"Shrek the Third Shrek the Third (also known as Shrek 3) is a 2007 American computer-animated, comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is the sequel to 2001's ""Shrek"" and 2004's ""Shrek 2"" and the third installment in the ""Shrek"" film franchise. The film was directed by Chris Miller and co-directed by Raman Hui from a screenplay by Jeffrey Price, Peter S. Seaman, Miller, and Aron Warner. Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Antonio Banderas, Rupert Everett, Julie Andrews, and John Cleese reprise their voice roles from the previous film, along with new additions Justin"
"by Bill Murray and Harrison Ford respectively. Spielberg eventually decided to swap projects with Scorsese in favor of directing ""Schindler's List"" instead. Although uncredited, Spielberg did remain as a producer of the remake. In 1991, Spielberg bought the rights to William Steig's 1990 children's book ""Shrek!"". Spielberg originally envisioned his adaptation as a traditional animated film from Amblin Entertainment, with Bill Murray as the voice of the titular character and Steve Martin as the voice of Donkey. Despite co-founding DreamWorks Animation—the eventual owner of the ""Shrek"" franchise—in 1994, Spielberg moved on to other projects. In 1995, a time after the"
"Nanni Baldini Giovanni ""Nanni"" Baldini (born August 13, 1975) is an Italian voice actor. Baldini often contributes to voicing characters in cartoons, anime, movies, and other content. For example, he is well known for providing the voice of the character Stewie Griffin in the Italian-language version of the animated sitcom ""Family Guy"". He is also well known for providing the voice of the character Donkey in the Italian-language version of the ""Shrek"" film series as well as voicing various characters in the Italian dub of the ""Robot Chicken"" segments. In his live-action roles, Baldini served as the Italian voice of"
"Conrad Vernon Conrad Vernon (born July 11, 1968) is an American voice actor, director, writer and storyboard artist best known for his work on the DreamWorks animated film series ""Shrek"" as well as other films such as ""Monsters vs. Aliens"", """" and ""Penguins of Madagascar"". He also co directed the adult animated film, ""Sausage Party"", which is a spoof of his notable works in DreamWorks. Vernon, a native of Lubbock, Texas, studied at CalArts and worked as a storyboard artist on ""Cool World"", ""2 Stupid Dogs"", ""Rocko's Modern Life"", ""Nightmare Ned"" and ""Morto the Magician"". In 1996, he joined DreamWorks,"
"""Love's Labour's Lost"" musical. He played the role of Aaron Burr in ""Hamilton"" in Chicago, and has joined the musical's Broadway cast. Breaker married Kate Whoriskey in 2008, and they have two sons, Rory and August. Daniel Breaker Daniel Breaker (born June 2, 1980) is an American actor, voice actor and comedian, best known for playing Donkey in ""Shrek The Musical"". He currently plays Aaron Burr in the Broadway production of ""Hamilton"". Breaker was born in Manhattan, Kansas on June 2, 1980, the son of a career military officer. He grew up partly in Germany and attended Douglas Anderson School"
"that Shrek is not dangerous and lose their fear and prejudice against him, but to Shrek's dismay they also come to regard him as a folk hero and visit him with even more frequency than before, disturbing him. But after the experiences of the movie, Shrek comes to appreciate his life more than ever. When Steven Spielberg purchased the book rights in 1991, he had planned for Bill Murray to play Shrek. In 1996, DreamWorks hired Chris Farley to do the voice. Farley had recorded 80 to 90% of the dialogue for the character, but died in December 1997, before"
"studio in Glendale, California for the animators to study. Sound designer Tim Chau was dispatched to stables outside Los Angeles to record the sounds of real horses; the final product features real hoof beats and horse vocals that were used to express their vocalizations in the film. None of the animal characters in the film speak English beyond occasional reflective narration from the protagonist mustang, voiced by Matt Damon in the film. Many of the animators who worked on Spirit also worked on ""Shrek 2"", as their influence can be seen for the character Donkey. The production team, consisting of"
"November 2008 he received Złota Kaczka (Golden Duck) being chosen the ""century's best actor of comedy"". Stuhr was appointed to the European Film Award for his fourfold role in ""Love stories"". He is a laureate of the Venice Film Festival. He also has received numerous other Polish and international awards in recognition of his work, including: Jerzy Stuhr became very popular with younger viewers after he provided the voice for Donkey in the Polish dubbed version of ""Shrek"" (as well as in ""Shrek 2"", ""Shrek the Third"" and in video games, based on the Shrek movies). Stuhr also provided the"
"in active development in November 1995. Steven Spielberg had thought about making a traditionally animated film adaption of the book before, when he bought the rights to the book in 1991 before the founding of DreamWorks, where Bill Murray would play Shrek and Steve Martin would play Donkey. In the beginning of production, co-director Andrew Adamson refused to be intimidated by Katzenberg and had an argument with him how much should the film appeal to adults. Katzenberg wanted both audiences, but he deemed some of Adamson's ideas, such as adding sexual jokes and Guns N' Roses music to the soundtrack,"
