Lord Farquaad - John Lithgow Directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson Written by Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Joe Stillman, and Roger S.H. Schulman Based on book by William Steig Rated PG for minor fantasy violence and some mildly crude humor.
Every fairy tale needs a bad guy.
Lord Farquaad, voiced by John Lithgow, is the handsome and short ruler of Duloc. Shrek wonders aloud whether he is compensating for something when he first sees Farquaad's very tall castle. We are introduced to the Lord as he tortures a very animated gingerbread man by dunking him in milk. He is ridding his kingdom of imaginary creatures by having his guards round them up and relocate them. The hero is a bit more unlikely.