| Shrek | |
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| Created by | Ted Elliott Terry Rossio Joe Stillman Roger S. H. Schulman |
| Original work | Shrek (2001) |
| Owners | DreamWorks Animation (Universal Pictures[a]) |
| Years | 2001–present |
| Based on | Shrek! byWilliam Steig |
| Films and television | |
| Film(s) | Main series:
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| Television series | The Adventures of Puss in Boots (2015–2018) |
| Television special(s) |
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| Theatrical presentations | |
| Musical(s) | Shrek the Musical (2008) |
| Games | |
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| Audio | |
| Soundtrack(s) | List of songs featured inShrek |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Theme park attraction(s) |
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| *Shrek 4-D is also known asShrek 3-D on the DVD release, andThe Ghost of Lord Farquaad on theNetflix release. | |
Shrek is an Americanmedia franchise ofDreamWorks Animation. Loosely based onWilliam Steig's 1990 picture bookShrek!, the series primarily focuses onShrek, a bad-tempered but good-heartedogre, who begrudgingly accepts a quest to rescue a princess, resulting in him finding friends and going on many subsequent adventures in afairy tale world.
The franchise includes four animated films:Shrek (2001),Shrek 2 (2004),Shrek the Third (2007), andShrek Forever After (2010), with a fifth film,Shrek 5, currently in production for a June 2027 release. A short4-D film,Shrek 4-D, which originally was a theme park ride, was released in 2003. Two television specials, theChristmas television specialShrek the Halls (2007) and theHalloween television specialScared Shrekless (2010), have also been produced. Twospin-off films were made centered around the characterPuss in Boots: 2011'sPuss in Boots and its sequel, 2022'sThe Last Wish. Additionally, astage musical adaptation was created and played onBroadway for more than a year (2008–2010).
In May 2010,The New York Times described theprincipalShrek characters as "brilliantly realized" and said "nearly a decade after the firstShrek film they remain as vital and engaging fusions of image, personality, and voice as any characters in thehistory of animation."[2] The series was a financial success, becoming the 18thhighest-grossing film franchise of all time, the secondhighest-grossing animated franchise, as well one of thehighest-grossing media franchises of all time.
| Film | U.S. release date | Directed by | Screenplay by | Story by | Produced by |
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| Main series | |||||
| Shrek | May 18, 2001 (2001-05-18) | Andrew Adamson andVicky Jenson | Ted Elliott,Terry Rossio,Joe Stillman andRoger S. H. Schulman | Aron Warner,John H. Williams andJeffrey Katzenberg | |
| Shrek 2 | May 19, 2004 (2004-05-19) | Andrew Adamson,Kelly Asbury andConrad Vernon | Andrew Adamson, Joe Stillman, J. David Stem andDavid N. Weiss | Andrew Adamson | Aron Warner, David Lipman and John H. Williams |
| Shrek the Third | May 18, 2007 (2007-05-18) | Chris Miller Co-director: Raman Hui | Jeffrey Price,Peter S. Seaman, Chris Miller and Aron Warner | Aron Warner | |
| Shrek Forever After | May 21, 2010 (2010-05-21) | Mike Mitchell | Josh Klausner andDarren Lemke | Gina Shay andTeresa Cheng | |
| Shrek 5 | June 30, 2027 (2027-06-30) | Walt Dohrn and Conrad Vernon Co-director: Brad Ableson | Michael McCullers | Gina Shay andChris Meledandri | |
| Spin-offs | |||||
| Puss in Boots | October 28, 2011 (2011-10-28) | Chris Miller | Tom Wheeler | Brian Lynch,Will Davies and Tom Wheeler | Joe M. Aguilar and Latifa Ouaou |
| Puss in Boots: The Last Wish | December 21, 2022 (2022-12-21) | Joel Crawford Co-director: Januel P. Mercado | Paul Fisher andTommy Swerdlow | Tommy Swerdlow and Tom Wheeler | Mark Swift |
Shrek, a solitary ogre, is angered when fairy tale creatures are sent to live in his swamp ordered byLord Farquaad. He befriends a talkingdonkey namedDonkey, and they set off to meet with Farquaad.
The lord needsPrincess Fiona to marry him so he will become the king of Duloc. When Shrek and Donkey visit him, they are forced to rescue her from an enormous fire-breathing dragon namedDragon in exchange for Shrek's swamp being vacated. The Dragon turns out to be female, and after a minute or two falls in love with Donkey.
