It has been a while since we’ve seen Puss in Boots in action but that’s all set to change. It has been announced that Puss in Boots 2 is in the works and Bob Persichetti has signed on to direct the film fresh off his Oscar win for co-directing Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
Persichetti, a veteran of animation for more than two decades, has worked in various capacities on films with DreamWorks Animation. He served as the Head of Story and voiced a role in the original Puss in Boots.
The first Puss in Boots received an Oscar nomination in 2012 for Best Animated Feature. The Dreamworks Animation take on Puss was first introduced in 2004’s Shrek 2, voiced by Antonio Banderas. The character continued to be featured in subsequent Shrek sequels and TV shorts. The original Puss in Boots starred the voiceover cast of Salma Hayek (Kitty Softpaws), Zach Galifianakis (Humpty Alexander Dumpty), Billy Bob Thorton (Jack), Amy Sedaris (Jill) and Constance Marie (Imelda). The film proved to be a solid box office success with a gross of $550 million worldwide.
As of now, no release date has been set and animation on the film will take place on the Dreamworks Animation lot in Glendale, CA.
