POLAND: Salma Hayek and Antonio Banderas promote new animated film 'Puss in Boots' in Warsaw

Record ID: 798010

  • Title: POLAND: Salma Hayek and Antonio Banderas promote new animated film 'Puss in Boots' in Warsaw
  • Date: 28th September 2011
  • Summary: WARSAW, POLAND (SEPTEMBER 27, 2011) (REUTERS) POSTERS OF "PUSS IN BOOTS" IN MOVIE THEATER CLOSE UP POSTER SALMA HAYEK AND ANTONIO BANDERAS ARRIVING AT SCREENING OF "PUSS IN BOOTS" AUDIENCE CLAPPING HAYEK AND BANDERAS ON STAGE HAYEK, BANDERAS AUDIENCE (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTRESS SALMA HAYEK, SAYING: "Yes, it was very strange, because we went to see another movie in the theater and I didn't know that they had the trailers out. And when I heard him (Banderas) I said wait a minute, that sounds familiar and then I knew my character was gonna come up and I wanted to explain to her but I didn't have time. And then she heard my voice and she said 'Mommy! That cat sounds just like you.' And then after I had to explain, so when she saw it, she had already. She was confused at the beginning." HAYEK (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTRESS SALMA HAYEK, SAYING: "If it was your influence, the fact that they gave me this role." (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTOR ANTONIO BANDERAS, SAYING: "Hey, I don't know, maybe? (laughs) No, I think Jeffrey Katzenberg knows me very well and knows my preferences (laughs). (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTRESS SALMA HAYEK, SAYING: "He could have said: 'no! Not that crazy woman!'." (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTOR ANTONIO BANDERAS, SAYING: "And you know, it was kind of logical decision, because also in this movies and since 'Shrek' is actually mocking some old fairytales. In a way, they use us and they use some of the work that we have done before, you know. There is little things of 'Zorro', obviously and little things of 'Desperados'. And the fact that we have Spanish accents both of us, the characters and in that kind of universe, in that kind of world (inaudible), so it was a natural election. And when he called me and he said Salma Hayek, for me it was 'oh, yeah, absolutely!'." HAYEK PLAYING WITH WATER BOTTLE CAP BANDERAS HAYEK AND BANDERAS ON STAGE POSTERS OF "PUSS IN BOOTS", PEOPLE LEAVING MOVIE THEATRE
  • Embargoed: 13th October 2011 13:00
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  • Location: Poland, Poland
  • Country: Poland
  • Reuters ID: LVA6R9GBGHF84T19IHD78EIVPBZY
  • Story Text: Hollywood stars Salma Hayek and Antonio Bandera visited Warsaw on Tuesday (September 27) to promote their new film "Puss in Boots".
    Hayek and Banderas arrived at a movie theater in central Warsaw to an enthusiastic audience and answered questions about the film.
    "Yes, it was very strange, because we went to see another movie in the theatre and I didn't know that they had the trailers out. And when I heard him (Banderas) I said wait a minute, that sounds familiar and then I knew my character was gonna come up and I wanted to explain to her but I didn't have time. And then she heard my voice and she said 'Mommy! That cat sounds just like you.' And then after I had to explain, so when she saw it, she had already. She was confused at the beginning," Salma Hayek explained how her daughter learned that her mom played in "Puss in Boots".
    The two haven't been seen together for a while and it was clear they had fun working together on and off the set.
    "And you know, it was kind of logical decision, because also in this movies and since 'Shrek' is actually mocking some old fairytales. In a way, they use us and they use some of the work that we have done before, you know. There is little things of 'Zorro', obviously and little things of 'Desperados'. And the fact that we have Spanish accents both of us, the characters and in that kind of universe, in that kind of world (inaudible), so it was a natural election. And when he called me and he said Salma Hayek, for me it was 'oh, yeah, absolutely!'," Banderas said after a question on choosing the leading roles for the film.
    "Puss in Boots", a DreamWorks Animation's production is directed by animator Chris Miller, who also directed Shrek the Third.
    The movie comes into theatres in 3D this fall.
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