Shrek (Franchise)

''Shrek is the first computer animated movie series made by Dreamworks Animation. It is based on William Steig's picture book, Shrek! and consists of four computer-animated films: Shrek (2001), Shrek 2 (2004), Shrek The Third (2007) and Shrek Forever After (2010) A short 3D film, Shrek 4-D, which originally was a theme park ride, was released in 2003, set between the events of the first and second films. A spin-off project, the Christmas television special Shrek the Halls set between the events of the third and fourth films, premiered on ABC in the USA and worldwide in 2007 to successful ratings as well as another spin-off project, the Halloween television special Scared Shrekless, set after the events of the last film, which premiered on NBC in the USA in 2010. A spin-off film titled was released Puss In Boots in October 2011. In May 2010, The New York Times called the principal Shrek characters "brilliantly realized" and said "nearly a decade after the first Shrek film they remain as vital and engaging fusions of image, personality and voice as any characters in the history of animation." The series has been a great financial success, being the 7th highest-grossing franchise of all time, and the highest-grossing animated franchise. It is the first computer animated series to make it to three and four movies.
*Films
#Shrek (2001)
#Shrek 2 (2004)
#Shrek The Third (2007)
#Shrek Forever After (2010)
#Puss In Boots (2011)
*Theatrical Presentations
*#Musicals
*#*Shrek The Musical (2008-13)
*Games
**Videogames
***Shrek
***Shrek 2
***Shrek The Third
***Shrek Forever After
***Puss In Boots
****Many Others
*Audio
*Soundtracks
**List of songs featured in Shrek
***Puss in Boots
*Miscellaneous
**Short films
**#Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party (2001)
**#Shrek 4-D (2003)
**#Far Far Away Idol (2004)
**#Donkey’s Caroling Christmas-tacular (2010)
**#Thriller Night (2011)
**#The Pig Who Cried Werewolf (2011)
**#Puss in Boots: The Three Diablos (2012)
**Television specials
**#Shrek the Halls (2007)
**#Scared Shrekless (2011)
**Director
**#Andrew Adamson (1 & 2)
**#Vicky Jenson  (1)
**#Conrad Vernon (2)
**#Chris Miller (3)
**#Mike Mitchell (4)
**Producers
**#Jeffrey Katzenberg (1)
**#Aron Warner
**#John H. Williams
**#David Lipman (2)
**Writters
**#Ted Elliott (1)
**#Terry Rossio (1)
**#Joe Stillman (1)
**#Roger S. H. Schulman (1)
**#Andrew Adamson (2)
**#Joe Stillman 
**#J. David Stem
**#David N. Weiss
**Music By
**#Harry Gregson-Williams
**#John Powell
 (1)
**Starring
**Mike Myers
**Eddie Murphy
**Camerion Diaz
**John Lithgow (1)
**Jennifer Saunders (2)
**Rupert Everett (2 and 3)
**John Cleese (2-4)
**Julie Andrews (2-4)
**Antonio Banderas (2-4)
**Eric Idle (3)
**Justin Timberlake (3)
**Jon Hamm (4)
**Jan Lynch (4)
**Craig Robinson (4)
 ﻿
==Film Series==
===Shrek 1 (2001)===
Main Article: Shrek (Original Film)
Shrek,The First Movie in the series, was released in Theatres May 18th 2001. Shrek is a solitary ogre, finds a surprise when fairy tale creatures are sent to live in his swamp by the evil Lord Farquaad. Shrek befriends a talking Donkey, and the two set off to meet with Lord Farquaad. Lord Farquaad needs Princess Fiona to marry him so he will become king. So when Shrek and Donkey visit him, they are forced to rescue her from an enormous fire-breathing Dragon.
===Shrek 2 (2004)===
Main Artcile: Shrek 2
Shrek 2, The Second Movie in the Series, was released in Theatres May 19th 2004, Three Yeras after the original film. Shrek and Fiona return from their honeymoon, they find Donkey 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 and 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, 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. Plus Shrek and Donkey get a new sidekick called Puss In Boots. 
===Shrek 3 (2007) ===
Main Artcile: Shrek The Third
Shrek The Third, The Third Movie in The Series, was released in Theatres May 18th 2007, The same day the first film was released six years eariler. Shrek and Fiona are reluctantly reigning over Far, Far Away durinKing Harold's prolonged illness. The King promises that if they can find Fiona's cousin Artie, he will make him the next in line, so Shrek doesn't have to run the country after his death. As Shrek, Donkey and Puss set off to find Artie, Fiona reveals she is pregnant. Shrek is shocked as he believes he won't be a good father and will ruin his child's life. Meanwhile Charming plots revenge agianist Shrek and his friends. Shrek The Third made Shrek the first computer animated movie series to ever have three movies.
