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Giardina, Carolyn (February 16, 2023). " Avatar 2 Sweeps Visual Effects Society Awards Feature Competition". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on February 16, 2023 . Retrieved February 16, 2023. 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 was cited as a particular influence on the film's plot. [20] Anderson, Erik (February 25, 2023). "Minnesota Film Critics Alliance Awards (MNFCA) winners". AwardsWatch . Retrieved June 4, 2023. Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022) - Domestic Release". Box Office Mojo . Retrieved August 9, 2023. Anderson, Erik (January 14, 2023). "2022 Georgia Film Critics Association (GFCA) winners". AwardsWatch. Archived from the original on January 14, 2023 . Retrieved January 14, 2023.Puss In Boots: The Last Wish". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on January 28, 2023 . Retrieved January 28, 2023.

Anderson, Erik (January 5, 2023). "2022 Alliance of Women Film Journalists (AWFJ) awards: Banshees of Inisherin, Everything Everywhere, Women Talking and The Woman King top winners". AwardsWatch. Archived from the original on January 5, 2023 . Retrieved January 7, 2023. Rubin, Rebecca; Lang, Brent (March 8, 2023). "How TikTok and Cat Lovers Helped Propel Puss in Boots: The Last Wish to Box Office Glory". Variety . Retrieved August 10, 2023. Chitwood, Adam (November 12, 2012). "Guillermo del Toro Talks Puss in Boots 2, Kung Fu Panda 3, & Trollhunters; Says Panda 3 Has the 'Most Formidable Villain in the Series' ". Collider. Archived from the original on March 18, 2014 . Retrieved September 18, 2019.Prange, Stephanie (January 9, 2023). " 'Puss in Boots: The Last Wish' Tops Weekly Vudu Chart". Media Play News. Archived from the original on January 14, 2023 . Retrieved February 15, 2023. 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] a b " Avatar 2 to Dominate at Christmas Over Babylon and Puss in Boots Sequel". Variety. December 20, 2022. Archived from the original on December 23, 2022 . Retrieved December 20, 2022. The idea of a fifth Shrek film has been floating around since 2004 when then-producer Jeffrey Katzenberg revealed that there was a five-film story outline in place for the franchise. Shrek 5 wasscheduled for a 2019 release date, with Eddie Murphy, who voices Donkey, claiming that a script was in existence.