<P> Although the character of Puss in Boots originated in a European fairy tale in 1697, the film is a spin - off prequel to the Shrek franchise . It follows the character Puss in Boots on his adventures before his first appearance in Shrek 2 in 2004 . Accompanied by his friends, Humpty Dumpty and Kitty Softpaws, Puss is pitted against Jack and Jill, two murderous outlaws in ownership of legendary magical beans which lead to great fortune . </P> <P> Puss in Boots grossed $554.9 million at the box office . It was nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 84th Academy Awards . A television series, titled The Adventures of Puss in Boots, premiered on Netflix in 2015 . A sequel film, titled Puss in Boots 2: Nine Lives & 40 Thieves, was scheduled to be released in 2018, but removed from the DreamWorks schedule in early 2015 . </P> <P> Puss in Boots (Antonio Banderas) is a talking cat named for his signature pair of boots . Puss is a fugitive on the run from the law, looking to restore his lost honor . He learns that the outlaw couple Jack (Billy Bob Thornton) and Jill (Amy Sedaris) have the magic beans he's been looking for most of his life, which can lead him to a giant's castle holding valuable golden goose eggs . When Puss tries to steal them from the outlaws' room, a female cat named Kitty Softpaws interrupts, and both fail . Kitty is allied with Humpty Alexander Dumpty, a talking egg and Puss' long - estranged childhood friend from the orphanage where he was raised . Puss tells Kitty his origin story and of his feelings of betrayal for a youthful misadventure when Humpty tricked Puss into helping commit a bank robbery in his hometown of San Ricardo; Puss has been on the run ever since . Humpty eventually convinces Puss to join them in finding the beans and retrieving the golden eggs . </P> <P> The trio steal the beans from Jack and Jill and plant them in the desert . Puss and Kitty's relationship becomes romantic . The trio ride the beanstalk into the clouds to find the castle of the late giant, while avoiding the Great Terror, a giant goose that guards the Golden Goose . When they realize the golden eggs are too heavy to carry, they steal the Goose, which is just a gosling, and escape the castle . While celebrating their victory, the group is ambushed by Jack and Jill, who knock Puss unconscious . </P>

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