Donkey, Shrek, and Fiona escape, and Dragon chases them. Once Shrek and Donkey rescue Fiona, they take her back to Lord Farquaad. Along the way, Shrek begins to fall in love with Fiona. Donkey finds out from Fiona that she is cursed and turns into an ogre at night. The only way the curse can be broken is by true love's first kiss. Fiona and Farquaad have a marriage ceremony, but they are interrupted by Shrek, who tells Fiona he loves her.
Donkey and Dragon enter, and Dragon eats Farquaad. Shrek and Fiona kiss and Fiona is permanently turned into an ogre. Shrek gets his swamp back, and the two marry there. After a karaoke party, the newlyweds set off on their honeymoon.
The second film opens withPrince Charming on a quest to rescue Princess Fiona from the Dragon. When he gets there, he finds the wolf fromLittle Red Riding Hood andThe Three Little Pigs in Fiona's bed. He asks the wolf where Fiona is and the wolf tells him that she is on her honeymoon with Shrek. Once Shrek and Fiona return from their honeymoon, they find Donkey in the swamp who tells them he and Dragon are going through a rough patch. They then get invited to the land of Far Far Away by Fiona's parents who want to bless their marriage.
When they arrive, Shrek and Fiona are not what they expected. TheFairy Godmother and her son, Prince Charming, are trying to break up Shrek's marriage by making Fiona fall in love with Prince Charming. However it does not work and Shrek and Fiona stay together. Shrek and Donkey get a new sidekick calledPuss in Boots. They have a lengthy quest to search the Fairy Godmother's cottage to get a lovepotion. Shrek and Donkey drink the potion and they become something quite unexpected. Shrek becomeshuman and Donkey becomes ahorse. Since Shrek drank the potion, it also affected Fiona as she woke up to seeing her human form once again.
At the end of the film, King Harold reverts to afrog after being struck with the Fairy Godmother's magic, and gives Shrek and Fiona his blessing. After Fiona tells Shrek she loves him just the way he is, they revert to ogres.
Shrek and Fiona are reluctantly reigning over Far, Far Away during King Harold's prolonged illness. The King promises that if they can find Fiona's cousinArtie, he will make him the next in line, so both Shrek and Fiona would not have to run the country after his death. As Shrek, Donkey and Puss set off to find Artie, Fiona reveals she is pregnant.
Shrek is shocked as he believes he will not be a good father and will ruin his child's life. This is reinforced by his relationship with his own father, where "he tried to eat me." After finding Artie, Artie is frightened of being king, and they end up on an island where they meet Artie's former magic teacher,Merlin. Meanwhile, Charming plots to overthrow Artie and become king, but this is foiled by Shrek.
The film ends with Shrek and Fiona caring for their newborn ogre triplets.
Shrek has become a domesticated family ogre, living happily with Princess Fiona and the triplets. Instead of scaring villagers away like he used to, a reluctant Shrek now agrees to autograph pitchforks. Longing for the days when he felt like a "real ogre", Shrek is tricked into signing a pact with the smooth-talking dealmakerRumpelstiltskin. He agrees to trade a day from his childhood in exchange for a day to exist as a real ogre again. However, Shrek suddenly finds himself in a twisted, alternate reality where ogres are hunted, Rumplestiltskin is king, Puss is obese, and Shrek has never met Donkey or Fiona. Shrek discovers he unknowingly traded the day he was born and will not exist after the day is over.
Shrek becomes entangled with an underground resistance of ogres led by Fiona. Rumpelstiltskin places a bounty on Shrek's capture, offering the "deal of a lifetime" as a reward. ThePied Piper captures most of the resistance excluding Shrek and Fiona. Shrek, unable to win Fiona's affection, turns himself in and offers to trade his life to free the captured ogres. The recently released ogres go back to free Shrek and Fiona. As the twenty-four hours are almost up and Shrek lies dying, Fiona kisses him, breaking the deal and reverting everything back to normal. After finding himself back at his triplets' birthday party where he previously lost his temper and stormed out, Shrek joyfully reunites with his family and friends realizing he has everything he ever wanted.
Puss in Boots is an animated Americanaction comedy film that was released on October 28, 2011. The film is based on and follows the character Puss in Boots on his adventures with Kitty Softpaws and mastermindHumpty Dumpty.
