We spoke w/ Salma Hayek and PussInBoots' director, Joel Crawford, about exploring characters and storylines.
In the long-awaited sequel, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, Antonio Banderas returns as the titular sword-wielding feline. From bounty hunter to loyal sidekick in the Shrek franchise, the charming and courageous cat earned his own feature, and now his bravado and devil-may-care attitude have Puss in Boots reckoning with his many adventures.
And I knew it was something special because also – I love this – I believe in intention. I believe that it's important to always be aware of your intentions. And it felt I was doing a movie – collaborating – with people that had an intention that was beyond, “Let's do a hit movie. Let's say something, and let's say something also visually.
CRAWFORD: We played a lot and really explored. And I think you feel that there's a spontaneity between all of the characters that really comes so much from this process. One of the things about animated movies is that they can often change dramatically during the production. And I'm curious, how did this film possibly change from when you first started to what people are seeing on screen?
I know a lot of people that do voiceover stuff and have recorded voiceover, and one of the things they talk about is recording efforts and how much they dread it. Salma, I'm curious for you, do you dread those days where you have to record the grunting, the running, those sounds?HAYEK: John will not shut up while you're doing that because he's describing. Of course, you're not looking at it. Sometimes when you do ADR, you're watching the film, and you're like, “Oh.
CRAWFORD: For me, I think there's something in this adorable little cat, he is just a two-and-a-half-foot tall cat. But with Antonio's voice, the charisma, he has the bravado of an eight-foot-tall man, and there's something in that contrast that is both adorable and aspirational. I think that that's something that's very charming about it to me.CRAWFORD: I love when she says this.HAYEK: That it's irresistible because it doesn't mean anything...
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