Shrek 2, 2004
(animated)

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Directors: Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury and Conrad Vernon

Voiceovers: Mike Myers (Shrek); Eddie Murphy (Donkey); Cameron Diaz (Fiona); John Lithgow (Prince Farquaad); John Cleese (King Harold); Julie Andrews (Queen Lillian); Rupert Everett (Prince Charming); Larry King (Ugly Stepsister)

Story: Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio

Studio: DreamWorks SKG

Release Date: May 21, 2004

He’s an international film star, he’s directed, he’s produced, he’s starred in a Broadway musical. So what was left for Antonio to try? How about the voiceover in what is sure to be one of the biggest animated hits of next summer?

The film will apparently pick up right where the first movie ended. Shrek and Fiona return from their honeymoon to find a letter from Fiona's parents inviting the newlyweds over for dinner. The only problem is that they have no idea that their daughter is now an ogre. More updates to come!.

From Newsweek magazine, April 28, 2004:

"In "Shrek 2", which opens May 21st, the unjolly green giant (Mike Myers) finally meets Princess Fiona's regal parents. It isn't pretty. Before long, Shrek and Fiona (Cameron Diaz) are spatting, the Fairy Godmother is blackmailing the king - and the king's hiring an assassin to take Shrek out. And it's here that the movie reaches cruising altitude. The killer, Puss-In-Boots, is so hilarious that he steals "Shrek 2" out from under Shrek. "It was very easy to convince me to do the movie, because if somebody gives me the opportunity to laugh at myself, I'm right there," says Antonio Banderas, who gives the pint-size kitty a lion-size ego. "He's just so arrogant, even though he can be destroyed in a second."

Fortunately Shrek thinks Puss is cute and lets him tag along, much to the irritation of Donkey (Eddie Murphy) who fears his sidekick status is in jeopardy. "To create jelousy and challenge that frienship seemed like the perfect thing to do," says writer-director Andrew Adamson, who based Puss on his own tabby, Joshua. "Early on, Puss was this sort of upper-crust British character, but then the producer, Aron Warner, and I were at a party and one of his friends said, 'How come you don't have any Latin characters?'" Despite his skill with a foil, Puss's greatest weapon is a goopy-eyed, sad-kitty stare that disarms his attackers just long enough for him to destroy them. "He's supposed to be this huge ultravillain, but because he's a cat he has natural shortcomings," says fellow director Conrad Vernon, who also provides the voice of the Gingerbread Man. "I just wanted him to have this one thing when all else failed."

Film Synopsis by Lisa

Official Web Site: Shrek 2