query: what is the name of lord farquaad 's kingdom in shrek

pos: Lord Farquaad Lord Farquaad Lord Maximus Farquaad is the main antagonist of the 2001 animated feature film "Shrek", as well as "Shrek 4-D" and the musical. He is voiced by John Lithgow. He does not appear in William Steig's original picture book of the same name. Lord Farquaad is the short-in-stature, ruthless ruler of Duloc. Several times in the film it is commented that, in his capital city Duloc's towering height, Farquaad may be compensating for something. His birthday is April 15. In his pursuit of perfection, Farquaad attempts to rid his Kingdom of Fairy Tale creatures, offering a bounty for their

pos: Shrek someone else, and urges Shrek to go after Fiona before she is married. They travel to Duloc quickly by riding Dragon, who had escaped her confines and followed Donkey. Shrek interrupts the wedding before Farquaad can kiss Fiona. He tells her that Farquaad is not her true love and is only marrying her to become king. The sun sets, which turns Fiona into an ogre in front of everyone, causing a surprised Shrek to fully understand what he overheard. Outraged, Farquaad orders Shrek executed and Fiona detained. Dragon bursts in alongside Donkey and devours Farquaad. Shrek and Fiona profess their

pos: Donkey (Shrek) only one who is willing to help Shrek, he accompanies Shrek to Duloc, Farquaad's kingdom. When they arrive, however, Farquaad has his men try to kill Shrek in an arena to find the perfect champion to find and bring him back Princess Fiona, whom he wants to make his bride. Donkey and Shrek easily defeat Farquaad's men, and Farquaad decides to have Shrek be his champion instead. However, Shrek shows no interest, and only demands his swamp back. When Farquaad offers Shrek a deal to return him his swamp if he agrees to go on the quest, Shrek agrees, and

pos: Shrek The Musical explain of their banishment from the Kingdom of Duloc, by order of the evil Lord Farquaad, who exiled them for being freaks, under penalty of death if they ever return ("Story of My Life"). Even so, Shrek decides to travel to see Farquaad and try to regain his swamp, along with getting the Fairytale Creatures their homes back (but mostly to get his swamp back), with much encouragement from Pinocchio and the gang ("The Goodbye Song"). Along the way, Shrek rescues a talkative donkey from some of Farquaad's guards. In return for rescuing him, and offering his friendship, Donkey insists

pos: Shrek (franchise) and the second highest-grossing animated franchise. Shrek, a solitary ogre, finds a surprise when fairy tale creatures are sent to live in his swamp by Lord Farquaad. He befriends a talking donkey whose name is also Donkey, and they set off to meet with Farquaad. The latter needs Princess Fiona to marry him so he will become the king of Duloc. When Shrek and Donkey visit him, they are forced to rescue her from an enormous fire-breathing dragon. The Dragon turns out to be female, and she falls in love with Donkey. Donkey, Shrek and Fiona escape, and Dragon chases

pos: Lord Farquaad of King. He also sentences Shrek to death at that time. Before Farquaad finishes his claim of becoming the new King, the dragon who had guarded Fiona, and who developed a crush on Donkey while Fiona was being rescued from her castle, crashes through the window in response to a beckoning whistle from Shrek. She then devours Farquaad and burps out his crown. Farquaad was apparently not well-liked in Duloc; when he is eaten, the citizens laugh and cheer. Farquaad returns as a ghost in the "Shrek 4-D" ride at Universal Studios. He also appears as a ghost in the

pos: Lord Farquaad to the first "Shrek" film. He was originally intended to appear in the alternate universe (in which he would still be alive due to Dragon still being evil and not eating him), but the decision was apparently dropped. Lord Farquaad also makes a cameo in re-used footage from the first film seen during the ending credits of "Shrek Forever After" (2010). Despite being eaten by Dragon in the first film, Lord Farquaad plays a fairly major role in the made-for-TV Halloween special, "Scared Shrekless". Shrek challenges his friends to spend Halloween night in Farquaad's haunted castle, Duloc. The three little

pos: Lord Farquaad pigs note that Duloc was where Farquaad lived and died. Later on, Shrek also mentions how Donkey played a role in the death of Farquaad. Outside of the film series, Farquaad appears in the Universal Studios Theme Parks ride "Shrek 4-D" and its comic book adaptation by Dark Horse Comics. In the series, Farquaad returns as a ghost, with plans to make Fiona his Queen of the Underworld so that he will be King of the Underworld. However, he is once again defeated, only to reappear in the second issue; this time, he orders a man named Ferret and his

pos: Shrek The Musical woman, she becomes a little bit stir-crazy, but she never loses her faith in her fairytales ("I Know It's Today"). Shrek and Donkey arrive in Duloc where Farquaad expresses his love for his kingdom, accompanied by his cheerful cookie-cut army of Duloc Dancers ("Welcome to Duloc" / "What's Up, Duloc?"). They approach Farquaad, with him being impressed by Shrek's size and appearance. Farquaad demands that Shrek must rescue Fiona, and in return, he will give Shrek the deed to his swamp ("What's Up, Duloc? (Reprise)"). The two unlikely friends set off to find Fiona, with Shrek becoming increasingly annoyed with

pos: Shrek Farquaad of Duloc. An angered Shrek decides to ask Farquaad to exile them elsewhere. He brings along a talking Donkey, who is the only fairytale creature willing to guide him to Duloc. Meanwhile, Farquaad tortures the Gingerbread Man for the location of the remaining fairytale creatures. His guards rush in with something he has been searching for: the Magic Mirror. He asks the Mirror if his kingdom is the fairest of them all but is told that he is not even a king, as he isn't descended from royalty. To be one, he must marry a princess, so Farquaad resolves

pos: Princess Fiona prove naturally beneficial to her adjustment to motherhood because "she can use her whole body. She’s very adaptable.” Fiona first appears in "Shrek" (2001) as a bride chosen by Lord Farquaad, who intends to marry the princess solely so that he can become King of Duloc. In order to regain ownership of his swamp, Shrek and Donkey agree to retrieve Fiona from her dragon-guarded tower and return her to Farquaad. Fiona is rescued successfully but disappointed upon discovering that Shrek is an ogre instead of a knight, proceeding to act coldly towards him at the beginning of their journey back

