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''Shrek Goes Fourth'' is currently in pre-production, aiming for release on [[May 21]] [[2010]].<ref>{{cite news |author= Ben Fritz |title=Dreamworks Animation Announces Fall 2010 Title, New "Shrek 4"|url=http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=38922 |publisher= [[Comingsoon.net]] |date= [[2007-10-31]] |accessdate= 2007-10-31}}</ref><ref name="May 21">{{cite news | author= | url= http://www.zap2it.com/movies/news/zap-2010shrek4release,0,223193.story | title= 2010: The Year 'Shrek 4' Made Contact Working title is 'The Next Shrek' | publisher= Zap2it.com | date= [[2007-08-02]] | accessdate= 2007-08-02}}</ref> [[Tim Sullivan (screenwriter)|Tim Sullivan]] will write the film,<ref name="Tim Sullivan">{{cite news | author= | url= http://www.comingsoon.net/news/topnews.php?id=8631 | title= Tim Sullivan to Write Shrek 4 | publisher= ComingSoon.net | date= [[2005-03-07]] | accessdate= 2007-03-21}}</ref> and [[Mike Mitchell (director)|Mike Mitchell]] is in talks to direct. The principal cast members will all reprise their roles.<ref>{{cite news | author= Mike Sampson | url= http://www.joblo.com/shrek-4-set-for-2010 | title= Shrek 4 set for 2010 | publisher= [[JoBlo.com]] | date= [[2007-08-02]] | accessdate= 2007-08-03}}</ref> The plot has yet to be announced, but according to Dreamworks co-founder [[Jeffrey Katzenberg]], "We will come back to understand how Shrek arrived in that swamp. We will reveal his story,"<ref>{{cite news | author= Richard Brunton | url= http://www.filmstalker.co.uk/archives/2007/05/dreamworks_confirms_shrek_4_an.html | title= DreamWorks confirms Shrek 4 and 5! | publisher= FilmStalker | date= [[2007-05-29]] | accessdate= 2007-09-08}}</ref> and [[Cameron Diaz]] has reportedly asked for the film to have an [[environmentally friendly|eco-friendly]] storyline about a threatened swamp.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.newsbusters.org/node/12646 | title=Cameron Diaz Wants Eco-Themed Message in 'Shrek 4' | accessdate=2007-12-30}}</ref> A deleted scene from ''[[Shrek the Third]]'' may be used, in which a talking tree explains that Artie is next in line for the Far Far Away throne.<ref>National Geographic Kids, May 2007 issue</ref> |
''Shrek Goes Fourth'' is currently in pre-production, aiming for release on [[May 21]] [[2010]].<ref>{{cite news |author= Ben Fritz |title=Dreamworks Animation Announces Fall 2010 Title, New "Shrek 4"|url=http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=38922 |publisher= [[Comingsoon.net]] |date= [[2007-10-31]] |accessdate= 2007-10-31}}</ref><ref name="May 21">{{cite news | author= | url= http://www.zap2it.com/movies/news/zap-2010shrek4release,0,223193.story | title= 2010: The Year 'Shrek 4' Made Contact Working title is 'The Next Shrek' | publisher= Zap2it.com | date= [[2007-08-02]] | accessdate= 2007-08-02}}</ref> [[Tim Sullivan (screenwriter)|Tim Sullivan]] will write the film,<ref name="Tim Sullivan">{{cite news | author= | url= http://www.comingsoon.net/news/topnews.php?id=8631 | title= Tim Sullivan to Write Shrek 4 | publisher= ComingSoon.net | date= [[2005-03-07]] | accessdate= 2007-03-21}}</ref> and [[Mike Mitchell (director)|Mike Mitchell]] is in talks to direct. The principal cast members will all reprise their roles.<ref>{{cite news | author= Mike Sampson | url= http://www.joblo.com/shrek-4-set-for-2010 | title= Shrek 4 set for 2010 | publisher= [[JoBlo.com]] | date= [[2007-08-02]] | accessdate= 2007-08-03}}</ref> The plot has yet to be announced, but according to Dreamworks co-founder [[Jeffrey Katzenberg]], "We will come back to understand how Shrek arrived in that swamp. We will reveal his story,"<ref>{{cite news | author= Richard Brunton | url= http://www.filmstalker.co.uk/archives/2007/05/dreamworks_confirms_shrek_4_an.html | title= DreamWorks confirms Shrek 4 and 5! | publisher= FilmStalker | date= [[2007-05-29]] | accessdate= 2007-09-08}}</ref> and [[Cameron Diaz]] has reportedly asked for the film to have an [[environmentally friendly|eco-friendly]] storyline about a threatened swamp.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.newsbusters.org/node/12646 | title=Cameron Diaz Wants Eco-Themed Message in 'Shrek 4' | accessdate=2007-12-30}}</ref> A deleted scene from ''[[Shrek the Third]]'' may be used, in which a talking tree explains that Artie is next in line for the Far Far Away throne.<ref>National Geographic Kids, May 2007 issue</ref> |