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish is the sequel toPuss in Boots, that was released on December 21, 2022.[3]
In November 2012, executive producerGuillermo del Toro said that a couple of drafts for asequel were already done, and that the directorChris Miller wanted to take Puss on an adventure to exotic places.[4] In April 2014, Antonio Banderas, the voice of Puss, said that the work on the sequel had just begun.[5] On June 12, 2014, the movie was titledPuss in Boots 2: Nine Lives & 40 Thieves. On February 26, 2019, it was confirmed that the sequel was still in development, andBob Persichetti was set to direct the film.[6] In August 2020, the namePuss in Boots: The Last Wish had been trademarked by DreamWorks, revealing the new title of the sequel.[7] In March 2021,Joel Crawford replaced Persichetti as director, having previously helmed DreamWorks'The Croods: A New Age.[8]Puss in Boots: The Last Wish was theatrically released on December 21, 2022, byUniversal Pictures.[9] The film was originally scheduled to be released on November 2, 2018,[10] but was delayed a month to December 21, 2018, before cancellation.[11] It was also scheduled to be released on September 23, 2022.[8] The story takes place afterShrek Forever After and follows Puss, who has burned all but the last of his nine lives, on a quest to find the mystical Last Wish in order to restore his nine lives.[8]
Following the success ofShrek 2 in May 2004, then–DreamWorks Animation CEOJeffrey Katzenberg revealed that theShrek story had been outlined into five films almost from the beginning. "Before the first one was finished we talked about what the whole story of Shrek is, and each of the chapters answers questions about the first movie and gives us an insight," said Katzenberg. "Shrek 3 and4 are going to reveal other unanswered questions and, finally, in the last chapter, we will understand how Shrek came to be in that swamp, when we meet him in the first movie."[12] After the release ofShrek the Third in 2007, Katzenberg then-announced that the fifth film would be released in 2013.[13]
In May 2009, DreamWorks announced that the fourth film's title would beShrek Forever After, indicating that it would be the last in theShrek series.[14] Later in 2009, that was confirmed byBill Damaschke, the former head of creative production at DWA, with him saying: "All that was loved about Shrek in the first film is brought to the final film."[15]
Josh Klausner, one of the writers ofShrek Forever After, explained in 2010 the script's evolution: "When I first came onto the project, it wasn't supposed to be the final chapter — there were originally going to be fiveShrek movies. Then, about a year into the development, Jeffrey Katzenberg decided that the story that we'd come up with was the right way for Shrek's journey to end."[16]
In February 2014, in an interview withFox Business, Katzenberg hinted that a fifth film could still be made. "We like to let them have a little bit of time to rest," he said of the characters. "But I think you can be confident that we'll have another chapter in theShrek series. We're not finished, and more importantly, neither is he."[17]
On June 15, 2016, afterComcast andNBCUniversal purchased DreamWorks Animation for $3.8 billion, NBCUniversal CEOSteve Burke discussed plans to continue the franchise, as well as other DreamWorks films.[18][19] In July 2016,The Hollywood Reporter cited sources saying that the fifth film was planned for a 2019 release.[20] In September 2016,Eddie Murphy confirmed that the film was expected to be released in 2019 or 2020, and that the script had been completed.[21]
The original story for the film was written byMichael McCullers, based on his own idea.[22][23] When asked about the script in March 2017, McCullers said it featured "a pretty big reinvention" for the film series.[24] On November 6, 2018, it was reported byVariety thatChris Meledandri,Illumination's CEO, had been tasked to be the executive producer of bothShrek 5 andPuss in Boots 2, with the cast of the previous films potentially returning.[25][26]
In April 2023, Meledandri revealed that a fifth film was still in talks with Murphy,Mike Myers, andCameron Diaz expected to return.[27][28] In June 2024, Murphy revealed that production on the film had commenced in January of the same year. He also stated that the film was expected to be released in 2025.[29] On July 9, DreamWorks officially announced the release date for the film as July 1, 2026, with Myers, Murphy and Diaz returning, andWalt Dohrn set to direct.[30] On January 10, 2025, the film was delayed to December 23, 2026. It was also announced thatConrad Vernon, co-director ofShrek 2, would return to direct the film alongside Dohrn.[31] On August 11, 2025, the film was delayed to June 30, 2027.[32]
In February 2025, it was revealed in a teaser trailer thatZendaya had joined the cast as Felicia, Shrek and Fiona's daughter.[33][34]
At the same time thatShrek 5 was revealed to be in development in April 2023, it was revealed that aspin-off film revolving around Donkey was in early talks as well.[35] In June 2024, Eddie Murphy announced that the project was officiallygreenlit by DreamWorks, and stated that it would begin production following the completion ofShrek 5.[29]
In May 2025, it was revealed thatChris Meledandri would be producing the film and thatChristopher Knights would be editing the film.[36] In July 2025, Murphy confirmed that voice recording would commence in September and that the story was centered on his character, his dragon wife and their hybrid kids. He noted the film would be released in 2028.[37]
Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party is a three-minute musical short film included on home media releases ofShrek. It takes place during the last scene ofShrek (before Shrek and Fiona leave on their honeymoon), with the film's characters performing a medley of modern pop songs. Most of the voice cast from the film reprise their roles, with the exception ofEddie Murphy, who is replaced byMark Moseley asDonkey.[38]
Shrek 4-D, also known asShrek 3-D,Shrek 4D Adventure,Shrek's Never Before Seen Adventure, andThe Ghost of Lord Farquaad, is a4-D film/ride at various theme parks around the world. It premiered in 2003 atUniversal Studios Florida, and was released on DVD. The short takes place right after the firstShrek film. Lord Farquaad returns from the dead to kidnap Princess Fiona and it is up to Shrek and Donkey to rescue her.