pos: Scared Shrekless of "Shrek or Treat". After Fiona and their three children scare away some teenage trick or treaters, Shrek, Donkey, Puss in Boots, the Three Little Pigs, the Big Bad Wolf, Gingy, and Pinocchio decide to tell scary stories. Shrek claims that whoever can tell the scariest story will be crowned King of Halloween. They go to the run down kingdom of Duloc where Lord Farquaad once reigned and get settled inside his abandoned castle and each take turns telling their story. Gingy goes to see the Muffin Man and tells him that his girlfriend dumped him because he only thought

pos: Shrek The Musical on tagging along to show him the way to Duloc ("Don't Let Me Go"), which Shrek reluctantly agrees to, due to him being lost. Meanwhile, in the Kingdom of Duloc, Farquaad is torturing Gingy the Gingerbread Man into revealing the whereabouts of other Fairytale Creatures that are still hiding in the Kingdom so he can have them arrested as well. They are interrupted by one of his henchmen, Thelonious, who reveals that Farquaad's guards have acquired the Magic Mirror. Farquaad then sends Gingy to the swamp with all the other Fairytale Creatures. The Mirror reveals that Princess Fiona is currently

pos: Shrek The Musical Person (Reprise)"). When she tries to explain, Shrek rebuffs her with his "ugly beast" overhearing, causing Fiona in turn to misunderstand. Then Farquaad arrives to claim Fiona and tells Shrek he has cleared the swamp of the Fairytale Creatures, and now belongs to Shrek again. While not very impressed with Farquaad, Fiona agrees to marry him and insists that they have the wedding before sunset. As Farquaad and Fiona ride back to Duloc, Donkey tries to explain the misunderstanding to Shrek (who is too angry and upset to listen), and Shrek rejects him as well, declaring that he will return

pos: Lord Farquaad capture and then exiling imprisoned creatures to Shrek's swamp. However, because Farquaad is not of royal stock, he cannot become a king until he marries a princess. He decides that someone known as Princess Fiona can be the perfect wife and queen, but she first must be rescued from her tower which is guarded by a fire-breathing dragon. Unwilling to perform the rescue himself, Farquaad holds a tournament to discover the knight who will rescue Princess Fiona. Shrek and Donkey arrive at Duloc during the midst of the tournament, attempting to force Farquaad to remove the Fairy Tale creatures from

pos: Princess Fiona back to his castle herself, having overheard and misinterpreted her conversation with Donkey. The princess and ogre part ways, Fiona returning to Duloc with Farquaad and Shrek returning to his swamp alone. Shrek and Donkey soon interrupt Fiona and Farquaad's wedding ceremony; Farquaad realizes that Shrek has fallen in love with Fiona. With the sun setting, Fiona allows herself to transform into an ogre in front of Shrek and their wedding guests for the first time, prompting Farquaad to threaten to lock her in her tower for eternity. However, the dragon that had once kept Fiona prisoner eats Farquaad, killing

pos: Shrek The Musical confused Shrek inquires who it was, Donkey, wanting to keep his promise, and still cross with Shrek, refuses to talk. When Shrek apologizes and extends his friendship, Donkey forgives him. The two then go back to Duloc, where Shrek interrupts the wedding before Farquaad can kiss Fiona, and Fiona convinces him to let Shrek speak with her. Shrek finally finds the words to express his feelings for Fiona, and he declares his love for her ("Big Bright Beautiful World (Reprise)"). However, his declaration of love is mocked by Farquaad. Caught between love and her desire to break the curse, Fiona

pos: Shrek beast" as disgust toward him. At Donkey's suggestion, Fiona vows to tell Shrek about her curse, but dawn breaks and she turns back into a human. She finds that Shrek has brought Lord Farquaad to the windmill. Confused by Shrek's sudden disposition towards her, Fiona accepts Farquaad's marriage proposal and requests they be married before nightfall. The couple return to Duloc, while a hurt and angry Shrek abandons Donkey and returns to his now-vacated swamp. An angered Donkey arrives at the swamp, where Shrek reveals that he overheard Donkey and Fiona's conversation. Donkey tells Shrek that she was talking about

pos: Princess Fiona to Duloc. However, her attitude softens once she overhears Shrek explaining that he is constantly misjudged based on his appearance, and the two gradually develop a camaraderie and attraction towards each other as Fiona falls in love with Shrek. Late one evening, Donkey learns that Fiona is under a curse that transforms her into an ogress each and every night, and she wishes to break the enchantment by obtaining a kiss from Farquaad before the next sunset. When she finally decides to tell Shrek the truth the following morning, she discovers that Shrek has already summoned Farquaad to take her

pos: Shrek The Musical Shrek traps Dragon and they get to a safe point ("This Is How A Dream Comes True"). Fiona then insists that Shrek reveal his identity and is shocked that her rescuer is an ogre and not the Prince Charming her stories indicated. Shrek explains that he is merely her champion; instead, she is to marry Farquaad. The trio begin their journey back to Duloc, but Fiona becomes apprehensive as the sun begins to set. She insists that they rest for the night and that she spend the night alone in a nearby cave. Donkey and Shrek remain awake, with Donkey

pos: Shrek that it is female. Dragon falls in love with Donkey and carries him to her chambers. Meanwhile, Shrek finds Fiona, who is appalled at his lack of romanticism and surprised he had not slain Dragon. They leave after rescuing Donkey, and Fiona is thrilled to be rescued but is quickly disappointed when Shrek reveals he is an ogre. Despite her demands that Farquaad come get her in person, Shrek forcibly carries her as he ventures back to Duloc with Donkey. The three encounter Robin Hood on their way back, where it is revealed that Fiona is an expert martial artist.