"Shrek (character) Shrek is a fictional ogre character created by American author William Steig. Shrek is the protagonist of the book of the same name and of eponymous films by DreamWorks Animation. The name ""Shrek"" is derived from the German word ""Schreck"", meaning ""fright"" or ""terror"". Shrek is voiced by Mike Myers, although it was planned for him to be voiced by Chris Farley before his death in December 1997, and played by Brian d'Arcy James in the musical. On May 21, 2010, Shrek received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles. In June 2010, ""Entertainment"
"Shrek (character) Shrek is a fictional ogre character created by American author William Steig. Shrek is the protagonist of the book of the same name and of eponymous films by DreamWorks Animation. The name ""Shrek"" is derived from the German word ""Schreck"", meaning ""fright"" or ""terror"". Shrek is voiced by Mike Myers, although it was planned for him to be voiced by Chris Farley before his death in December 1997, and played by Brian d'Arcy James in the musical. On May 21, 2010, Shrek received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles. In June 2010, ""Entertainment"
"Christopher Sieber as Farquaad and Tartaglia as Pinocchio. Daniel Breaker took over the role of Donkey, as the creative team thought Chester Gregory II did not fit the part. The Dragon was voiced by company members Haven Burton, Aymee Garcia and Rachel Stern, instead of a soloist. Kecia Lewis-Evans, who played Dragon in Seattle, was offered a part in the show's ensemble but declined. Ben Crawford was the standby for Shrek, until he replaced d'Arcy James for the final months of performances. The song ""I'm a Believer"", which was originally played as the audience left the theatre, was added to"
"Daniel Breaker Daniel Breaker (born June 2, 1980) is an American actor, voice actor and comedian, best known for playing Donkey in ""Shrek The Musical"". He currently plays Aaron Burr in the Broadway production of ""Hamilton"". Breaker was born in Manhattan, Kansas on June 2, 1980, the son of a career military officer. He grew up partly in Germany and attended Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, a performing arts school in Florida. He then earned a BFA degree from the Juilliard School in 2002. Beginning his career in 2002 immediately after graduating from Juilliard, Breaker has performed in Off-Broadway,"
"clock strikes midnight, Fiona rejects Shrek's offer to remain humans, and they happily let the potion's effects wear off and revert to their ogre forms, while Donkey changes back to his natural form as well. In the mid-credits scene, Dragon, who had previously romanced Donkey, reveals that they now have several dragon-donkey hybrid babies, much to his surprise. In 2001, soon after the original ""Shrek"" proved to be a hit, Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy and Cameron Diaz negotiated an upfront payment of $10 million each for voicing a sequel to the film. That was significant rise from the $350,000 salary"
"film, ""Monsters vs. Aliens"". Follow the release of MVA, Vernon was brought on by one of the aforementioned movie's stars Seth Rogen to direct his raunchy, adult animated comedy ""Sausage Party."" He accepted the offer, and the latter film was released on August 12, 2016. A month after the film's premiere, Vernon is helmed to direct a remake of ""The Toxic Avenger"". Conrad Vernon Conrad Vernon (born July 11, 1968) is an American voice actor, director, writer and storyboard artist best known for his work on the DreamWorks animated film series ""Shrek"" as well as other films such as ""Monsters"
"and Mr. Dinkles, Guy Diamond, Gloria, Smidge, DJ Suki and Satin & Chenille and Hammy for this series respectively; only Michael Gough, Mark Moseley, Wally Wingert, Phil LaMar, Mick Wingert, Stephen Stanton, Drew Massey, Ron Funches and Walt Dohrn reprise their roles as Shrek, Donkey, Alex, Marty, Po, RJ and Melman, Verne, Cooper and Cloud Guy, also respectively. Matt Lowe also voices Creek in the series, who returns in ""Creek Week"". Matthew Beans developed the series, with music from Alex Geringas and original songs by Alana Da Fonseca. 52 11-minute segments have been made, according to the promotional poster. James"
"immediately following the studio's purchase of the rights from Spielberg. Chris Farley was originally cast as the voice for the title character, recording nearly all of the required dialogue. After Farley died in 1997 before the work was finished, Mike Myers stepped in to voice the character, which was changed to a Scottish accent in the process. The film was intended to be motion-captured, but after poor results, the studio decided to hire Pacific Data Images to complete the final computer animation. ""Shrek"" premiered at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival, where it competed for the Palme d'Or, making it the"
"Luciano Marchitiello. Renato Cecchetto Renato Cecchetto (born October 28, 1951) is an Italian actor and voice actor. In the 1970s, Cecchetto attended the Silvio d'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Arts and began his career working with film directors like Mario Monicelli and Carlo Vanzina. However, he is best known for being a voice actor: he gave his voice to Shrek in the ""Shrek"" franchise and to nearly all the Disney Pixar characters originally voiced by John Ratzenberger, including Hamm from the ""Toy Story"" film series. Starting from Season 12, Ceechetto became the new Italian voice of Cleveland Brown from ""Family"