===Shrek 4 (2010) ===
Main Artcile: Shrek Forever After
Shrek Forever After, The Fourth (And Final) Movie in The Series, was released in Theatres May 21st 2010, Almost Ten years after the release of The First film. It was also released in 3D. Shrek has become a domesticated family man, living happily with Princess Fiona and the triplets. Instead of scaring villagers away like he used to, a reluctant Shrek now agrees to autograph pitch forks. Longing for the days when he felt like a "real ogre," Shrek is tricked into signing a pact with the smooth-talking dealmaker, Rumpelstiltskin. Shrek suddenly finds himself in a twisted, alternate version of Far Far Away, where ogres are hunted, Rumplestiltskin is king, Puss is fat, Donkey doesn't know who Shrek is and Shrek and Fiona have never met. Shrek must find a way to fix this. Shrek Forever After  made Shrek the first computer animated movie series to ever have four movies.
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Cancelled fifth film ===
Following the success of Shrek 2 in May 2004, Jeffrey Katzenberg revealed that the Shrek story had been outlined into five films almost from the beginning. "Before the first one was finished we talked about what the whole story of Shrek is, and each of the chapters answers questions about the first movie and gives us an insight," said Katzenberg, "Shrek 3 and 4 are going to reveal other unanswered questions and, finally, in the last chapter, we will understand how Shrek came to be in that swamp, when we meet him in the first movie." After the release of Shrek the Third in 2007, Katzenberg announced that the fifth film would be released in 2013. In May 2009, DreamWorks Animation (DWA) announced that the fourth film's title would be Shrek Forever After, indicating that it would be the last in the Shrek series. Later that year, that was confirmed by Bill Damaschke, head of creative production at DWA, with him saying: "All that was loved about Shrek in the first film is brought to the final film." Josh Klausner, one of the writers of Shrek Forever After, explained in 2010 the script's evolution: "When I first came onto the project, it wasn't supposed to be the final chapter — there were originally going to be 5 Shrek movies. Then, about a year into the development, Jeffrey Katzenberg decided that the story that we'd come up with was the right way for Shrek's journey to end..."
==Short Films==
===Shrek In The Swamp Karoke Dance Party (2001)===
Shrek In The Swamp Karoke Dance Party is a 2001 3-minute musical short film, included on Shrek VHS and the Shrek 2-Disc Special Edition DVD. It takes up right after Shrek's ending, with film's characters performing a medley of modern pop songs.
===Shrek 4-D (2003)===
Shrek 4-D, also known as Shrek 3-D, Shrek 4D Adventure, Shrek's Never Before Seen Adventure, and The Ghost of Lord Farquaad, is a 4-D film/ride at various theme parks around the world. It premiered in 2003 at Universal Studios Florida, and was released on VHS, DVD and Blu-ray. The short takes place right after the first Shrek film'.' Lord Farquaad returns and kidnap Princess Fiona and it is up to Shrek and Donkey to rescue her.
===Far Far Away Idol (2004)===
Far Far Away Idol is a five-minute short, released in November 2004, as extra on the Shrek 2 DVD. It is based on American Idol and guest starring Simon Cowell. Taking place right after Shrek 2 ends, the characters from Shrek sing and dance popular songs, and at the end the viewer gets to pick the winner.
===Donkey's Caroling Christmas-tacular (2010)===
Donkey’s Caroling Christmas-tacular is a five-minute short released as a part of the holiday program Donkey’s Christmas Shrektacular, which was released on December 7th 2010, with Shrek: The Whole Story box set and Shrek Forever After. This short takes place in the Candy Apple, the new version of the Poison Apple. Donkey suggests everyone sing Christmas carols. Donkey sings "It's the Most Wonderful Time". Shrek, Fiona, the Ogre children, and the army of ogres sing an ogre version of "Jingle Bells" (such as "Bug Cocoon, Lick the spoon. Try our cricket slurp). Puss in Boots sings "Feliz Navidad", although he titles it "Fleas Navidad". Then everyone sings "Jingle Bell Rock" as "Fairy Tale Rock".
===Thriller Night (2011)===
Thriller Night is a six-minute short film parody of Michael Jackson's music video Thriller. It was directed by Gary Trousdale, and released on September 13th 2011, on the Scared Shrekless DVD. It was released on DVD and Blu-ray on August 28th 2012, as a part of Shrek's Thrilling Tales (Shrek's Spooky Stories). Deceased characters such as Mongo, Prince Charming, Lord Farquaad, Fairy Godmother and King Harold in his frog form appear as zombies. A 3D version of the short was added in October 2011 to the Nintendo Video service for Nintendo 3DS owners.  
