On January 1, 2000, the world celebrated a new millennium. A year later, three of the biggest franchises in movie history began; Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and Shrek. Interestingly, two of the series were live-action with plenty of special effects, while the third is an animated movie released by a young studio, Dreamworks. Before the franchise dropped, there were only four movies that predated Shrek. One of them, Antz, was overshadowed by Disney’s A Bugs Life. However, Shrek went on and amassed a more extensive fan base and turned out four sequels. It’s hard not to find something
Are We Ever Going To See a Shrek 5?...
Are We Ever Going To See a Shrek 5?...
- 7/24/2021
- by Allen Lee
- TVovermind.com
Joseph Baxter Nov 6, 2018
The Shrek franchise is returning, with reboot efforts planned for not only the green ogre, but Puss in Boots.
Shrek has been in a bit of a slumber for the better part of a decade, hard as it might be to believe. The ultra-successful animated film franchise, which later became the platform for a multimedia pop culture blitz, notably spawning spinoff Puss in Boots, last focused on its main character in the fourth film, 2010’s Shrek Forever After. Yet, an untitled Shrek 5 was planned as recently as last year, until it wasn’t – and now we know why. A franchise reboot is nigh!
Both Shrek and Puss in Boots are getting reboot treatments, reports Variety. Universal Pictures – whose parent company, Comcast, purchased the franchise’s original studio, DreamWorks, for 3.8 billion back in June of 2016 – has spearheaded this reboot push. The task of overseeing the efforts fall...
The Shrek franchise is returning, with reboot efforts planned for not only the green ogre, but Puss in Boots.
Shrek has been in a bit of a slumber for the better part of a decade, hard as it might be to believe. The ultra-successful animated film franchise, which later became the platform for a multimedia pop culture blitz, notably spawning spinoff Puss in Boots, last focused on its main character in the fourth film, 2010’s Shrek Forever After. Yet, an untitled Shrek 5 was planned as recently as last year, until it wasn’t – and now we know why. A franchise reboot is nigh!
Both Shrek and Puss in Boots are getting reboot treatments, reports Variety. Universal Pictures – whose parent company, Comcast, purchased the franchise’s original studio, DreamWorks, for 3.8 billion back in June of 2016 – has spearheaded this reboot push. The task of overseeing the efforts fall...
- 11/6/2018
- Den of Geek
DreamWorks has been recommitting to properties and authors lately—the animation studio recently announced it would adapt another one of How To Train Your Dragon creator Cressida Cowell’s books. Now the production company is giving The Hollywood Reporter an update on its proposed Shrek revival. Baby Mama and The Boss Baby screenwriter Michael McCullers was tapped to craft another chapter in the ogre’s fairy tale. And apparently, with great Shrek power comes great Shrek responsibility—McCullers tells THR he felt “a pretty big reinvention” was warranted for the franchise, which already holds four films and has lots of “beloved... great characters.”
McCullers wasn’t at liberty to proffer any Shrek 5 details, but he did cop to really digging his completed script, which he describes as “really personal” to him. And in other DreamWorks news, preproduction on Hotel Transylvanian 3 is going swimmingly.
McCullers wasn’t at liberty to proffer any Shrek 5 details, but he did cop to really digging his completed script, which he describes as “really personal” to him. And in other DreamWorks news, preproduction on Hotel Transylvanian 3 is going swimmingly.
- 4/3/2017
- by Danette Chavez
- avclub.com
All the way back in 2001, DreamWorks Animation hit a perfect home run with Shrek. The loose adaptation of William Steig’s picture book of the same name caught the imagination of a generation of children and adults alike, and spawned a multi-billion dollar, multimedia franchise spanning 16 years and counting. The Shrek universe now comprises of four feature films, one spinoff film, six short films, two television specials, one television series, one stage musical, 12 video games, and a range of themed attractions around the world. Now, after a number of years of teasing, we finally have a solid update on the status of Shrek 5.
The screenwriter of the movie, Michael McCullers (Saturday Night Live), was recently talking to The Hollywood Reporter about his current release, The Boss Baby. During that conversation, he explained that his script for Shrek 5 is complete, and the film is in development following some corporate-level re-shuffling.
The screenwriter of the movie, Michael McCullers (Saturday Night Live), was recently talking to The Hollywood Reporter about his current release, The Boss Baby. During that conversation, he explained that his script for Shrek 5 is complete, and the film is in development following some corporate-level re-shuffling.
- 4/3/2017
- by Sarah Myles
- We Got This Covered
Simon Brew Apr 3, 2017
A screenplay for Shrek 5 is done - now it's up to new owners Universal to work out what to do with it...
When Universal bought up DreamWorks Animation, one of its priorities was to get the Shrek series back up and running. Since Shrek Forever After, there’s been talk of a new film, but also the sense the DreamWorks Animation did some damage to its golden goose with a bunch of follow-ups that didn’t do justice to the original.
However, plans for a new Shrek are coming along, and screenwriter Michael McCullers had been hired to pen Shrek 5. In a new interview, he’s revealed, too, that he’s turned in his script.
“I finished that script which I really, really, really love” he told CinemaBlend. “It’s really personal to me. It’s got a pretty big reinvention behind it that I...
A screenplay for Shrek 5 is done - now it's up to new owners Universal to work out what to do with it...
When Universal bought up DreamWorks Animation, one of its priorities was to get the Shrek series back up and running. Since Shrek Forever After, there’s been talk of a new film, but also the sense the DreamWorks Animation did some damage to its golden goose with a bunch of follow-ups that didn’t do justice to the original.
However, plans for a new Shrek are coming along, and screenwriter Michael McCullers had been hired to pen Shrek 5. In a new interview, he’s revealed, too, that he’s turned in his script.
“I finished that script which I really, really, really love” he told CinemaBlend. “It’s really personal to me. It’s got a pretty big reinvention behind it that I...
- 4/3/2017
- Den of Geek
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