Donkey's Caroling Christmas-tacular (promoted asDonkey's Christmas Shrektacular) is a five-minute short which was released on December 7, 2010, with theShrek: The Whole Story box set andShrek Forever After.[39]
This short takes place in the Candy Apple, the new version of the Poison Apple. Donkey suggests everyone sing Christmas carols. Donkey sings "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year". Shrek, Fiona, the Ogre children, and the army of ogres sing an ogre version of "Jingle Bells" (such as "Bug Cocoon, Lick the spoon. Try our cricket slurp"). Puss in Boots sings "Feliz Navidad", although he titles it "Fleas Navidad". Then everyone sings "Jingle Bell Rock" as "Fairy Tale Rock".[40]
Shrek's Yule Log is a 30-minute short released on December 7, 2010, featured on both the Donkey's Christmas Shrektacular DVD and theShrek Forever After Blu-ray.[41]
The short takes place inside Shrek's house, with the fireplace as the only place seen throughout the entire short. Shrek prevents Rumpelstiltskin from dousing the fire, Donkey does the same eye gag (seen fromShrek Forever After), Fiona puts out cookies for Santa, and Puss puts on weight from cookies and cookie dough. Other characters such as Gingy, Pinocchio, the Three Little Pigs, Cookie, the Ogre Triplets, the Dronkeys, andPied Piper appear.
Thriller Night is a six-minute short film parody ofMichael Jackson's music videoThriller.[42] It was directed byGary Trousdale, and released on September 13, 2011, on theScared Shrekless DVD.[43] It was released on DVD[44] and Blu-ray[45] on August 28, 2012, as a part ofShrek's Thrilling Tales (DreamWorks Spooky Stories). None of the original main voice actors reprised their roles and are replaced by their replacement voice actors, with the exception ofDean Edwards, who reprisesDonkey fromScared Shrekless.
Deceased characters such as Lord Farquaad, Mongo, Rumpelstiltskin, Fifi, Fairy Godmother, Prince Charming and King Harold in his frog form appear as zombies. A 3D version of the short was added in October 2011 to the Nintendo Video service forNintendo 3DS owners.[46]
The Pig Who Cried Werewolf is a six-minute 3D Halloween short film, directed byGary Trousdale[47] and released on October 4, 2011,[48] for a limited time, exclusively on the Nintendo Video service onNintendo 3DS.[49] It was released on DVD[44] and Blu-ray[45] on August 28, 2012, as a part ofShrek's Thrilling Tales (DreamWorks Spooky Stories).
The Three Little Pigs find themselves in trouble when they ignore the warning signs of a new neighbor moving in next door who takes on a ferocious form during a full moon.[48]
Puss in Boots: The Three Diablos is a 13-minute animated short film, directed byRaman Hui, and was released on the DVD and Blu-ray releases ofPuss in Boots on February 24, 2012.[50] The short tells a story of Puss in Boots on a mission to recover a princess's stolen ruby from the notorious French thief, the Whisperer. Reluctantly accompanied by three little kittens, The Three Diablos, Puss must tame them before they endanger the mission.[51]
Puss in Boots: The Trident is a 4-minute animated short film, directed by Matt Flynn, and was released on the digital release ofPuss in Boots: The Last Wish: Collector's Edition on February 21, 2023, and on the 4K, Blu-ray, and DVD releases ofPuss in Boots: The Last Wish on February 28.[52]
Far Far Away Idol is an interactive five-minute short (but with multiple endings), released on November 5, 2004, as an extra on theShrek 2 DVD and VHS. It is based onAmerican Idol and guest starsSimon Cowell. Taking place right afterShrek 2 ends, the film's supporting characters hold a singing competition, with Shrek, Fiona, and Simon Cowell as the judges.
