Shrek Forever After Image – What An Ugly Mug
While the headline is all about the brand new image from Shrek Forever After – the fourth film in the popular series, there is something else going on in the Shrek-verse which will leave fans divded – Forever After is set to be the last film in the computer popular animated series.
They do say that all good things must come to an end (although I’d say Shrek stopped being good after number 2) and this certainly rings true here. Bringing together the vocal talents of Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz and later, Antonio Banderas, the Shrek franchise changed the face of animation. With it’s subtle adult humour and colourful animation, Shrek was (and still is) a film that truly has something for everyone.
Dreamworks’ head of creative production, Bill Damaschke, commented on the news simply by saying:
“All that was loved about Shrek in the first film is brought to the final film.”
And so that’s it, no more Far Far Away, no more Gingerbread Man and no more Three Blind Mice.
The film, which gets a 3D release next year, bumps up one of the previously supporting characters to a more central role. Yes, that’s no monsterous child in the new image, but it is one hell of an ugly bloke – Rumpelstiltskin. Having featured briefly in Shrek 2 & 3, Rumpelstiltskin, voiced by Walt Dohrn, makes a comeback as the now domesticated Shrek begins to miss “his roar” and makes a deal with the little devil. The result is that Shrek must face the reality of a Far Far Away in which he never existed.
Check out the new image below:
US Release: 21st May 2010
UK Release: 9th July 2010
Australian Release: 17th June 2010
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