pos: Lord Farquaad flamboyant and fun-loving, less subtle, and even more conceited. And to show the short stature, the actor goes on his knees to represent this. While practicing what he will say when he meets Fiona for the first time, he considers saying to call him "Maximus", presumably his first name. Instead of holding a tournament, a raffle drawing is held to pick the knight to rescue Fiona with an extravagant song and dance number starring Farquaad and the Duloc Dancers called "What's Up Duloc". In one Broadway parody moment in the show, he ascends a tower at the end and imitates

pos: Shrek The Musical Pinocchio and the gang now set off to Duloc to stand up to Farquaad once and for all. Shrek has returned to his once again private swamp, but he misses Fiona. Donkey shows up attempting to seal off his half of the swamp with stone boulders, which Shrek rebuffs. In turn, Donkey angrily berates Shrek for his reclusive and stubborn habits, even to the point of driving off Fiona. An angered Shrek reveals he heard her talking about a hideous creature the night before, and Donkey retorts that they were not talking about him, but of "someone else". When a

pos: Shrek 4-D were ushered into the pre-show room where they were given a pair of 3D glasses. A similar set-up occurred at Movie Park Germany. Participants are given their "OgreVision" 3-D Goggles as they enter a dungeon-like room with two giant television screens on either side. While loading the pre-show room attraction presenters commonly make jokes to encourage people to move closer to each other in order to fit the capacity audience in the room. The pre-show begins with the Three Little Pigs, Gingy, and Pinocchio revealing that Lord Farquaad has kidnapped them and is holding them in Castle Duloc's dungeon. Gingy

pos: Shrek The Musical subtle hints about her groom-to-be ("Men of Farquaad's stature are in "short" supply", "He's very good at "small" talk", etc.) and mocking her tragic childhood circumstances. The two begin a contest of trying to one-up each other to outdo the others' backstory, but end up revealing their respective pasts ("I Think I Got You Beat"). Both admit to being thrown out by their parents; this connection, as well as bonding over a love of disgusting bodily noises, kindles friendship. Back in Duloc, Lord Farquaad was in The Bathtub planning his wedding, and he reveals his own sordid heritage after The

pos: Wicked (musical) athletic Dept T-shirt, while "Wicked" and its "long lines" have been mentioned in the Nickelodeon series "iCarly". The Broadway musical "Shrek the Musical" parodies the show's Act I finale with "What's Up, Duloc?"; character Lord Farquaad re-enacts "Defying Gravity" by proclaiming "No one's gonna bring me down" followed by the legato belt while atop his castle. The end of the song "Killer Instinct" in "Bring It On the Musical" parodies the closing notes of "No One Mourns the Wicked." The Oscar-winning song "Let It Go" from the successful 2013 Disney film "Frozen", that also won the Academy Award for Best

neg: Lord Farquaad 30 min "Shrek Special" on Nickelodeon, in which he attempts to murder Shrek and Donkey, and kidnap and kill Fiona so she can be his ghost queen. Princess Fiona is rescued when Lord Farquaad is presumably destroyed, by the Dragon again. Alan Rickman was originally offered for the role of Lord Farquaad, but he turned it down to play Severus Snape in the "Harry Potter" film saga instead. Lord Farquaad makes an appearance in "Shrek the Third" (2007), during Gingy the Gingerbread Man's flashbacks, in which Farquaad yanks off Gingy's legs and mocks Gingy with them. This is a reference

neg: Lord Farquaad The Walt Disney Company, because of producer Jeffrey Katzenberg's animosity toward his former employer. Others have noted a resemblance to Richard III of England. Other speculations include that his appearance is based on a conglomeration of perfectionists/megalomaniacs, such as Napoleon, Joseph Stalin, Hideki Tojo and even Adolf Hitler. There is a claim that Lord Farquaad was named after film animator Mark Farquhar. IGN's Orlando Parfitt chose Lord Farquaad as his 14th favorite fantasy villain. Lord Farquaad Lord Maximus Farquaad is the main antagonist of the 2001 animated feature film "Shrek", as well as "Shrek 4-D" and the musical. He is

neg: Lord Farquaad his swamp. They defeat the knights, so Farquaad decides to send Shrek on the quest. Farquaad agrees to move the Fairy Tale creatures out of Shrek's swamp and grant deed to the swamp to prevent any future squatters if Shrek rescues Fiona. Shrek delivers Fiona to Farquaad who immediately proposes, unaware that she becomes an ogress at sunset. Shrek later disrupts the marriage ceremony, delaying a kiss between Farquaad and Fiona until after sunset. Fiona makes the transition from human to ogress form, upon which Farquaad rejects his new bride, banishing her back to the tower and claiming the title

neg: Shrek (franchise) them. Once Shrek and Donkey rescue Fiona, they take her back to Lord Farquaad. Along the way, Shrek begins to fall in love with Fiona. Donkey finds out from Fiona that she is cursed and turns into an ogress at night. The only way the curse can be broken is by true love's first kiss. Fiona and Farquaad have a marriage ceremony, but they are interrupted by Shrek, who tells Fiona he loves her. Donkey and Dragon enter, and Dragon eats Farquaad. Shrek and Fiona kiss, and Fiona turns into an ogress permanently. Shrek gets his swamp back, and the

neg: Lord Farquaad "Shrek Smash n' Crash" as a ghost. He also appears in the iPhone game "Shrek Kart" as a playable character called "Ghost of Lord Farquaad". In the original Broadway production of "Shrek The Musical", the role was played by Tony Award nominee Christopher Sieber. Since Sieber is approximately 6'2", he played the role on his knees, to give the illusion that he is really 4'2". He did, however, walk and stand for the curtain call. He earned his second Tony nomination for this part. Though the film and musical are similar in many ways, Farquaad in the musical is more

neg: Shrek 4-D flees in the middle of the explanation. The Magic Mirror begins to summarize the story of what happened before (i.e. the first Shrek film) by stating "A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away..." as a spoof on "Star Wars". When he is chastised, he quickly responds, "Sorry...I've been feeling really spaced out lately...". After the Mirror finishes, Farquaad appears and states that he intends to torture the fairytale creatures as well as the audience in order to find Shrek and Fiona. The monitor screen later shows a test card with Lord Farquaad in the center. The Mirror

