Puss in Boots in the movie “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish.” DreamWorks Animation cut about 70 positions, as many entertainment companies have adjusted their staffing levels amid rising production costs and this summer’s work stoppages. “Roles affected were across corporate functions, feature, television and technology departments as part of an overall cost-reduction,” DreamWorks Animation said in a statement released …
The wolf isn’t really a villain in “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish,” director Joel Crawford says. “Everything’s so dramatic and cool; it made it so fun.” That manifested in some obvious visual references, such as extreme close-ups of eyes during the final duel — a classic in many of the Clint Eastwood westerns with Leone — and less-obvious ones, …