Shrek the Halls is a 22-minuteChristmas-themedtelevision special, set after the events ofShrek the Third but before the events ofShrek Forever After. It follows Shrek, who has never celebrated Christmas before, attempting to make the perfect day for his family. It premiered on the American television networkABC on November 28, 2007.
Scared Shrekless is a 21-minuteHalloween-themed television special set after the events ofShrek Forever After. Shrek challenges Donkey, Puss in Boots, and his other fairy tale friends to spend the night in Lord Farquaad's haunted castle, telling scary stories to see who can resist becoming scared and stay the longest. The special premiered on the American television networkNBC on October 28, 2010.
Puss in Book: Trapped in an Epic Tale is aninteractive special developed byDreamWorks Animation Television which debuted on Netflix in 2017, featuring the character Puss in Boots. It is Netflix's first attempt at interactive television: during the program, the viewer is given points while using their remote control or other device to decide how the narrative should proceed.[53]
A television series, starring Puss from theShrek franchise, debuted onNetflix on January 16, 2015.[54][55]
From 2014 to 2016, thePeacock Kids YouTube channel (formerly known asDreamWorksTV) produced several web series, includingNew Shrek,New Puss in Boots,Swamp Talk, andEpic Cat Battles With Puss In Boots. These were later released separately on the Peacock website.[56][57]
Despite the advances in computing power over the 2000s decade, the increasing usage of novel techniques likeglobal illumination,physics simulation, and3D demanded ever moreCPU hours to render the films. DreamWorks Animation noticed that everyShrek film took roughly twice the CPU hours than the previous film and thus labeled this trend as "Shrek's law". Similar to "Moore's law" the Shrek's law says, "The CPU render hours needed to complete production on a theatrical sequel will double compared to the amount of time needed on the previous film."
In 2001,Shrek required approximately 5 million CPU render hours. In 2004,Shrek 2 required over 10 million CPU render hours. In 2007,Shrek the Third required over 20 million CPU render hours, and the 2010 3D release ofShrek Forever After demanded more than 50 million CPU render hours on account of rendering an increased amount of frames.[58]Puss in Boots, which was released only one year after the previousShrek film, utilized 63 million render hours.[59]
| Film | Release date | Box office gross | Box office ranking | Budget | Ref(s) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North America | Other territories | Worldwide | US and Canada | Worldwide | ||||
| Main series | ||||||||
| Shrek | May 18, 2001 | $268,349,831 | $220,279,678 | $488,629,509 | #134 | #260 | $60 million | [60] |
| Shrek 2 | May 19, 2004 | $444,854,717 | $487,536,387 | $932,406,549 | #30 | #72 | $150 million | [61] |
| Shrek the Third | May 18, 2007 | $322,719,944 | $485,586,147 | $808,308,862 | #91 | #105 | $160 million | [62] |
| Shrek Forever After | May 21, 2010 | $238,736,787 | $513,864,080 | $752,600,867 | #166 | #126 | $165 million | [63] |
| Spin-offs | ||||||||
| Puss in Boots | October 28, 2011 | $149,260,504 | $405,726,973 | $554,987,477 | #428 | #212 | $130 million | [64] |
| Puss in Boots: The Last Wish | December 21, 2022 | $186,090,535 | $295,667,128 | $481,757,663 | #276 | #270 | $90–110 million | [65][66] |
| Total | $1,605,641,838 | $2,413,230,535 | $4,018,872,373 | #6 | #8 | $755–775 million | [67] | |
| Film | Critical | Public | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | CinemaScore | |
| Main series | |||
| Shrek | 88% (213 reviews)[68] | 84 (34 reviews)[69] | A[70] |
| Shrek 2 | 89% (239 reviews)[71] | 75 (40 reviews)[72] | A[70] |
| Shrek the Third | 41% (210 reviews)[73] | 58 (35 reviews)[74] | B+[75] |
| Shrek Forever After | 58% (198 reviews)[76] | 58 (35 reviews)[77] | A[78] |
| Spin-offs | |||
| Puss in Boots | 86% (153 reviews)[79] | 65 (24 reviews)[80] | A−[81] |
| Puss in Boots: The Last Wish | 95% (184 reviews)[82] | 73 (29 reviews)[83] | A[84] |
| Award | Main series | Spin-offs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shrek[85] | Shrek 2[86] | Shrek the Third | Shrek Forever After | Puss in Boots[87] | Puss in Boots: The Last Wish[88] | |
| Adapted Screenplay | Nominated | {{{1}}} | {{{1}}} | {{{1}}} | {{{1}}} | {{{1}}} |
| Animated Feature | Won | Nominated | {{{1}}} | {{{1}}} | Nominated | |
| Original Song | {{{1}}} | Nominated | {{{1}}} | {{{1}}} | {{{1}}} | {{{1}}} |
Shrek andShrek 2 have collectively raised over $1.6 billion in home video sales.[89] Together with the rest of the films in the series with combined editions, the franchise's total revenue is over $2 billion.[90]
This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in in the franchise.