neg: Shrek (franchise) "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 DVD. The short takes place right after the first "Shrek" film. Lord Farquaad returns from the dead to kidnap Princess Fiona and it is up to Shrek and Donkey to rescue her. "Far Far Away Idol" is a five-minute short, released in November 2004, as an extra on the "Shrek 2" DVD and VHS. It is based on "American Idol" and guest stars

neg: Donkey (Shrek) where he meets Shrek. Shrek is at first reluctant to meet the talkative and annoying Donkey, who begins following him around. Donkey requests to stay with Shrek since he has no one else. Shrek refuses, but finally gives in due to Donkey's constant begging, however, he only allows him to stay outside of his house and only for one night. When Shrek discovers all the fairy tale creatures are residing in his swamp, Donkey denies bringing them to the swamp, and the creatures reveal that Lord Farquaad evicted them there. Seeing how Donkey knows where Farquaad is and is the

neg: Princess Fiona banished from the kingdom. After it is revealed that Farquaad is a "halfling" (half-human/half-dwarf) the sun sets and Fiona transforms amid the confusion. Shrek, while initially surprised, accepts the change, though Farquaad is furious and banishes her back to her tower when he proclaims himself the new king. The Dragon crashes through the window, swallows Farquaad, and Shrek and Fiona kiss. Fiona undergoes a miraculous transformation into...an ogress. She is surprised that "True Love's Form" isn't as beautiful as she thought it would be, but Shrek still thinks she is beautiful. Everyone celebrates and lives happily ever after. Haven Burton,

neg: Shrek Shrek Shrek is a 2001 American computer-animated, comedy film loosely based on the 1990 fairytale picture book of the same name by William Steig. Directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson in their directorial debuts, it stars Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, and John Lithgow as the voices of the lead characters. The film parodies other films adapted from fairy tale storylines, primarily aimed at animated Disney films. In the story, Shrek (Myers) finds his swamp overrun by fairy tale creatures who have been banished by a corrupt Lord Farquaad (Lithgow) aspiring to be king. Shrek makes a deal

neg: Donkey (Shrek) he hates everyone so much, and Shrek angrily reveals that everyone judges him a scary monster before getting to actually know him. Donkey acknowledges that he already knew that there was more to Shrek's character when they met. Donkey begins to notice a romance between Fiona and Shrek, despite their denials. The next night, Donkey goes inside a windmill to talk to the Princess, only to discover that she becomes an ogre herself after sunset. Shrek overhears them talking, and misinterprets the conversation as Fiona insulting him. The next day, Shrek berates her for what she said and Lord Farquaad

neg: Lord Farquaad hitman Vesuvius to kill Shrek, who at the moment is investigating a foul-smelling gingerbread house. Farquaad's appearance here is comparatively minor. He does not appear in the third and final issue, save for a brief mention. Farquaad again appeared as an evil spirit in the Game Boy Advance game "Shrek: Reekin' Havoc", in which he made evil copies of fairy tale characters such as Pinocchio, the Big Bad Wolf, Peter Pan, and a giant from the world of Jack and the Beanstalk. After these bosses are defeated, he kidnaps Shrek before the final face-off. He also makes a cameo in

neg: Shrek top Ten"; the best ten films in ten "classic" American film genres—after polling over 1,500 people from the creative community "Shrek" was acknowledged as the eighth best film in the animated genre, and the only non-Disney·Pixar film in the Top 10. "Shrek" was also ranked second in a Channel 4 poll of the "100 Greatest Family Films", losing out on the top spot to "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial". In 2005, "Shrek" came sixth in Channel 4's 100 Greatest Cartoons poll behind "The Simpsons", "Tom and Jerry", "South Park", "Toy Story" and "Family Guy". In November 2009, the character, Lord Farquaad, was

neg: Shrek The Musical including Best New Musical, Best Actor for Lindsay and Supporting Actor for Harman, as well as Best Costume Design for Tim Hatley. Harman won the award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical for his performance as Lord Farquaad. The ensemble cast performed "Freak Flag" at the awards. Kimberley Walsh, of UK pop group Girls Aloud, took over the role of Princess Fiona from October 5, 2011, after Holden announced her pregnancy. Dean Chisnall and Neil McDermott took over from Lindsay and Harman as Shrek and Lord Farquaad respectively on February 29, 2012. Carley Stenson later took

neg: Shrek The Musical Magic Mirror insists that Farquaad should invite his father, but Farquaad refuses, explaining how he abandoned him in the woods as a child ("The Ballad of Farquaad"). As Shrek and Fiona's newfound camaraderie grows into love, Donkey insists, with the help of the Three Blind Mice from his imagination, that Shrek should gather his courage and romantically engage Fiona ("Make a Move"). Shrek, finally beginning to come out of his caustic, protective shell, tries to find the words to explain his feelings to Fiona ("When Words Fail"). While Shrek is out finding a flower for Fiona, Donkey discovers that Fiona

neg: Shrek The Musical and quartered (along with the Fairytale Creatures) and Fiona banished back to her tower. As Farquaad proclaims himself the new King, Shrek whistles for the Dragon, who has now escaped the castle (and is the reason Shrek and Donkey got to the wedding just in time). Dragon then crashes through the window with Donkey and incinerates Farquaad with her fiery breath. With Farquaad dead, Shrek and Fiona admit their love for each other and share true love's first kiss. Fiona's curse is broken, and she takes her true form: an ogress. At first, she is ashamed of her looks, but

neg: Shrek Super Party Shrek Super Party Shrek Super Party is a party video game released in 2002 by Mass Media. The game is based on the "Shrek" movie series. This game is also similar to "Pac-Man Fever" (which has the same developer) and the "Mario Party" series of games. It was the last Shrek game to be published by TDK Mediactive The characters Shrek, Fiona, Donkey, Lord Farquaad, Thelonius, and Monsieur Hood are available for play. Five realms are available for play, each with its own mini-games: The Keep, The Windmill, The Swamp, The Castle, and The Farm. The cover features four colored

