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Nicolas Cage was initially offered the role of Shrek but he turned it down because he did not want to look like an ogre. In 2013, Cage explained furthermore: "When you're drawn, in a way it says more about how children are going to see you than anything else, and I so care about that." [33] Mike Myers was re-cast as Shrek after Chris Farley's death. Shrek 4-D". Universal Studios Hollywood. Archived from the original on August 14, 2012 . Retrieved February 24, 2015. The first Shrek film to be in widescreen, which was mostly done specifically for the ride's screen. During production, animators who failed while working on other projects, such as The Prince of Egypt, were often sent to work on Shrek. The reassignment was known as being "Shreked" and being sent to "the Gulag". [32] Casting Cotter, Padraig (June 5, 2019). "Shrek 5 Is Happening: Is It A Sequel Or Reboot & When Will It Release?". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on July 23, 2019 . Retrieved July 23, 2019.In October 2011, the film was released on Netflix under the title The Ghost of Lord Farquaad as a part of DreamWorks Spooky Stories with a Fourth wall break removed and music added to the end credits . [28] [29] Every development deal starts with a pitch and my pitch came from my then kindergartner, in collaboration with his pre-school brother. Upon our second reading of Shrek, the kindergartner started quoting large segments of the book pretending he could read them. Even as an adult, I thought Shrek was outrageous, irreverent, iconoclastic, gross, and just a lot of fun. He was a great movie character in search of a movie. [19] Weekend Box Office Results for May 25–28, 2001". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on January 11, 2014 . Retrieved January 11, 2014. a b Summers, Sam (2020), Summers, Sam (ed.), "The Shrekoning: DreamWorks' Influence over 2000s Animation", DreamWorks Animation: Intertextuality and Aesthetics in Shrek and Beyond, Palgrave Animation, Cham: Springer International Publishing, pp.161–194, doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-36851-7_6, ISBN 978-3-030-36851-7, S2CID 226617933 , retrieved June 27, 2022

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The 4-D film was released as The Ghost of Lord Farquaad on Netflix, and in the Shrek's Thrilling Tales DVD. Because the film was converted into 2-D, the line where Donkey says "This 3-D looks really cool" is cut out. Bravo's 100 Funniest Movies of all time". The Boston Globe. July 25, 2006. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014 . Retrieved January 21, 2014.In April 2023, Meledandri revealed that a fifth film was still in talks with the original cast expected to return. [27] [28] Untitled Donkey spin-off film Shrek Movies: NBCUniversal Is Planning More Sequels". June 15, 2016. Archived from the original on November 6, 2020 . Retrieved April 16, 2020.