The Shrek Character You Forgot Was Played By Landman Star Billy Bob Thornton – SlashFilm

In Chris Miller’s 2011 animated fairy story mashup movie “Puss in Boots,” the titular kitty (Antonio Banderas), a harmful outlaw, goals of retrieving a clutch of legendary golden eggs from a legendary goose. The eggs, as fairy tales have informed us, can solely be retrieved by way of climbing a magical beanstalk right into a skybound fortress, and the one option to develop such a beanstalk is to plant magical beans. 

The beans in query occur to be within the possession of Jack and Jill, the mythic couple finest identified for trying to fetch a pail of water, however failing so badly that Jack fractured his cranium. Jill, legend has it, additionally had fairly a fall, though her accidents will not be a matter of file. Fairy tales and accompanying illustrations sometimes depict Jack and Jill as kids, however in “Puss in Boots,” they’re grizzled, outsize adults who run their very own felony enterprise. When Puss tries to steal Jack and Jill’s magic beans, Jack whips out a pistol and opens fireplace. 

There may be much more to the plot of “Puss in Boots,” together with the true motivations of Humpty Dumpty (Zach Galifianakis), the capabilities of a rival cat named Kitty Softpaws (Salma Hayek), and the true nature of the above-talked about goose. Jack and Jill even have a way more concerned function within the story, however I shant reveal that right here to protect any potential surprises. 

What you may not have acknowledged is that Jack and Jill are performed by, of all folks, Billy Bob Thornton and Amy Sedaris. 

“Puss in Boots” is, as many probably know, a derivative of the “Shrek” collection, giving an entire film to the character that first appeared within the field-workplace breaking hit “Shrek 2” in 2004. The first “Shrek” was a boon for the animation trade in some ways. It proved that DreamWorks may compete with Disney within the animation market, for one. Simply as considerably, although, it was one of many first main animated movies to promote itself on the star energy of its voice forged, every certainly one of them higher-identified for reside-motion work. Celebrities had participated in animated movies earlier than (even “Shrek’s” personal Eddie Murphy appeared in “Mulan” three years earlier), however “Shrek” was one of many earliest to place huge names on its poster. We even referred to as “Shrek 2” certainly one of Murphy’s finest films. After “Shrek,” most main animated productions sought out reside-motion film stars to voice their characters. 

Billy Bob Thornton was simply the newest to affix the superstar lineup. Though, in contrast to Murphy, Antonio Banderas, Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, and John Lithgow earlier than him, his title wasn’t extremely utilized in promoting. 

As of this writing, “Puss in Boots” is just Thornton’s second animated movie job. He beforehand supplied the English-language dialogue for the character of Jigo within the American dub of Hayao Miyazaki’s “Princess Mononoke.” On TV, Thornton has additionally supplied voices for animated reveals like “King of the Hill,” “CatDog,” and “American Dad!” He has additionally narrated a number of documentary movies, however that may be a completely different talent. 

Moreso, although, Thornton is finest-identified nowadays for his excessive-profile status TV reveals just like the David E. Kelly drama “Goliath” and, at the moment, the gangbusters Taylor Sheridan collection “Landman.” The present will not be sensible, nevertheless it’s deeply beloved.