neg: Shrek The Musical theaters overseas, who have chosen to stage their own versions of the show. A high definition filming of the Broadway production was released on DVD, Blu-ray and digital download on October 15, 2013 in North America and December 2, 2013 in the United Kingdom. Lindsay-Abaire and Jason Moore (director) began working on the show in 2002, with Tesori joining the team from 2004. A reading took place on August 10, 2007, with Stephen Kramer Glickman in the role of Shrek, Celia Keenan-Bolger as Princess Fiona, Robert L. Daye, Jr. as Donkey and Christopher Sieber as Lord Farquaad. The musical premiered

neg: Shrek 4-D children which is themed to be a part of a potion assembly line). During the attraction's time at Warner Bros. Movie World, a short-lived live show named "Shrek Live" was shown in the park's Show Stage. Shrek 4-D Shrek 4-D (also known as Shrek 3-D for the DVD release, and The Ghost of Lord Farquaad for the Netflix release) is a 4D film at various theme parks around the world. It is currently shown at Universal Parks & Resorts in Florida, Japan, and Singapore, and formerly in Hollywood, where it closed on August 13, 2017 to make way for the

neg: Donkey (Shrek) comes to take her. Donkey tries to clear things up with Shrek, but Shrek berates Donkey as well, and even insults him. Hurt and angered, Donkey claims his half of the swamp for his hard work helping him. The two get into a heated fallout, whereupon Donkey finally explains that Fiona did not say that Shrek was ugly. Hearing this, the two make up and become friends. Donkey then has the dragon, whom he reconnected with earlier, take him and Shrek to Fiona's wedding to clear things up with each other. After Shrek saves Fiona from marrying Lord Farquaad and

neg: Shrek 4-D Shrek 4-D Shrek 4-D (also known as Shrek 3-D for the DVD release, and The Ghost of Lord Farquaad for the Netflix release) is a 4D film at various theme parks around the world. It is currently shown at Universal Parks & Resorts in Florida, Japan, and Singapore, and formerly in Hollywood, where it closed on August 13, 2017 to make way for the DreamWorks Theatre attraction. Outside the Universal parks, the movie was shown at Movie Park Germany in Germany from May 2008 until July 2011, and Warner Bros. Movie World in Australia from September 2005 until August 2010.

neg: Shrek (franchise) soon to premiere in Brazil, Italy, Australia, and Philippines in 2012. On Broadway, the title role was originated by Brian d'Arcy James, while Nigel Lindsay creates the role for the West End incarnation. Other notable performances include Amanda Holden (West End), Sutton Foster (Broadway) and Kimberley Walsh (West End) as Princess Fiona, Christopher Sieber (Broadway) and Nigel Harman (West End) as Lord Farquaad, and John Tartaglia (Broadway) as Pinocchio. Dark Horse Comics released in 2003 three thirty two page full color comic books featuring Shrek, Donkey and Fiona, "Shrek #1", "Shrek #2", and "Shrek #3". The comics were written by

neg: Princess Fiona proposal and convinces him to move the wedding to before sunset. In a song originally in the Seattle previews but removed when taken to Broadway, Fiona prepares for her wedding but is unhappy as she has found the fairy tale ending is not really what she wanted. Before she and Farquaad can share a kiss, Shrek interrupts the wedding and is mocked by Farquaad when he tries to tell her he loves her. Caught between true love and breaking the spell, Fiona tries to run away but is stopped by a mob of fairy tale creatures that Farquaad had previously

neg: Shrek (character) is hired by Lord Farquaad to rescue Princess Fiona in exchange for the deed to the swamp, with which he can legally banish the squatters. However, during the course of the mission, Shrek falls deeply in love with Fiona. Being an ogre, Shrek has considerable physical strength, being able to break wood and metal constructs, get in physical combat with a number of armored humans and usually winning, and even lifting or turning objects that are too heavy for a normal human being, such as a gigantic vat of magic potion against the maximum security of the Fairy Godmother in

neg: Shrek (character) he asked to re-record all of his lines in a Scottish accent, similar to the one his mother had used when she told him bedtime stories, and also used in previous films he was in such as "So I Married an Axe Murderer" (1993) and "" (1999). Myers explained his decision, "There is a class struggle in "Shrek" between the fairytale kings and queens and the common people. I always thought that Shrek was raised working class. And since Lord Farquaad (the villain) was played English, I thought of Scottish". After hearing the alternative, Katzenberg agreed to redo scenes in

neg: Shrek Super Party castles and four characters Shrek, Donkey, Princess Fiona, and Lord Farquaad. Some are team games where the 1st player teams up with the 3rd player, and the 2nd player teams up with the 4th player. The purpose of the game "Shrek Super Party" is to be the first player to collect a certain number of "Precious Drops". This number can be preset in the "game settings" menu at the beginning of the game as anything between 200 and 800 in intervals of 100. The drops can be collected through making bug matches or by reaching "Realm Caches". At the start

neg: Princess Fiona sets again, she hides in a nearby barn and Donkey finds her in her ogre form. She tells him the story of her curse and begs him not to tell Shrek, because she believes nobody could love her when she looks like such a hideous beast. However, Shrek was outside about to tell her he loved her when he overheard the conversation and thought she was referring to him. The next morning, Fiona decides to tell Shrek, but he has already brought Lord Farquaad to her. She is rather unimpressed with his small stature and egotistical attitude, but accepts his

neg: Christopher Sieber Christopher Sieber Christopher Luverne Sieber (born February 18, 1969) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Kevin Burke in "Two of a Kind" starring Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen, and Lord Farquaad in "Shrek the Musical". Sieber studied acting and musical comedy at The American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City. Sieber has appeared in Broadway musicals, including "Into the Woods", "Monty Python's Spamalot", "Matilda" and "Shrek The Musical". He is a two-time Tony Award nominee for his work in "Spamalot", and "Shrek The Musical". Sieber was born in St. Paul, Minnesota. His

