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***Puss in Boots: The Last Wish*** is a 2022 American computer-animated adventure comedy film, being directed by Chris Miller, with John Lasseter, Andrew Adamson and Chris Meledandri as a executive producers, and Henry Jackman as score composer. It is spin-off of the *Shrek* franchise and the sequel to *Puss in Boots* (2011), and produced by Pacific Data Images, DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures, being on November 25, 2022.

It stars Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek Pinault (reprising their roles as Puss in Boots and Kitty Softpaws, respectively), alongside Harvey Guillén, Florence Pugh, Olivia Colman, Ray Winstone, Samson Kayo, John Mulaney, Wagner Moura, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, and Anthony Mendez as the new voice cast. The film continues Puss in Boots's (Banderas) journey as he sets to find the mystical Last Wish and restore the eight of his nine lives that he lost while escaping new enemies (Pugh, Mulaney, and Moura) who plan to hunt him down, with the help of his friends (Hayek and Guillén).

## Plot

After the events of *Shrek Forever After*, Puss in Boots becomes a legend after defeating a giant monster but is accidentally killed by a bell. Waking up, he discovers that he only has one life left after burning through his previous eight lives. Puss initially brushes it off, but when he loses a fight with a wolf he believes to be a bounty hunter, he decides to hang up his cape and become a domesticated pet cat for Mama Luna.

After time passes, he meets a dog disguised as a cat, but their conversation is cut short when Goldilocks and the Three Bears Crime Family show up to find him. However, after they find his "grave", they inadvertently reveal a Wishing Star to Puss, who decides to find it and get his lives back.

He finds out that the map is being held by "Big" Jack Horner, who wants to use the Wishing Star to have all the magic in the world for himself. While trying to steal the map, he unexpectedly reunites with Kitty Softpaws, who wants the map for herself. She's mad at Puss for what happened at Santa Colomba. They, along with Perrito, who Kitty names the dog, manage to escape Goldi and Jack and head to the Dark Forest, where the Wishing Star is.

They find out that the path is different for everyone who wields the map. Puss and Kitty have terrifying paths, but Perrito has an easy one, so they let him hold the map. When he gets rid of a stick, Perrito follows it, leading to him being captured by Jack. Puss and Kitty manage to save him, but Puss starts having hallucinations of the wolf and runs away, leading to them losing the map to Goldi.

Puss reveals what happened to Perrito and admits to leaving Kitty at the altar at the Church of Santa Colomba, which he has regretted ever since. Kitty overhears their conversation, and tells him she never came to the altar either, feeling like she could never compete with someone who loves himself more than her. They manage to find the map in the cabin of the Bears and steal it back. However, Perrito is captured once again. Kitty goes to save him while Puss is trapped in the Cave of Lost Souls. While there, Puss encounters the wolf again, and the wolf reveals he is actually "Death" itself. Puss runs away, even after he spots Kitty and Perrito. Meanwhile, Goldi reveals that she wishes for a real family. While the bears are heartbroken, they still agree to help 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. He reveals that death is coming for him. However, they are interrupted by Goldi and Jack, who attack them. While Jack is thrown into his never-ending nanny bag by Kitty, Goldi saves Baby when he is almost thrown off the star.

Puss encounters Death again, but this time chooses to fight him willingly. Death, disappointed, decides to spare him after seeing that Puss has changed and no longer fears him, but warns that they will meet again. Puss and Kitty reconcile and start a new relationship. Jack re-emerges from his bag, having eaten a cookie that makes him grow big. He tries to make his wish but is stopped by Kitty and Puss, who, along with Goldi, decide to rip up the map as they already have what they all wanted. This causes the star to crumble and blast back into space, killing Jack in the process. Puss, Kitty, and Goldi go their separate ways, while Perrito accepts his name.

Later, Puss, Kitty, and Perrito steal a ship and head to Far Far Away to reunite with "some old friends".

## Voice cast

* Antonio Banderas as Puss in Boots, a cat fugitive from the law and a hero of San Ricardo.
* Salma Hayek as Kitty Softpaws, a street-savvy Tuxedo cat who is Puss' female counterpart and love interest.
* Harvey Guillén as Perrito, a therapy dog
* Florence Pugh as 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, an elderly cat lady who initially takes Puss in.
* Anthony Mendez as the doctor who tells Puss to retire after informing him of his eight deaths.
* Kevin McCann as the Talking Cricket
* Conrad Vernon as Gingy
* Cody Cameron as Pinocchio

Shrek and Donkey appear in a non-speaking appearance in a brief flashback, as does Imelda from the first *Puss in Boots*.

## Trivia

* This will be the first DreamWorks Animation film to use the 2022 DreamWorks Animation logo.
* This is the ninth DreamWorks Animation film to be released in November, after *Flushed Away, Bee Movie, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, Megamind, Rise of the Guardians, Penguins of Madagascar, Trolls* and *The Croods: A New Age.*
	+ This is the second DreamWorks Animation film to be released on November 25th, after *The Croods: A New Age.*
* This is the fourth DreamWorks Animation film to be scored by Henry Jackman, after *Monsters vs. Aliens, Puss in Boots* and *Turbo.*
* This film marks the first DreamWorks Animation film to be executive produced by Christopher Meledandri.
* This is the first DreamWorks Animation film to use the Disney's 100th anniversary logo.
	+ This is the first DreamWorks Animation film to feature the short 2022 Disney closing logo.
* This is the fourth Disney animated film to be released on November 25th, after *Aladdin, A Bug's Life* and *The Good Dinosaur.*
* This is the third Shrek in the film series to be directed by Chris Miller, after *Shrek the Third* and *Puss in Boots.*
* This is the only DreamWorks Animation film to be released in theaters and on Disney+ on the same day.