Joel Crawford – Puss in Boots 2: “The wolf is not a bad guy”
“He’s his antagonist, with a strong and fair point of view,” adds his co-director. To be found on Canal +.
On the occasion of the arrival on DVD and blu-ray of Puss in Boots 2: The Last Questlast April, First was able to ask a few questions to one of its creators, Joel Crawford. The opportunity to look back at the good surprises of this sequel. Starting with a key character in this film: the wolf. We are republishing his words, now that this very successful animated film is scheduled on Canal + and can be seen in streaming on MyCanal until January 11, 2024.
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THE “Big Bad Wolf” is shown here as a terrifying bounty hunter, who tracks down the hero who has reached his 9th and final life. With its red eyes that light up when it begins to hunt its prey and its cavernous and menacing voice (from Wagner Moura, the star of Narcos, in VO, and Doudou Masta in VF), it is very impressive. Just like his animation, particularly neat as soon as he takes action!
“He’s a character who surprised us ourselves when we created this film, admits the co-director of Puss in Boots 2 (with Januel P. Mercado). From the start, we had the idea of questioning this subject of mortality, since the goal of our history has always been to celebrate the beauty of life, the fact that it is unique. We wanted the audience to feel the joy of Puss in Boots as he begins to enjoy his final life. And for that, we had to take our story to some pretty dark places. We got this idea while rereading Grimm’s tales, in which the wolf often represents fear. Faced with the legend represented by Puss in Boots, who fears nothing, it was necessary to have an adversary as strong as the wolf, death, fear itself. I say an adversary, because he’s not a bad guy, we’ve never seen him like that. He is his antagonist, with a strong and fair point of view. Wagner Moura understands all this well, he plays it with great confidence, he is an imposing opponent, a force of nature.”
To read the rest of the interview with Joel Crawford, click here : he also details the choices of various animation styles, talks about the future return of Shrek, and his desire to one day see Puss in Boots and Donkey united in a spin-off!
Here is the trailer for Puss in Boots 2 :