neg: Shrek the more "human" characters, such as Princess Fiona and Lord Farquaad, are less interesting than the animals and creatures—a common pitfall in animated films of all types." Peter Travers of "Rolling Stone" wrote ""Shrek" is a world-class charmer that could even seduce the Academy when it hands out the first official animation Oscar next year." James Berardinelli of "ReelViews" gave the film three and a half stars out of four, saying ""Shrek" is not a guilty pleasure for sophisticated movie-goers; it is, purely and simply, a pleasure." Kenneth Turan of the "Los Angeles Times" wrote "The witty, fractured fairy tale

neg: Shrek The Musical Compere played the Dragon, with Blakely Slaybaugh as Pinocchio. Todd Buonopane was originally cast in the role of Lord Farquaad, but was replaced by Vaughn before opening. A second tour of North America, featuring a Non-Equity cast, launched September 9, 2011, at the Capitol Theatre in Yakima, Washington. Merritt David Janes appeared as Lord Farquaad. The tour officially opened in Portland, Oregon on September 13, 2011. The tour ran in the U.S. through April 29, 2012, with the final show in Springfield, Missouri, before playing Asia. The second non-equity tour began October 5, 2012, in Anchorage, Alaska, ending on April

neg: Amelia Lily Harman and Samuel Holmes will play Lord Farquaad alongside Marcus Ayton as Donkey and Stefan Harri as Shrek. Lily credits Pink as her major musical influence and idol. She also admires Kelly Clarkson, and cited her as her hero during "The X Factor", singing one of her songs in the show, "Since U Been Gone". Lily is a Type 1 diabetic, having been diagnosed with the condition aged three. She is the sister of "Any Dream Will Do"s Lewis Bradley. MUSIC VIDEOS Amelia Lily Amelia Lily (born Amelia Lily Oliver; 16 October 1994) is an English actress and pop singer

neg: Princess Fiona Party!" (2001) is included on home video releases of "Shrek", featuring several of the film's characters performing covers of well-known songs. In the short, Fiona sings an excerpt from Madonna's song "Like a Virgin" (1984). Fiona appears in the short "Shrek 4-D", a 4-D film originally shown at various amusement and theme parks. The film was renamed "Shrek 3-D" and "The Ghost of Lord Farquaad" for home video and streaming service releases. Fiona and Shrek's honeymooning plans are interrupted by Farquaad's ghost, who kidnaps Fiona and intends to kill the princess so that he can marry her ghost in the

neg: Lord Farquaad sensitive that she had to sleep on 25 mattresses and "one night she rolled over...and Mama was gone". Farquaad claims that his father abandoned him in the woods as a child (similar to Shrek and Fiona's tales of being sent away by their own parents as children in the musical); however, when the fairy tale creatures crash his wedding to protest their banishment and bring along his father, it is revealed that he was kicked out because "you were 28 and living in my basement". After his humiliation, Fiona is transformed and the show continues in the same manner as

neg: Princess Fiona afterlife. Shrek and Donkey pursue Farquaad determined to rescue her, assisted by Dragon. Fiona appears in the short film "Far, Far Away Idol", a parody of the reality television singing competition "American Idol", which is included as a bonus feature on home video releases of "Shrek 2". First serving as a judge alongside Shrek and an animated version of "American Idol" judge Simon Cowell, offering feedback about the other characters performances, Fiona eventually duets The Romantics' "What I Like About You" with Shrek. Fiona appeared in the stage musical version of the 2001 film which debuted in 2008 and closed

neg: Shrek The Musical tries to escape the event. Just then, the Fairytale Creatures storm into the wedding and protest their banishment. They are accompanied by Grumpy, one of the Seven Dwarfs, who reveals that he is Farquaad's father. He thinks that his invitation got lost in the mail, and he kicked Farquaad out at the age of 28 when he wouldn't move out of the basement, revealing Farquaad is a freak as well. During the argument, the sun sets, causing Fiona to turn into an ogress in front of everyone. Farquaad, furious and disgusted over the change, orders for Shrek to be drawn

neg: Neil McDermott spokesperson said, "We can confirm Neil is leaving "EastEnders". It was a mutual decision that was made before Christmas when Neil's contract came up for renewal and we wish him all the best for the future. His exit storyline will be dramatic and fans will not be disappointed." McDermott replaced fellow "Enders" actor Nigel Harman as Lord Farquaad in "Shrek the Musical" at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in London's West End on 29 February 2012. The production played its final performance 24 February 2013 with McDermott as Farquaad. On 2 September 2014, McDermott briefly reprised the role of Ryan

neg: Shrek The Musical over as Princess Fiona from May 23, 2012. The London production of the show came to an end after 715 performances, on February 24, 2013. Producers announced their plans to tour "Shrek" across the UK in 2014. The first UK and Ireland tour began at the Grand Theatre in Leeds, England on July 23, 2014, before touring across the UK and Ireland. Dean Chisnall repeats his West End performance as Shrek, under the direction of Nigel Harman, who originated the role of Lord Farquaad in the West End. A full company announcement was made in February 2014, with Chisnall to

neg: Shrek The Musical full cast was announced in November 2017 The X Factor star Amelia Lily and Call the Midwife actress Laura Main will share the role of Princess Fiona, alongside Samuel Holmes as Lord Farquaad, Stefan Harri as Shrek and Marcus Ayton as Donkey "Shrek" was made available for independent US and overseas theatres. They have chosen to stage their own versions of the show with the same music, book and lyrics intact and their own designs for sets, costuming and other creative elements. Productions have been staged in Asia, Poland, Spain, France, Italy, Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, Mexico, Brazil, the Philippines,

neg: Shrek 4-D included a preview of "Shrek 2". On May 13, 2007, the film was shown on Nickelodeon as "Shrek's Never Before Seen Adventure", with the 3-D effects removed. In October 2011, the film was released on Netflix under the title "The Ghost of Lord Farquaad" as a part of "DreamWorks Spooky Stories." A comic adaptation of the film was featured as issue #1 of the "Shrek" comic book mini-series published by Dark Horse Comics. Also the 3D re-release short film shown before the 3D family films in 2011–2012 such as "Kung Fu Panda 2", "Puss in Boots", and "" in the

