Paramount moves up 'Puss in Boots'

'Puss in Boots'DreamWorks Animation has its costume all picked out for Halloween, with Paramount moving up "Puss in Boots," the toon studio's "Shrek" spinoff, to Oct. 28.Pic had previously been set to walk into theaters Nov. 4.Sony is releasing Roland Emmerich's "Anonymous," while Fox's "In Time," FilmDistrict's "The Rum Diaries" and Universal's "Johnny English Reborn" also on Oct. 28, leaving DWA with the family market to itself.The date change is meant to benefit from a dry spell in the family market (Warner Bros.' "Dolphin Tale" is the last family pic to launch before "Puss in Boots"). And while Halloween typically isn't a big weekend for family pics, the holiday falls on a Monday this year.With the lead characters voiced by Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Zach Galifianakis, Billy Bob Thornton and Amy Sedaris, "Puss in Boots" revolves around the swashbuckling feline off on an adventure with the tough and street smart Kitty Softpaws and the mastermind Humpty Dumpty to save his town. Pic is an origin tale of the character that appeared in the "Shrek" series and is being eyed as his own standalone franchise.Chris Miller helms from a script by Tom Wheeler, based on a story by Wheeler, Brian Lynch and Will Davies.Andrew Adamson and Guillermo del Toro executive produced the pic with Joe M. Aguilar and Latifa Ouaou producing."Puss in Boots" will be the third release for Par in as many weeks, following "Footloose" on Oct. 14 and "Paranormal Activity 3" on Oct. 21. "Like Crazy," from Par Vantage, launches limited the same weekend as "Puss in Boots." Contact Marc Graser at marc.graser@variety.com

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