"Donkeys appeared: One Donkey's stunt double and the other being the actual Donkey. In this episode, Donkey is portrayed as arrogant and self-centered actor, who plays his ""Shrek"" counterpart in the film series. He mistakenly claims that ""Shrek the Third"" is coming out in 2006. Donkey is the focus of the ""Donkey Live!"" attraction at the Universal Studios Singapore theme park. The show is a digital puppetry presentation in which Donkey, along with a live actor, interacts with the audience in the format of a stand-up comedy performance. Donkey also appears in many YouTube DreamWorks originals videos, voiced by Jason"
"Renato Cecchetto Renato Cecchetto (born October 28, 1951) is an Italian actor and voice actor. In the 1970s, Cecchetto attended the Silvio d'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Arts and began his career working with film directors like Mario Monicelli and Carlo Vanzina. However, he is best known for being a voice actor: he gave his voice to Shrek in the ""Shrek"" franchise and to nearly all the Disney Pixar characters originally voiced by John Ratzenberger, including Hamm from the ""Toy Story"" film series. Starting from Season 12, Ceechetto became the new Italian voice of Cleveland Brown from ""Family Guy"", replacing"
"with Farquaad to regain control of his swamp in return for rescuing Princess Fiona (Diaz), whom he intends to marry. With the help of Donkey (Murphy), Shrek embarks on his quest but soon falls in love with the princess, who is hiding a secret that will change his life forever. The rights to Steig's book were purchased by Steven Spielberg in 1991. He originally planned to produce a traditionally-animated film based on the book, but John H. Williams convinced him to bring the film to the newly-founded DreamWorks in 1994. Jeffrey Katzenberg began active development of the film in 1995"
"Michael Donovan Michael David Donovan (born June 12, 1953) is a Canadian voice actor and director known for his voice on the series ""Conan the Adventurer"" where he played the lead role of Conan. He is also known for his work as the voices of Phong, Mike the TV, Cecil, and Al on ""ReBoot"". Donovan has also provided the voice of Wolf Bronski in ""Exosquad"", Sabretooth in """", Grey Hulk in ""The Incredible Hulk and She-Hulk"", and Carnage in ""Spider-Man Unlimited"". He provided the voices of Spike the Dog and Droopy on the hit WB series ""Tom & Jerry Tales""."
"see the world and ends up saving a princess. Steven Spielberg acquired the rights for the book in 1991, planning to produce a traditionally animated film based on the book. However, around the time DreamWorks was founded, producer John H. Williams brought the book to DreamWorks, and co founder Jeffrey Katzenberg was interested in the concept. As a result, DreamWorks ended up acquiring the rights for the book in 1995, and Katzenberg quickly put the film in active development. ""Shrek"" was released on May 18, 2001, starring the voices of Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, and John Lithgow. The"
"the film, saying, ""It was so good we took $4m worth of animation out and did it again."" Nicolas Cage was offered the role of Shrek at one point, but turned it down. Myers stated that the reason he was interested in voicing the character was remembrances of his mother acting out fairy tales: Myers later reported: ""I got a letter from Spielberg thanking me so much for caring about the character... And he said the Scottish accent had improved the movie."" Some early sketches of Shrek's house were done in 1996 and 1997 using Photoshop, with the sketches showing"
"and the second highest-grossing animated franchise. Shrek, a solitary ogre, finds a surprise when fairy tale creatures are sent to live in his swamp by Lord Farquaad. He befriends a talking donkey whose name is also Donkey, and they set off to meet with Farquaad. The latter needs Princess 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. The Dragon turns out to be female, and she falls in love with Donkey. Donkey, Shrek and Fiona escape, and Dragon chases"
"had written. Myers countersued, and a settlement was reached after several months where Myers agreed to make another film with Universal. That film was ""The Cat in the Hat"", which was released in November 2003 and starred Myers as the title character. In 2001, Myers provided the voice of Shrek in the DreamWorks animated film of the same name, having taken over the role after original planned voice actor Chris Farley died in December 1997. He reprised this role in ""Shrek 4-D"" (a theme park ride) in 2003, ""Shrek 2"" (2004), ""Shrek the Third"" (2007), and the Christmas special ""Shrek"
"Tate Donovan Tate Buckley Donovan (born September 25, 1963) is an American actor and director, known for portraying Tom Shayes in ""Damages"", Jimmy Cooper in ""The O.C."", and the voice of the title character in the 1997 Disney animated film ""Hercules"", the animated television series of the and in a few ""Kingdom Hearts"" video games. He also had supporting roles in films, such as ""Good Night, and Good Luck"" and ""Argo"". Donovan also played Brian Sanders in ""Hostages"" and White House Chief of Staff Mark Boudreau in """". He has been a guest star in a number of television series."