| Character | Main films | Short films | Attraction | Television specials | Spin-off films | Television series | |||||||||||||
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| Shrek | Shrek 2 | Shrek the Third | Shrek Forever After | Shrek 5 | Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party | Far Far Away Idol | Donkey's Caroling Christmas-tacular | Thriller Night | The Pig Who Cried Werewolf | Puss in Boots: The Three Diablos | Puss in Boots: The Trident | Shrek 4-D | Shrek the Halls | Scared Shrekless | Puss in Boots | Puss in Boots: The Last Wish | The Adventures of Puss in Boots | ||
| Principal characters | |||||||||||||||||||
| Shrek | Mike Myers | Mike Myers Michael GoughS | Mike Myers | Michael Gough | Mike Myers | Silent cameo | |||||||||||||
| Donkey | Eddie Murphy | Mark Moseley | Eddie Murphy | Dean Edwards | Eddie Murphy | Dean Edwards | |||||||||||||
| Princess Fiona | Cameron Diaz | Holly Fields | Cameron Diaz | Intro logo cameo | |||||||||||||||
| Lord Farquaad | John Lithgow | John LithgowA | Cameo in end credits | Sean Bishop | John Lithgow | Silent cameo | |||||||||||||
| Puss in Boots | Antonio Banderas | Antonio Banderas | André Sogliuzzo | Antonio Banderas | Eric Bauza | Antonio Banderas | Eric Bauza | ||||||||||||
| King Harold | John Cleese | Silent cameo | |||||||||||||||||
| Queen Lillian | Julie Andrews | Silent cameo | |||||||||||||||||
| Fairy Godmother | Jennifer Saunders | Photograph | Cameo in end credits | Pinky Turzo | |||||||||||||||
| Prince Charming | Mentioned | Rupert Everett | Cameo in end credits | Randy Crenshaw | Silent cameo | Sean Bishop | |||||||||||||
| Arthur "Artie" Pendragon | Justin Timberlake | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rumpelstiltskin | Conrad Vernon | Walt Dohrn | Walt Dohrn | ||||||||||||||||
| Humpty Dumpty | Silent cameo | Zach Galifianakis | |||||||||||||||||
| Kitty Softpaws | Margo Rey | Salma Hayek | |||||||||||||||||
| Perrito | Harvey Guillén | Harvey Guillén | |||||||||||||||||
| Supporting characters | |||||||||||||||||||
| Gingerbread Man | Conrad Vernon | Conrad Vernon | Conrad Vernon | ||||||||||||||||
| Pinocchio | Cody Cameron | Cody Cameron | Cody Cameron | ||||||||||||||||
| The Three Little Pigs | Cody Cameron | Cody Cameron Sean Bishop | Cody Cameron | Cody Cameron | |||||||||||||||
| Big Bad Wolf | Aron Warner | Silent | Aron Warner | Silent | Aron Warner | ||||||||||||||
| Three Blind Mice | Christopher Knights Simon J. Smith Mike Myers | Christopher Knights | Unknown | Randy Crenshaw | Christopher Knights | Silent | Christopher Knights | ||||||||||||
| Magic Mirror | Chris Miller | Chris Miller | Chris Miller | ||||||||||||||||
| Thelonious | Christopher Knights | Cameo in end credits | Christopher Knights | Cameo | Christopher Knights | ||||||||||||||
| Geppetto | Chris Miller | Chris Miller | Sean Bishop | Silent cameo | |||||||||||||||
| Baby Bear | Bobby Block | Samson Kayo | Samson Kayo | ||||||||||||||||
| Captain Hook | Tom Waits Nick CaveS | Ian McShane | Silent cameo | Matt Mahaffey | Silent cameo | ||||||||||||||
| Doris | Larry King Jonathan Ross[b] | Larry King | Larry King | ||||||||||||||||
| Muffin Man | Conrad Vernon | Conrad VernonA | Conrad Vernon | Conrad Vernon | |||||||||||||||
| Mongo | Conrad Vernon | Conrad Vernon | |||||||||||||||||
| Jill | Latifa Ouaou | Silent cameo | Amy Sedaris | ||||||||||||||||
| Headless Horseman | Silent role | Conrad Vernon | Bobby Kimball | ||||||||||||||||