===The Pig Who Cried Werewolf (2012)===
The Pig Who Cried Werewolf is a six-minute 3D Halloween short film, directed by Gary Trousdale and released on October 4, 2011, for a limited time, exclusively on the Nintendo Video service on Nintendo 3DS. It was released on DVD and Blu-ray on August 28th 2012, as a part of Shrek's Thrilling Tales (DreamWorks's Spooky Stories). The Three Little Pigs find themselves in trouble when they ignore the warning signs of a new neighbour moving in next door who takes on a ferocious form during a full moon.
==Television Specials Spin-off==
===Shrek The Halls (2007)===
Shrek The Halls is a 22 minute television special, set shortly after the events of Shrek the Third (and before the events of Shrek Forever After) as Shrek and Fiona's children are still infants that premiered on the American television network ABC on Wednesday, November 28th 2007.
===Scared Shrekless (2010)===
Scared Shrekless is a 21 minute television special set shortly after the events of Shrek Forever After. Shrek challenges Donkey, Puss in Boots and his other fairy tale friends to spend the night in Lord Farquaad's haunted castle, telling scary stories to see who can resist becoming scared and stay the longest. The special premiered on the American television network NBC on Thursday, October 28th 2010.
==Spin-off Production==
===Puss In Boots (2011)===
Puss In Boots is a computer-animated American action comedy film that was released on October 28, 2011. The film is based on and follows the character of Puss in Boots on his adventures with Kitty Softpaws and mastermind Humpty Dumpty before his first appearance in Shrek 2.
===Puss In Boots: The Three Diablos (2012)===
Puss In Boots: The Three Diablos is a 13-minute CG animated short film, directed by Raman Hui, and was released on the DVD and Blu-ray releases of Puss in Boots on February 24th 2012. The short tells a story of Puss in Boots on a mission to recover princess' stolen ruby from the notorious French thief, Whisperer. Reluctantly accompanied by three little kittens, The Three Diablos, Puss must tame them before they endanger the mission.
==Production==
Despite the advances in computing power over the 2000s decade, the increasing usage of novel techniques like global illumination, physics simulation, and 3D demanded ever more CPU hours to render the films. DreamWorks Animation noticed that every Shrek film took roughly twice the CPU hours than the previous film and thus labelled this trend as the "Shrek's law". Similar to "Moore's law" the Shrek's law says, "The CPU render hours needed to complete production on a theatrical sequel will double compared to the amount of time needed on the previous film." In 2001, Shrek required approximately 5 million CPU render hours. In 2004, Shrek 2 required over 10 million CPU render hours. In 2007, Shrek the Third required over 20 million CPU render hours. And the 2010 3D release of Shrek Forever After demanded more than 50 million CPU render hours on behalf of rendering double amount of frames.
==Cast of Characters==
Cast of Characters	Main Films 	Main Films 	Main Films 	Main Films 	Spin-Offs 	TV Specials 	TV Specials 	TV Specials
Cast of Characters	Shrek 	Shrek 2 	Shrek The Third 	Shrek Forever After	Puss In Boots 	Shrek The Halls 	Scared Shrekless	Scared Shrekless
Shrek 	Mike Myers 	Mike Myers 	Mike Myers 	Mike Myers 	 	Mike Myers 	Mike Myers 	Mike Myers
Princess Fiona 	Camerion Diaz	Camerion Diaz 	Camerion Diaz 	Camerion Diaz 	 	Camerion Diaz 	Camerion Diaz 	Camerion Diaz
Donkey 	Eddie Murphy 	Eddie Murphy 	Eddie Murphy 	Eddie Murphy 	 	Eddie Murphy 	Dean Edwards 	Dean Edwards
Puss In Boots 	 	Antonio Banderas	Antonio Banderas	Antonio Banderas 	Antonio Banderas	Antonio Banderas	Antonio Banderas	Antonio Banderas
Gingy 	Conard Vernon	Conard Vernon 	Conard Vernon 	Conard Vernon 	 	Conard Vernon 	Conard Vernon 	Conard Vernon
Pinocchino 	Cody Cameron 	Cody Cameron 	Cody Cameron 	Cody Cameron 	 	Cody Cameron 	Cody Cameron 	Cody Cameron
Big Bad Wolf 	Aron Warmer 	Aron Warmer 	Aron Warmer 	Aron Warmer 	 	Aron Warmer 	Aron Warmer 	Aron Warmer
Three Little Pigs 	Cody Cameron 	Cody Cameron 	Cody Cameron 	Cody Cameron 	 	Cody Cameron 	Cody Cameron 	Cody Cameron
King Harold 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Queen Lillian 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Lord Fraqquad 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Prince Charming 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Artie 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Merlin 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Fairy Godmother 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Captain Hook 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Cookie 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Rumplestilikin 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Orge Babies 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Magic Mirror 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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