The cutest eyes in the cartoon world returned to the big screen with the Puss In Boots The Last Wish UK release date in 2023 (full details below). To give you a bit more information about the sequel, here’s everything we know about the story, cast, age rating certificate and runtime, along with our parents guide notes.
Plot
The story picks up with Puss and his wayward boots as he continues to throw caution to the wind in a bid to be the most heroic cat in all of history. His devil-may-care attitude gets a big kick in the tail when he gets himself killed yet again and his doctor informs him that it was his eighth life down the kitty litter tray, so he’s only got the last of his nine left to live.
AdvertisementInstead of just curling up and accepting his fate he decides to set out on a perilous journey to find a mythical wishing star in a bid to restore his tally back to nine. He’ll have to make it through to the heart of the Black Forest to get it, so his last life is going to be put to the test in a big way with Goldilocks and the Three Bears Crime Family, “Big” Jack Horner and The Big Bad Wolf all out to get him.
Cast
As you might expect, Antonio Banderas (Uncharted film) leads the Puss in Boots The Last Wish cast as the titular character and he’ll have a little support along the way from Kitty Soft Paws, played by Selma Hayek (Eternals). Harvey Guillén (The Internship) plays Perro the dog, Florence Pugh (Hawkeye, Black Widow) plays Goldilocks, John Mulaney (Spider-Man Into The Spiderverse) plays Jack, and Wagner Maura (Elysium) plays the bounty hunter wolf.
AdvertisementThe cast also includes Olivia Coleman (Murder on the Orient Express), Ray Winston (Black Widow), Samson Kayo, Anthony Mendez and Da’Vine Joy Randolph (The Lost City).
Puss In Boots The Last Wish UK release date
The arrival of the trailer had previously announced the Puss in Boots The Last Wish UK release date to be Friday the 23rd September 2022, but it was eventually moved to the 3rd February 2023. It came out a fairly hefty 11 years after the previous film in 2011, although the character first made its debut in Shrek 2 in 2004, so he’s really clocking up the years now.
If the delay for the UK release date isn’t enough of a stinger, it’ll be a little over a month later than in North America, where it will be out on the 21st December 2022. It’s a shame, because Puss in Boots 2 would have been one of the go-to holiday movies if had been the same on both sides of the Atlantic.
AdvertisementIt was one of the first animated film of the New Year, but it’s hard to work out why it was put back so significantly. It’s possible that the competition from Avatar 2: The Way of Water was a worry for box office results, but this would be the same in both the UK and America, so it’s hard to say.
Another option is that there’s less risk in North America on the earlier date from the global COVID-19 pandemic. It’s fair to say that UK cinemas went into full shutdown a couple of winters ago and only re-opened with the likes of No Time To Die and Spider-Man No Way Home last year.
With the February 2023 big screen arrival, it should then go on to get a DVD, Blu-ray and digital release date in both the UK in time for Easter (it’s already out in the States). The Home Premier early access rental release for Puss In Boots The Last Wish was the first opportunity to see the film on both sides of the Atlantic.
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Age rating and parents guide
The official Puss in Boots The Last Wish UK age rating will be confirmed by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) a few weeks ahead of the release date, but we can look at the previous film as a guide. It was given a U certificate back in 2011 and looking at the trailer for the 2nd film it could go a similar way. A PG is a likely possibility too, but that will depend a lot on the level of Big Bad Wolf tail-kicking that goes on.
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In North America, the Puss In Boots 2 has already been given a PG certification, which was the same for the first film, so it’s possible that this could well be the primary rating overall. It was a similar case for Shrek 2, which was rated U in the UK and PG in the US, so this should act as a pretty good indicator for the sequel.
From a parents guide point of view, there will clearly be a fair amount of feline swordplay, but this will have an animated style to it. However, with a little more emphasis on life and death, there could be a slight uptick in terms of peril between the two films. Looking at the trailer, there could be a few tongue in cheek jokes along the way too, but that was the case with the first film too, and that still picked up the U certificate in the UK.
We’ll update you with more details on the film as they get confirmed. You can also check out our movie news section to keep tabs on the latest upcoming films, or visit the official website at https://dreamworks.com/movies/puss-in-boots-the-last-wish.
Runtime
As with the age rating, the runtime for Puss in Boots The Last Wish will be announced as we get closer to release date, but the first film clocked in at 1 hour and 30 minutes. This is the norm for animated films, so should help you in terms of what to expect from the sequel.
Trailer:
The animation style seems a little different from the previous film and its Shrek compadres, but it works. It was possibly done to reduce the budget of the film by having less CGI in the mix, but the artwork comes together well in the trailer.