| Merlin | Eric Idle | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mabel | Regis Philbin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Farkle, Fergus, and Felicia | Jordan Alexander Hauser | Zendaya[c] | Miles Christopher Bakshi | Miles Christopher Bakshi | |||||||||||||||
| Dante James Hauser | Ollie Mitchell | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jasper Johannes Andrews | Miles Christopher Bakshi | Nina Zoe Bakshi | Nina Zoe Bakshi | Nina Zoe Bakshi | |||||||||||||||
| Zachary James Bernard | Nina Zoe Bakshi | Ollie Mitchell | Dante James Hauser | ||||||||||||||||
| Brogan | Jon Hamm | Jon Hamm | |||||||||||||||||
| Cookie | Craig Robinson | Craig Robinson | |||||||||||||||||
| Gretched | Jane Lynch | Jane Lynch | |||||||||||||||||
| Pied Piper | Silent cameo | Jeremy Steig | Appeared | ||||||||||||||||
| Ohhh Cat | Bob Persichetti | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jack | Silent cameo | Billy Bob Thornton | |||||||||||||||||
| Imelda | Constance Marie | Silent cameo | |||||||||||||||||
| Death / Wolf | Wagner Moura | ||||||||||||||||||
| Big Jack Horner | John Mulaney | ||||||||||||||||||
| Goldilocks | Photograph | Florence Pugh | Florence Pugh Kailey CrawfordY | ||||||||||||||||
| Papa Bear | Ray Winstone | Ray Winstone | |||||||||||||||||
| Mama Bear | Olivia Colman | Olivia Colman | |||||||||||||||||
| Ethical Bug | Kevin McCann | ||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Main films | Spin-offs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shrek | Shrek 2 | Shrek the Third | Shrek Forever After | Shrek 5 | Puss in Boots | Puss in Boots: The Last Wish | |
| Director(s) | Andrew Adamson Vicky Jenson | Andrew Adamson Kelly Asbury Conrad Vernon | Chris Miller Co-Director: Raman Hui | Mike Mitchell | Walt Dohrn Conrad Vernon Co-Director: Brad Ableson | Chris Miller | Joel Crawford[91] Co-Director: Januel Mercado |
| Producer(s) | Aron Warner John H. Williams Jeffrey Katzenberg | Aron Warner David Lipman John H. Williams | Aron Warner | Gina Shay Teresa Cheng | Chris Meledandri Gina Shay | Joe M. Aguilar Latifa Ouaou | Mark Swift |
| Executive Producer(s) | Penney Finkelman Cox Sandra Rabins | Jeffrey Katzenberg | Andrew Adamson John H. Williams | Aron Warner Andrew Adamson John H. Williams | TBA | Andrew Adamson Guillermo del Toro Michelle Raimo Kuoyate | Andrew Adamson[92] Chris Meledandri |
| Writer(s) | Ted Elliott Terry Rossio Joe Stillman Roger S.H. Schulman | Screenplay: Andrew Adamson Joe Stillman J. David Stem David N. Weiss Story: Andrew Adamson | Screenplay: Jeffrey Price Peter S. Seaman Chris Miller Aron Warner Story: Andrew Adamson | Josh Klausner Darren Lemke | Michael McCullers | Screenplay: Tom Wheeler Story: Brian Lynch Will Davies Tom Wheeler | Screenplay: Paul Fisher Tommy Swerdlow Story: Tommy Swerdlow Tom Wheeler |
| Composer(s) | Harry Gregson-Williams John Powell | Harry Gregson-Williams | TBA | Henry Jackman | Heitor Pereira | ||
| Editor(s) | Sim Evan-Jones | Michael Andrews Sim Evan-Jones | Michael Andrews | Nick Fletcher | TBA | Erika Dapkewicz[d] | James Ryan |
| Studio(s) | DreamWorks Animation PDI/DreamWorks | DreamWorks Animation | |||||
| Distributor(s) | DreamWorks Pictures | Paramount Pictures | Universal Pictures | Paramount Pictures | Universal Pictures | ||
Shrek the Musical is amusical based on the first film of the franchise. After a try out inSeattle, Washington, it began performances onBroadway from November 8, 2008, before opening on December 14. Despite mixed reviews, the musical received eightTony Award nominations includingBest Musical.[94] At the time, the most expensive musical on Broadway ran for over a year and closed, at a loss, on January 3, 2010, after 478 performances.