neg: Shrek 4-D Fiona. Therefore, it is up to Shrek and Donkey to rescue her. Upon Shrek and Donkey searching around the local graveyard, Farquaad sends a stone statue of Dragon from his tomb to go after them and kill them. Fortunately, the real Dragon arrives to the rescue, leading to a chase scene (featuring the sound of a TIE fighter's blaster from "Star Wars" when Dragon shoots a fireball to create a tunnel in a cliff face), ending with the stone dragon losing its wings against the walls of a hole and falling into the water below. Farquaad sends Fiona on a

neg: Shrek The Musical made for the national tour. The musical has received mixed to positive reviews from critics. Ben Brantley wrote in "The New York Times": "'Shrek,' for the record, is not bad... As the title character, a misanthropic green ogre who learns to love, the talented Mr. James is... encumbered with padding and prosthetics... As the evil, psychologically maimed Lord Farquaad, the very droll Christopher Sieber is required to walk on his knees, with tiny fake legs dangling before him — an initially funny sight gag that soon drags". He praises Sutton Foster as "an inspired, take-charge musical comedian... Ms. Foster manages

neg: Shrek 4-D then warns the audience about safety. In the Hollywood version, Donkey appeared in audio animatronic form and interacted with the guests. With the addition of Donkey, the pre show was shorter in which it did not feature the recap of the story. Everything else was the same. In the Japan version, the Mirror tells the audience to put on their goggles. The cinema doors are then opened and guests take their seats in the theatre. The short film takes place right after the first Shrek film. In it, the spirit of Lord Farquaad returns from the dead to kidnap Princess

neg: Gru (rapper) had his film debut in "Land of Truth, Love & Freedom" as Petar Peca, and composed the soundtrack for "Dorcol-Manhattan". In 2001, he starred in the Serbian dub for Shrek as Lord Farquaad, alongside Nebojša Glogovac as Shrek, Jelena Gavrilović as Princess Fiona and Boris Milivojević as Puss in Boots, and a year later, he dubbed Mater in Cars alongside Branislav Lečić who voiced Lightning McQueen. In 2002, he released the album "Između redova" (Between the Lines), on which he had worked on for 7 years with the label "City Records", since 1995 until 2002. The song MF "Gru –

neg: Shrek The Musical 7, 2013, in Reno, Nevada. A newly revised scaled down version, began performances in the West End at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, on May 6, 2011. Nigel Lindsay headlined as Shrek, Richard Blackwood as Donkey, Nigel Harman as Lord Farquaad and Amanda Holden as Princess Fiona. Landi Oshinowo plays the Dragon, with Jonathan Stewart as Pinocchio. The official opening night took place on June 14, 2011. Most critics were positive about the production, and in particular praised Harman's performance, branding him "hysterically funny". The show was nominated for a total of four awards at the 2012 Laurence Olivier Awards,

neg: John Lithgow on screen and stage unit of four who have been sent to Earth to retrieve information under the disguise as a university professor. The show spanned over 100 episodes, during which Lithgow won one Golden Globe and three Emmy Awards for his role, before ending in 2001. That same year, he became the character of Lord Farquaad in the animated fantasy-comedy film "Shrek" (2001) and later "Shrek the Third" (2007). Other roles Lithgow appeared in during the 2000s were "The Life and Death of Peter Sellers" (2004) with Geoffrey Rush, where he portrayed the famed director, screenwriter and producer Blake Edwards, "Kinsey" (2004) and

neg: Shrek The Musical in an out-of-town tryout at the 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle. Previews began August 14, 2008, with an opening night of September 10. The tryout ran through September 21, and played to generally favorable reviews, being cited as one of the few movie-to-stage adaptations "with heart". The principal cast included Brian d'Arcy James as Shrek, Sutton Foster as Princess Fiona, Christopher Sieber as Lord Farquaad, Chester Gregory II as Donkey, John Tartaglia as Pinocchio and Kecia Lewis-Evans as the Dragon. During previews, "I Could Get Used to This" was replaced by "Don't Let Me Go," and "Let Her In" became

neg: Shrek The Musical 25-foot puppet.. On the subject, set designer Tim Hatley stated "The biggest change [will be] the dragon. It will be a different creature from the puppet/soul trio on Broadway [but] I think we've finally gotten it right". The tour also features a new opening, new songs and improved illusions, from those on Broadway. Many changes made for the tour include a new song sung by the dragon entitled "Forever", replacing "Donkey Pot Pie". The original touring cast featured Eric Petersen as Shrek, Haven Burton as Princess Fiona, Alan Mingo, Jr. as Donkey, and David F.M. Vaughn as Lord Farquaad. Carrie

neg: Shrek fandom already inherently very dark, and Shrek on its own tries to show the even darker side of that, so it's almost the natural progression to get into the real "swamp" of Shrek, the "Drek" as they say. If Shrek is love, Drek is everything that's not Shrek/love. He described a fan's apartment as a "swamp," which "is lovely because it's your place, made of the things that comfort you, even if they're gross and unliked by others." He said that a person who is against loving Shrek can be called a "Farquaad. Then it gets pretty derogatory past that, lot's

neg: Donkey (Shrek) Dragon swallows Farquaad, Donkey sings "I'm a Believer" at Shrek and Fiona's wedding reception and takes his love, Dragon, as his wife. On "Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party!", he sings "Baby Got Back" by Sir Mixalot. Donkey first appears in the film, having been remaining at Shrek's house while Shrek and Fiona were away on their honeymoon. When they return, Shrek tells Donkey to leave, but Donkey is hesitant. Fiona suggests that he should return for Dragon's sake, but then reveals that he is having troubles in his relationship with Dragon as she was acting strangely, but he

neg: Shrek bridge to the Castle and says, "That'll do, Donkey, that'll do," this is a reference to the movie "Babe". The scene where Princess Fiona is fighting the Merry Men is a lengthy reference to the film "The Matrix". At the end of the film, the Gingerbread Man at the end with a crutch (and one leg) says "God bless us, everyone" which is a reference to Tiny Tim in "A Christmas Carol". In the scene where the Magic Mirror gives Lord Farquaad the option to marry three princesses, it parodies popular American television show "The Dating Game" featuring: Cinderella and

