Puss in Boots: The Last Wish's terrifying wolf villain has been explained by the film's director. The film, which premiered in theaters on December 21, 2022, follows the Shrek universe character Puss in Boots (Antonio Banderas) after the events of the 2011 spinoff Puss in Boots. The film sees the cat finding out he only has one of his nine lives left and chasing down a fallen star that can grant a wish for more lives while an intimidating wolf bounty hunter with two sickles (voiced by Wagner Moura) chases him down, eventually being revealed to be the physical manifestation of Death itself.