 2 (2004) and inspired from the Puss in Boots fairy tale. It stars Antonio Banderas, alongside Salma Hayek, Zach Galifianakis, Billy Bob Thornton, and Amy Sedaris. The film follows the origin story of Puss in Boots (Banderas) during his adventure years before the events of Shrek 2. Accompanied by his friends, Humpty Dumpty (Galifianakis) and Kitty Softpaws (Hayek), Puss is pitted against Jack and Jill, two murderous outlaws, for ownership of three legendary magical beans that lead to a great fortune of Golden Eggs from the Great Terror, a gigantic Goose.

<i>Shrek 5</i> Upcoming DreamWorks Animation film

Shrek 5 is an upcoming American animated fantasy comedy film loosely based on the 1990 picture book Shrek! by William Steig, produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Universal Pictures. The sequel to Shrek Forever After (2010), it serves as the fifth main installment and the seventh overall installment in the Shrek film series. The film is directed by Walt Dohrn and co-directed by Brad Ableson from a screenplay written by Michael McCullers, and produced by Illumination CEO Chris Meledandri and Gina Shay. Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, and Cameron Diaz will reprise their respective voice roles as Shrek, Donkey, and Princess Fiona.

Joel Crawford is an American film director and storyboard artist. He is best known for directing the DreamWorks Animation films The Croods: A New Age (2020) and Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022), with the latter nominated him for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.

<i>Puss in Boots: The Last Wish</i> (soundtrack) 2022 soundtrack album by Heitor Pereira

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish is the soundtrack to the 2022 film Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, a sequel to Puss in Boots (2011). The album was released on December 16, 2022, by Back Lot Music, and featured musical score composed by Heitor Pereira, who replaced Henry Jackman, the composer of the first film. It featured five songs performed by Antonio Banderas, Dan Navarro, Gaby Moreno and Pereira, with his score accompanying the remainder of the album.

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