12 Spin-Off Movies That Are Better Than the Original

Just when you thought we’d heard the last of Antonio Banderas’ sexy cat voice, spin-off chapter Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (Antonio Banderas) gets a late-in-the-day sequel, 11 years after the last movie featuring the character, and wound up Oscar nominated for its efforts.

There is real competition for the Best Animated Feature Oscar this year—I wouldn’t suggest fucking with Marcel the Shell—but given its strong critical and box office performance, Puss is a plausible winner. It’s a feat more impressive when you remember it’s a spinoff of Shrek, which won the inaugural Academy Award for an animated film back in 2001, and has also aged like milk. The return of Puss in Boots, on the other hand, seems to be doing something truly new, at least with its eye-catching Spider-Verse inspired animation style:

Puss In Boots: The Last Wish - Official Trailer 2

It’s not the only spinoff threatening to unseat the original that spawned it. Spin-offs aren’t sequels—typically, they move a peripheral character into the lead role or introduce new characters and storylines in the universe of the original. Here are a dozen spin-offs that will satisfy even if you’re a newcomer to the series (and in some cases, you’re better off that way).

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