puss in boots first appeared in shrek 2.
when did puss in boots first appear in shrek 2?
shrek 2
puss makes his first appearance as a supporting character in the film "shrek 2", where he is initially hired by the father of princess fiona (shrek's wife) to kill shrek. he meets shrek and his companion, donkey, and unsuccessfully attacks shrek. puss tells shrek the reason for his attack and begs for mercy. because shrek spares his life, puss offers to join him and becomes his partner. during the course of the film, puss helps shrek to obtain a potion which turns shrek and fiona into humans, attacks a group of guards to buy shrek time to save fiona, and befriends shrek and donkey. at the end of the film, puss sings a duet with donkey.
puss in boots (shrek)
chris miller, head of story of the film "shrek 2" (2004), said that he enjoyed the character of puss as much as viewers seemed to; he and everyone else involved in "shrek 2" wanted to add more scenes related to puss to the film. miller described puss as "a really cool, dynamic sidekick character at that time", saying that the filmmakers had decided to link the character to a "weird history" in which he had been "everywhere" and done "everything". he and the other filmmakers wondered what the story of puss would look like and why he had his accent. according to miller, writing and developing puss had been "so much fun", and the character had a "huge impact" in "shrek 2" by stealing so many scenes. miller said that he had "always loved" the character and had been "fascinated by where puss had been before". puss repeatedly mentions "some great adventure" (without details) in the "shrek" films, and miller wanted to know more about his origins (such as where his boots came from). miller called puss his favorite "shrek" character, who had "always stood out", and could not imagine anyone other than banderas voicing him; soon after the character had been created, banderas was offered the role. miller commented that the actor's performance was "pretty brilliant".
puss in boots (shrek)