Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek, the two stars of Dreamworks “Puss in Boots” made an appearance at the Carlton Pier at the Cannes Film Festival today after screening some footage from the film. The two stars braved the typically aggressive European press and and waved for throngs of fans as they made their way down the pier giving interviews then finally climbing up a giant pair of boots bearing the name of the film and waving for cameras.
The animated film is a spinoff of the popular “Shrek” series starring Mike Myers. ‘Puss’ is a prequel, however, taking place before the character even meets Shrek, and when his lifestyle is may not be as above the board. In the film the feline swashbuckler is teaming with Humpty Dumpty (Zach Galifianakis) and Kitty Softpaws (Hayek) to steal the Goose that lays the golden egg.
Given the glimpses of the movie in this footage, the professional Spanish dancers at the event, and the casting choice of Mexican actress Hayek, we predict a ‘Spanish’ flavor to the film. However, considering the ‘Fairy tales in a blender’ thematic mashup that is the ‘Shrek’ universe, anything is possible.
Banderas seemed happy to be bringing slightly more lighthearted fare than usual to the festival “Seeing the people laughing and stopping the movie fourteen times with applause was very rewarding… there is a space for humor here too.”
Watch the video of the event embedded above.
“Puss in Boots” will be walkin’ into theaters November 4th, 2011