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''Shrek Goes Fourth'' will be released in both 2-D and Real-D 3-D, as DreamWorks Animation is planning on releasing all their films in 3-D starting in [[2009]].<ref>{{cite news |author= Ben Fritz |title=DreamWorks going 3-D in 2009 |url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117961023.html?categoryId=13 |publisher= [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date= [[2007-03-12]] |accessdate= 2007-07-12}}</ref> Katzenberg has confirmed, however, that the film's "primary" release will be in 3-D.<ref name=Moviehole>Moviehole: [http://www.moviehole.net/interviews/20071120_exclusive_interview_jeffrey_ka.html Exclusive Interview: Jeffrey Katzenberg]. 20 November 2007].</ref> |
''Shrek Goes Fourth'' will be released in both 2-D and Real-D 3-D, as DreamWorks Animation is planning on releasing all their films in 3-D starting in [[2009]].<ref>{{cite news |author= Ben Fritz |title=DreamWorks going 3-D in 2009 |url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117961023.html?categoryId=13 |publisher= [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date= [[2007-03-12]] |accessdate= 2007-07-12}}</ref> Katzenberg has confirmed, however, that the film's "primary" release will be in 3-D.<ref name=Moviehole>Moviehole: [http://www.moviehole.net/interviews/20071120_exclusive_interview_jeffrey_ka.html Exclusive Interview: Jeffrey Katzenberg]. 20 November 2007].</ref> |
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Revision as of 20:48, 28 September 2008
| Shrek film series | |
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| File:ShrekSeries.jpg 2007 Poster of All Characters in Shrek Films | |
| Directed by | Andrew Adamson (1-2) Chris Miller (3) Mike Mitchell (4) |
| Written by | William Steig (book) |
| Starring | Mike Myers Eddie Murphy Cameron Diaz Julie Andrews (2-4) Antonio Banderas (2-4) John Cleese (2-3) Rupert Everett (2-3) Justin Timberlake (3-4) John Lithgow (1 only) |
| Edited by | Michael Andrews Sim Evan-Jones |
| Music by | Harry Gregson-Williams John Powell |
| Distributed by | DreamWorks Animation |
Release date | 2001 - 2013 |
Running time | 270 minutes |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $295 million |
| Box office | $2,161,714,655 (as of 2008) |
The Shrek film series from DreamWorks Animation, based on William Steig's picture book, Shrek!, consists of eight projects, three of which have been released as feature films: Shrek (2001), Shrek 2 (2004), and Shrek the Third (2007). Shrek Goes Fourth is currently in pre-production, aiming for release in 2010. Shrek 5 is a sequel proposed for release in 2013.[1] A spin-off project, the Christmas television special Shrek The Halls, premiered on ABC in the USA and worldwide in 2007 to successful ratings. One film is in the development phase, Puss in Boots: The Story of an Ogre Killer, expected to be released in 2011.
Films
Shrek
Shrek (Mike Myers), a solitary ogre, finds a surprise when fairy tale creatures are sent to live in his swamp by the evil Lord Farquaad (John Lithgow). Shrek befriends a talking Donkey (Eddie Murphy), and the two set off to meet with Lord Farquaad. Lord Farquaad needs Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz) to marry him so that he will become king. So when Shrek and Donkey visit him, they are forced to rescue her from an enourmous fire-breathing dragon. The Dragon turns out to be a girl and she falls in love with Donkey. However Donkey escapes and Dragon chases them.
Once Shrek and Donkey rescued Fiona they take her back to Lord Farquaad. However, along the way, Shrek falls in love with Fiona. Fiona reveals she is cursed and turns into an ogress at night. The only way the curse can be broken is by true love's first kiss. Fiona and Farquaad have a marriage ceremony; however they are interrupted by Shrek who tells Fiona he loves her. Shrek and Fiona kiss and Fiona turns into an ogress permanently. Shrek gets his swamp back, and the two marry there. After a karaoke party the two set off on their honeymoon.
The film is set in a fairytale world, with funny appearances from commonly known fairytale characters.
