USA: Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek bring some spice to the red carpet premiere of 'Puss In Boots'

Record ID: 220624

  • Title: USA: Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek bring some spice to the red carpet premiere of 'Puss In Boots'
  • Date: 25th October 2011
  • Summary: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (OCTOBER 23, 2011) (REUTERS) WIDE SHOT OF "PUSS IN BOOTS" RED CARPET AT THE REGENCY VILLAGE THEATER. POSTER OF "PUSS IN BOOTS" FILM WIDE SHOT OF BOOTS ON RED CARPET PUSS IN BOOTS AND KITTY SOFTPAWS POSING ON RED CARPET ZOOM OUT OF ACTOR ANTONIO BANDERAS AND ACTRESS SALMA HAYEK POSING WITH KITTY SOFTPAWS ON RED CARPET (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTOR ANTONIO BANDERAS AND ACTRESS SALMA HAYEK SAYING: (BANDERAS) "The best part is the possibility of working with somebody that I admire, I respect and I love." (HAYEK) "And he's so talented, it was great being able to improvise together, it was such a privilege." ZOOM OF BANDERAS AND HAYEK WITH PUSS IN BOOTS AND KITTY SOFTPAWS POSING FOR PICTURES (SOUNDBITE) (English) ANTONIO BANDERAS SAYING "We can go to a certain point so we can wink an eye to adult audiences but never hurting the kids' vision of the movie." WIDE SHOT OF BANDERAS SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS ON RED CARPET SALMA HAYEK POSING FOR PICTURES ACTOR ZACH GALIFIANAKIS TALKING TO REPORTERS (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTOR ZACH GALIFIANAKIS SAYING "I think the voice helps, and the attitude, and it's kind of, not that he is arrogant but the character is arrogant a little bit, and I don't know, it's just his accent and his voice, if I had that kind of accent and voice, I wouldn't be stuck playing an egg." CAST OF "PUSS IN BOOTS" TALKING TO EACH OTHER ON RED CARPET (SOUNDBITE) (English) ZACH GALIFIANAKIS SAYING "My favorite part of the character itself, which helps the storylines, is that Humpty is very all over the place, and a little bit moody and he's also a scam artist, and that's kind of fun to play." "PUSS IN BOOTS" ACTRESSES CONSTANCE MARIE AND AMY SEDARIS TALKING TO REPORTERS CLOSE UP OF SALMA HAYEK THEN ZOOM OUT OF HAYEK AND ANTONIO BANDERAS TALKING TO REPORTERS (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTOR BILLY BOB THORNTON SAYING: "It's a very exciting movie and sometimes you forget you're watching a cartoon, you kind of get into the story and the characters a lot so I think it's, because it's an animated film, I think kids will love it, but there's a lot of adult innuendo and stuff in it, you know, which is great." WIDE SHOT OF SALMA HAYEK AND ANTONIO BANDERAS TALKING TO REPORTERS
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  • Story Text: Everyone's favorite furry booted cat is back as Antonio Banderas joined Salma Hayek on the red carpet for the premiere of "Puss In Boots" on Sunday (October 23, 2011) in Los Angeles, with hundreds of screaming fans vying to catch a glimpse of their feline hero. "Hangover" star Zach Galifianakis and actor Billy Bob Thornton joined Banderas and Hayek as they signed autographs and posed with life-sized Puss and Kitty on the red carpet.
    Latino stars Banderas and Hayek brought added intensity to the relationship between Puss and Kitty, and were both delighted to be reunited on "Puss in Boots" after working together on films like "Desperado."
    "The best part is the possibility of working with somebody that I admire, I respect and I love," said Banderas of Hayek, as the actress added, "He's so talented, it was great being able to improvise together, it was such a privilege."
    Funny man Galifianakis, who plays the bad egg Humpty Dumpty, liked that his character was a complex con artist.
    "My favorite part of the character itself, which helps the storylines, is that Humpty is very all over the place, and a little bit moody and he's also a scam artist, and that's kind of fun to play," said the actor.
    The character of Puss in Boots, made famous by Banderas in the "Shrek" film franchise, stepped into the spotlight with his very own film, joined by sultry love interest, Kitty Softpaws, played by Salma Hayek. In this film, Puss finds himself in partnership with his nemesis, Humpty Dumpty, voiced by Galifianakis, as they go on the hunt for the legendary magic beans and the golden goose on top of the beanstalk, overcoming obstacles from southern villains Jack and Jill.
    Billy Bob Thornton plays the role of Jack, from the Jack and Jill fable, and he found himself drawn to the larger than life villain in a film that he believed would entertain adults as much as children.
    "It's a very exciting movie and sometimes you forget you're watching a cartoon, you kind of get into the story and the characters a lot so I think it's, because it's an animated film, I think kids will love it, but there's a lot of adult innuendo and stuff in it, you know, which is great," the actor said with a laugh.
    "Puss in Boots" includes romance, adventure, revenge and some sizzling cat flamenco with a star-studded cast, and will be in U.S. theaters from Friday, October 28.
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