A re-imagined version of the show ran as a tour of theUnited States from July 2010 to July 2011. The second tour launched in two months. AWest End production opened inLondon,United Kingdom in June 2011, to positive reviews. It received fiveLaurence Olivier Award nominations includingBest New Musical.[95] A differently staged production ran in Israel in 2010, with international productions running since 2011 in Poland and Spain,[96] and since 2012 in France.[97] The show was soon to premiere in Brazil,[96] Italy,[96] Australia,[98] and Philippines in 2012.[99]
The title role was played byBrian d'Arcy James on Broadway, andNigel Lindsay on the West End. Other notable performances includeAmanda Holden (West End),Sutton Foster (Broadway) andKimberley Walsh (West End) as Princess Fiona,Christopher Sieber (Broadway) andNigel Harman (West End) as Lord Farquaad, andJohn Tartaglia (Broadway) as Pinocchio.
Dark Horse Comics released in 2003 three thirty-two-page full-color comic books featuring Shrek, Donkey and Fiona,Shrek #1,[100]Shrek #2,[101] andShrek #3.[102] The comics were written byMark Evanier and illustrated by Ramon Bachs and Raul Fernandez.
Ape Entertainment also released under itsKiZoic label five full-color comic books, a fifty-two-pageprequel toShrek Forever After titledShrek (2010), and four thirty-two-page books:Shrek #1 (2010),Shrek #2 (2010),Shrek #3 (2011), andShrek #4 (2011).[103]
Far Far Away is one of the seven themed lands inUniversal Studios Singapore, and it consists of many locations from theShrek franchise, including the forty-meter-tall Far Far Away Castle.
Shrek's Faire Faire Away was one of the three areas at theDreamWorks Experience-themed land at the Australian theme parkDreamworld. It opened in 2012 and it consisted of a fixed arm, rotating plane rideDronkey Flyers, a kite flierGingy's Glider, a swing ridePuss in Boots Sword Swing and a carouselShrek's Ogre-Go-Round. The area was replaced by a section ofKenny and Belinda's Dreamland in early 2023.[104]
AShrek-themed attraction, calledDreamWork's Tours Shrek's Adventure! London, opened in 2015 atLondon County Hall as the first of six attractions initially planned over nine years. This "Immersive Tunnel" from Simworx[105] is built in collaboration withMerlin Entertainments. The 1,900 square metres (20,000 sq ft) live interactive walkthrough adventure presents an original story written by DWA, along with a character courtyard, also featuring characters from several other DreamWorks Animation's franchises.[106]
Multiple Shrek Water attractions opened atDreamWorks Water Park on October 1, 2020, these attractions are called Far Far a Bay Wavepool, Forbidden Waters Hot Tubs, Dragon and Donkey's Flight, Swamp & Splash, Shrek's Sinkhole Slammer.[107] Dreamworks Waterpark also includes themed decorations that are balloons of Shrek and Donkey hanging from the ceiling of the waterpark.[108]
Universal Studios Florida'sDreamWorks Land includes a recreation of Shrek's cottage, Shrek's Swamp Meet, Shrek's Swamp for Little Ogres, Mama Luna Feline Fiesta, King Harold's Swamp Symphony, and the kiosk Swamp Snacks.[109]
Universal Kids Resort will include themed lands based on theShrek andPuss in Boots franchises.[110]
An underground fandom of theShrek film series emerged on the Internet. With the fanbase described by some as having an ironic liking towards the series, there have been several sexually explicit memes based on the titular character. The most notable example is a 2013metameme based on a fanmade video called "Shrek is love, Shrek is life". Fans of Shrek are known as "Brogres", a take on the name "Bronies", the fans of the showMy Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic outside of the shows intended audience.[111][112] A "Shrek Filmmaker" movement ofSource Filmmaker animators making videos based on the Internet's obsession towards the character has also occurred.[113][114]
Since 2014,Madison, Wisconsin has celebrated the annual Shrekfest with costume and onion-eating contests, themed merchandise, and other festivities.[115] In November 2018, comedy group 3GI, organizer of Shrekfest, released ashot-for-shotparodyremake of the filmShrek made by a crew of over 200 artists, titledShrek Retold.[116][117]
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