Shrek 2
The second film opens with Prince Charming (Rupert Everett) on a quest to rescue Princess Fiona from the Dragon. When he gets there he finds the wolf (Aron Warner) from Little Red Riding Hood and The Three Little Pigs in Fiona’s bed. He asks where Fiona is and the wolf tells him she is on her honeymoon with Shrek (Mike Myers). Once Shrek and Fiona (Cameron Diaz) return from their honeymoon, they find Donkey (Eddie Murphy) 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 (John Cleese and Julie Andrews) who want to bless their marriage. When they arrive Shrek and Fiona aren’t what they expected. The evil Prince Charming and his mother, the Fairy Godmother (Jennifer Saunders), are trying to break up Shrek’s marriage by making Fiona fall in love with Prince Charming. However it doesn’t work and Shrek and Fiona stay together. Shrek and Donkey get a new sidekick called Puss in Boots (Antonio Banderas). They have a long and fun adventure to search the Fairy Godmother's cottage to get a love potion and turn Shrek into a human and Donkey into a noble steed! At the end of the movie, King Harold turns into a frog! Starring Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Julie Andrews, Antonio Banderas, John Cleese, Rupert Everett and Jennifer Saunders.
Shrek the Third
Shrek (Mike Myers) and Fiona (Cameron Diaz) are reluctantly reigning over Far, Far Away during King Harold's (John Cleese) prolonged illness. The King promises that if they can find Fiona's cousin Artie (Justin Timberlake), he will make him the next in line, so Shrek doesn't have to run the country after his death. Further complicating matters is a little secret Fiona's been keeping (her pregnancy), but the biggest problem is Prince Charming (Rupert Everett); he's gathered some new partners in crime and Far Far Away is going to go crazy.
Shrek Goes Fourth
Shrek Goes Fourth is currently in pre-production, aiming for release on May 21 2010.[2][3] Tim Sullivan will write the film,[4] and Mike Mitchell is in talks to direct. The principal cast members will all reprise their roles.[5] The plot has yet to be announced, but according to Dreamworks co-founder Jeffrey Katzenberg, "We will come back to understand how Shrek arrived in that swamp. We will reveal his story,"[6] and Cameron Diaz has reportedly asked for the film to have an eco-friendly storyline about a threatened swamp.[7] A deleted scene from Shrek the Third may be used, in which a talking tree explains that Artie is next in line for the Far Far Away throne.[8]
Shrek Goes Fourth will be released in both 2-D and Real-D 3-D, as DreamWorks Animation is planning on releasing all their films in 3-D starting in 2009.[9] Katzenberg has confirmed, however, that the film's "primary" release will be in 3-D.[10]
Movies
Box office performance
| Title | Release date(s) | Box office | Run Minutes (Time Length) | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shrek | May 18, 2001 | $484,409,218 | 91 min. | Andrew Adamson |
| Shrek 2 | May 19, 2004 | $919,838,758 | 93 min. | Andrew Adamson |
| Shrek the Third | May 18, 2007 | $797,600,000 | 93 min. | Chris Miller |
| Shrek Goes Fourth | May 212010 | n/a | n/a | Mike Mitchell |
| Shrek series Total of 3 films as of today | $2,201,847,976 | 277 min. | ||
Reception
| Film | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | Yahoo! Movies | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Top Critics | Critics | Users | ||
| Shrek | 89% | 28/33 reviews | 84 | 
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B+ |
| Shrek 2 | 89% | 34/38 reviews | 75 | B | B+ |
| Shrek the Third | 42% | 35/50 reviews | 58 | B- | B |
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Cast & characters
- A dark grey cell represents that the character does not appear in that Shrek film.
Broadway
A musical based on the first film is currently having a pre-Broadway tryout in Seattle and will open on Broadway in December.[11]
References
- ^ Partridge, Des. More Shrek set to roll. Courier Mail. June 7, 2007. Accessed on Sept. 24, 2008
- ^ Ben Fritz (2007-10-31). "Dreamworks Animation Announces Fall 2010 Title, New "Shrek 4"". Comingsoon.net. Retrieved 2007-10-31.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "2010: The Year 'Shrek 4' Made Contact Working title is 'The Next Shrek'". Zap2it.com. 2007-08-02. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Tim Sullivan to Write Shrek 4". ComingSoon.net. 2005-03-07. Retrieved 2007-03-21.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Mike Sampson (2007-08-02). "Shrek 4 set for 2010". JoBlo.com. Retrieved 2007-08-03.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Richard Brunton (2007-05-29). "DreamWorks confirms Shrek 4 and 5!". FilmStalker. Retrieved 2007-09-08.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Cameron Diaz Wants Eco-Themed Message in 'Shrek 4'". Retrieved 2007-12-30.
- ^ National Geographic Kids, May 2007 issue
- ^ Ben Fritz (2007-03-12). "DreamWorks going 3-D in 2009". Variety. Retrieved 2007-07-12.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Moviehole: Exclusive Interview: Jeffrey Katzenberg. 20 November 2007].
- ^ Shrek the Musical
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