USA | 2011| 1h 30′ | animated feature
Synopsis:
Years before meeting Shrek and Donkey, the adorable but tricky Puss in Boots must clear his name from all charges making him a wanted fugitive. While trying to steal magic beans from infamous criminals Jack and Jill, the hero crosses paths with his female match, Kitty Softpaws, who leads Puss to his old friend, but now enemy, Humpty Dumpty. Memories of friendship and betrayal enlarges Puss’s doubt, but he eventually agrees to help the egg get the magic beans. Together, the three plan to steal the beans, get to the Giant’s castle, nab the golden goose, and clear Puss’s name.
We welcome you to a very special screening of this delightful animation directed by Chris Miller, with a special intro by one its visual development artists: Nathan Fowkes. He is a veteran entertainment industry artist with credits on various animated feature films from DreamWorks (Shrek Forever After, Shark Tale, The Legend of Puss in Boots, How To Train Your Dragon), Disney (Raya and the Last Dragon), Blue Sky (Rio 2), Netflix Animation and many others.
Nathan will talk about his work for Puss in Boots and share some behind the scenes insights.
CAST
Antonio Banderas – Puss in Boots(voice)
Salma Hayek – Kitty Softpaws(voice)
Billy Bob Thornton – Jack(voice)
Guillermo del Toro – Moustache Man
CREDITS
Director: Chris Miller
Screenplay by: Tom Wheeler, Brian Lynch
Producers: Joe M. Aguilar, Latifa Ouaou
Music: Henry Jackman
Cinematographer: Gil Zimmerman
Editor: Erika Dapkewicz
Production Designer: Guillaume Aretos
Art Director: Christian Schellewald
Costume Designer: Isis Mussenden
Visual development artists: Nathan Fowkes II, Guillaume Aretos, Yuchung Peter Chan, Rachel Daniels-Gallo, Richard Daskas, Sylvain Deboissy
Storyboard artist: Mike Bell, Paul Fisher, Ryan Crego
Puss in Boots is part of our Creator’s Insights program where we invite makers to talk about films they have worked on.
