New Poster & Trailer For Shrek Spin-off - PUSS IN BOOTS

There can be few more flagrant nor nauseating examples of the pernicious influence of American corporate capitalism€™s influence on artistic output than the animated Shrek 'franchise'-a good, original digital animation with amusing characters, witty dialogue, and a deftly chosen cast. The film proved a massive success for Dreamworks pictures, drawing critical praise and finding world-wide cross-generational appeal. In the decade since its release, however, the exploitation of the characters and story world of the original has been sufficiently ruthless that George Lucas himself may have balked at the bare-faced profiteering of the THREE sequels that have buffered the franchise€™s ubiquitous merchandising. The flogging of the dead horse appears to be continuing unabated, however, as a spin off film, Puss In Boots, from the eponymous feline assassin- played by Antonio Banderas- who proved popular enough to paper of the cracks in the increasingly derelict edifice that were the Shrek sequels. And, of course, this latest trip to the well is being rendered in inglorious 3D- the simpleton cinephile€™s medium of choice- and in spite of the fact the film will not be released until November, a poster and trailer are now both available: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Htwiwtbnlqg Puss In Boots will see Banderas return alongside the likes of Salma Hayek and Zach Galifianakis, and the movie will be directed by Chris Miller, who was part of the regular Dreamworks creative team for Shrek the 3rd et al. Joining the production staff will be celebrated Mexican director, Guillermo del Toro (Pan€™s Labyrinth) and the writers will be Tom Wheeler (from The Cape animated series) and David Steinberg (American Pie 2). The film is released in the US on November the 4th, distributed by Paramount Pictures.
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