Puss in Boots: The Last Wish takes place after Shrek Forever After, but exactly where in the timeline is it, and what happened between the movies?

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish is set within the Shrek timeline, but many don't know that the movie takes place a surprising amount of time after Shrek Forever After. Puss in Boots: The Last Wish was the first theatrical continuation of the Shrek franchise since 2011's Puss in Boots, meaning that Shrek Forever After may not be fresh on many viewers' minds going into Puss in Boots: The Last Wish. So, here is how long after Shrek Forever After Puss in Boots: The Last Wish takes place, as well as what happened between the two films.

Before the film came out, the exact timeline placement of Puss in Boots: The Last Wish was a bit confusing. The original Puss in Boots was a prequel to the Shrek series, with it telling Puss' origins before he traveled to Far Far Away and became a bounty hunter. However, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish surprisingly turned out to not be a prequel, with it instead being the latest point in the Shrek timeline so far.

Puss In Boots 2 Is Set Approximately 10 Years After Shrek 4

As it turns out, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish is actually set approximately 10 years after the events of Shrek Forever After. This is according to an interview with Polygon, in which director Joel Crawford and co-director Januel Mercado clarified the film's timeline position. While the movie was clearly set after the events of Shrek Forever After, 10 years is a much bigger gap than the film implied.

Puss had clearly gotten into plenty of new adventures before the events of Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, but 10 years is a really long time for the Shrek franchise. This does make sense though, as 2023's Puss in Boots: The Last Wish did release 13 years after Shrek Forever After. Interestingly, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish's timeline placement means that Puss in Boots movies bookend the Shrek franchise, with the prequel being the earliest point in the timeline and Puss in Boots: The Last Wish being the latest.

Everything That Happened To Puss Between Shrek 4 & Puss In Boots 2

Although the history of Puss is still pretty vague, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish does give some hints as to what has happened since Shrek Forever After. At the start of the film, Puss is living in Del Mar, Spain. He has presumably been living there for a while due to his relationship with the Governor, meaning he most likely moved there not long after Shrek Forever After.

Puss has also died eight times since leaving Shrek and Donkey, which is why he only has one life left at the start of the film. On top of that, Puss also got engaged to Kitty Softpaws before leaving her at the altar, and since there is no mention of this in the Shrek movies, it probably happened after Shrek Forever After. Puss in Boots: The Last Wish sets up Shrek 5, meaning that there are still more adventures to come, but there are still lots of questions surrounding the events that led up to Puss in Boots: The Last Wish.