‘Puss In Boots: The Last Wish’ Sets Salma Hayek Return; Harvey Guillén, Florence Pugh & Olivia Colman Among New Cast
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: The cat is out of the bag.Salma Hayek Pinault (Eternals, House of Gucci) is set to reprise the role of Kitty Softpaws in the long-awaited moive sequel The Last Wish, reteaming with Antonio Banderas who plays the titular feline.
Hayek Pinault and Banderas will count with a third amigo this time around as Harvey Guillén (What We Do in the Shadows) makes his franchise debut in the role of Perro, Kitty and Puss’ canine associate.Deadline has your exclusive first look at the newly formed trio below.Also part of the A-list ensemble is Florence Pugh (Black Widow), Olivia Colman (The Favourite), Wagner Moura (Narcos), Ray Winstone (Black Widow), John Mulaney (Big Mouth), Da’Vine Joy Randolph (The Lost City), Anthony Mendez (Jane the Virgin), and Samson Kayo (Our Flag Means Death).The Last Wish follows the daring outlaw Puss in Boots as he discovers that his passion for peril and disregard for safety have taken their toll.The original film, released in 2011, was a Shrek spinoff following Puss’ adventures prior to his debut appearance in Shrek 2.
Puss in Boots made moe than $149 million at the domestic box office, and close to $555M worldwide.Talks of a follow-up go as far back as 2014.
Puss in Boots 2: Nine Lives & 40 Thieves was announced in June of that year with DreamWorks Animation setting a November release date.
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