"filmmaker Herschell Gordon Lewis wrote in an article for the ""Sun-Sentinel"" ""Sure, she captured the character well. Yes, the 'Shrek' movies invariably are box office successes. But can anyone say that if the voice of Princess Fiona were that of a competent actress other than Cameron Diaz, the movie would have flopped?"" Despite currently being in development, Diaz has yet to confirm whether or not she will reprise her role in a potential fifth film, although she had previously said that she would return for a fifth installment if asked. Fiona is the franchise's female lead and Shrek's romantic interest."
"one of the long-time voices of Buena Vista Home Entertainment (now Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment's) trailers and promotions. Cummings has performed on multiple animated series since the 1980s. Among his most famous roles are those of Dimmy on ""The Snorks"", Morton Fizzback and Professor Funt on ""Denver, the Last Dinosaur"", Mr. Hollywood, whose catchphrase is ""Ain't that cute...BUT IT'S WRONG!!"" on ""2 Stupid Dogs"", Doctor Mindbender, portrayed with an ""Alsatian"" accent, on ""G.I. Joe"", the dumb Clyde Cat on ""Tom and Jerry Kids"", Doofus Drake on ""DuckTales"" and he can also be heard as the voice of Sokolov in"
"Wayne Knight Wayne Elliot Knight (born August 7, 1955) is an American actor, voice artist and comedian. He is known for playing Newman in ""Seinfeld"" (1992–1998) and Dennis Nedry in ""Jurassic Park"" (1993). His other roles include Officer Don Orville in ""3rd Rock from the Sun"" (1996–2001), Stan Podolak in ""Space Jam"" (1996), Al McWhiggin in ""Toy Story 2"" (1999), Tantor in ""Tarzan"" (1999), the Giraffe in ""Bee Movie"" (2007), Zack Mallozzi in ""Rat Race"" (2001), Dojo in Xiaolin Showdown (2003–2006), Mr. Blik in ""Catscratch"" (2005–2007), Microchip in """" (2008) and Haskell Lutz in ""The Exes"" (2011–2015). He was nominated"
"the 2012 presidential election. Tate Donovan Tate Buckley Donovan (born September 25, 1963) is an American actor and director, known for portraying Tom Shayes in ""Damages"", Jimmy Cooper in ""The O.C."", and the voice of the title character in the 1997 Disney animated film ""Hercules"", the animated television series of the and in a few ""Kingdom Hearts"" video games. He also had supporting roles in films, such as ""Good Night, and Good Luck"" and ""Argo"". Donovan also played Brian Sanders in ""Hostages"" and White House Chief of Staff Mark Boudreau in """". He has been a guest star in a"
"and ""Shrek the Third"" screenwriters J. David Stem and David N. Weiss. The film stars Jonathan Winters as Papa Smurf, Katy Perry as Smurfette, George Lopez as Grouchy Smurf, Gary Basaraba as Hefty Smurf, John Oliver as Vanity Smurf, Alan Cumming as Gutsy Smurf, Paul Reubens as Jokey Smurf, Hank Azaria as Gargamel, Neil Patrick Harris as Patrick Winslow and Jayma Mays as Grace Winslow, a couple in New York who help the Smurfs get back to their village. It was suggested that Quentin Tarantino would play Brainy Smurf, but this ""didn't work out"" so Fred Armisen voices Brainy instead."
"theaters overseas, who have chosen to stage their own versions of the show. A high definition filming of the Broadway production was released on DVD, Blu-ray and digital download on October 15, 2013 in North America and December 2, 2013 in the United Kingdom. Lindsay-Abaire and Jason Moore (director) began working on the show in 2002, with Tesori joining the team from 2004. A reading took place on August 10, 2007, with Stephen Kramer Glickman in the role of Shrek, Celia Keenan-Bolger as Princess Fiona, Robert L. Daye, Jr. as Donkey and Christopher Sieber as Lord Farquaad. The musical premiered"