neg: Shrek The Musical be joined by "Legally Blonde" star Faye Brookes as Princess Fiona, Gerard Carey as Lord Farquaad, Idriss Kargbo as Donkey, Candace Furbert as Dragon and Will Haswell as Pinocchio. A cast change for the tour took place July 8, 2015, with ensemble member Bronté Barbé taking over the role of Princess Fiona from Brookes. The tour concluded at The Lowry, Salford on February 20, 2016. A second UK and Ireland tour commenced at the Edinburgh Playhouse from 12 December 2017. Nigel Harman once again directs the tour. The tour is currently scheduled to run until at least January 2019. The

neg: John Lithgow small role in the Academy Award-winning film "Dreamgirls", as Jerry Harris, a film producer offering Deena Jones (Beyoncé Knowles) a film role. He starred in a lead role in the science fiction film "Rise of the Planet of the Apes". As a voice actor, Lithgow voiced the evil Lord Farquaad in the "Shrek" movie franchise. In television, Lithgow is probably most widely known for his starring role as Dick Solomon in the 1996–2001 NBC sitcom "3rd Rock from the Sun." He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in the category Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in each

neg: Shrek to marry Princess Fiona, who is locked in a castle tower guarded by a dragon. Unwilling to perform the task himself, he organizes a tournament wherein the winner gets the "privilege" of rescuing Fiona for him. Shrek and Donkey arrive during the tournament, and ignorantly defeat Farquaad's knights. Farquaad proclaims them the champions, and compels them under threat of death to rescue Fiona, promising to move the fairytale creatures from Shrek's swamp if he succeeds. Shrek and Donkey travel to the castle to find Fiona. They are noticed by Dragon, who corners Donkey. In desperation, he sweet-talks the beast, learning

neg: Shrek (franchise) Fiona puts out cookies for Santa, and Puss puts on weight from cookies and cookie dough. Other characters such as Gingy, Pinocchio, the Three Little Pigs, Cookie, the Ogre Triplets, the Dronkeys, and Pied Piper appear. "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 13, 2011, on the "Scared Shrekless" DVD. It was released on DVD and Blu-ray on August 28, 2012, as a part of "Shrek's Thrilling Tales" ("Shrek's Spooky Stories"). Deceased characters such as Lord Farquaad, Mongo, Fifi, Fairy Godmother, Prince Charming

neg: Rob McClure Adele Astaire Award, Outstanding Male Dancer in a Broadway Show, for his performance in "Chaplin". (This award honors "excellence in dance and choreography on Broadway and in film.) He appeared in The Muny, St. Louis, Missouri production of "Shrek the Musical" in June 2013, as Lord Farquaad. McClure also performed in The Muny production of "Mary Poppins" in July 2013, as Bert. He played the role of Gomez in The Muny production of "The Addams Family" from July 14, 2014 to July 20. He appeared in the Jason Robert Brown and Andrew Bergman musical "Honeymoon in Vegas" as "Jack Singer"

neg: Oreste Rizzini and Christopher Walken in some of their films. In his animated roles, he voiced Lord Farquaad in the Italian dub of "Shrek" as well as Skeletor in "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe". He narrated the documentary film "Succede in Quarantotto" or "Italy After the War" released in 1994. Rizzini died of stomach cancer in Rome on March 18, 2008 nine days before his 68th birthday. Oreste Rizzini Oreste Rizzini (March 27, 1940 – March 18, 2008) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Born in Milan, Rizzini began his career working as an actor on stage at some

neg: Nigel Harman of "True West" at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield. From May 2011 to February 2012 he played Lord Farquaad in the West End production of "Shrek the Musical", at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. For his performance, he won the Olivier Award for Best Supporting Performance in a Musical and Theatregoers' Choice Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical. In July 2012 he played Sir Charles Surface in "The School for Scandal" at the Theatre Royal, Bath. From September 2012 to January 2013 he starred alongside Rob Brydon and Ashley Jensen in Alan Ayckbourn's "A Chorus of Disapproval" at the

neg: Nigel Harman Masterson in Michael Grandage's revival of "Guys and Dolls" and Lord Farquaad in the original London production of "Shrek the Musical" for which he received an Olivier Award for his performance. Harman grew up in Woldingham, and was educated at elite Dulwich College. However, he found school difficult: "I was never comfortable sitting down. I always wanted to get involved in something, not just learn and write. I was in so much trouble I had my own desk in detention." His father was a bank manager, but also involved in amateur dramatics including work with Croydon Operatic and Dramatic Association

neg: Blooper likewise also created a faux blooper reel showing the characters playing practical jokes and, in one case, bursting into laughter when one "sneezes" during a dramatic sequence. However, the movie "Shrek" has actual bloopers that were released on DVD. These bloopers are technical errors within the system, causing blurred characters or the characters bodies going through objects, such as a bush or the crown Lord Farquaad wears. Going back decades earlier, in 1939 Warner Bros. cartoon director Bob Clampett produced a short "blooper" film (for the studio's annual in-house gag reel) of "Looney Tunes" character Porky Pig smashing his thumb

neg: Shrek and closed January 3, 2010, running for a total of 441 performances. It starred Brian d'Arcy James in the title role, Sutton Foster as Princess Fiona, Christopher Sieber as Lord Farquaad, Daniel Breaker as Donkey, and John Tartaglia as Pinocchio. The Broadway production was recorded and released on DVD, Blu-ray and digital media. A North American Tour opened July 25, 2010, in Chicago. A London production opened in the West End on June 7, 2011. The musical received many Tony Award nominations and won the 2009 Tony Award for Best Costume Design. It received five Laurence Olivier Award nominations including

neg: Aaron Woods first try of the year as Wests defeated Gold Coast 26-4. Woods made his debut for Canterbury in their round 1 loss against Melbourne. Following the game, Woods was mocked on social media and by current players for his new haircut. His trademark flowing locks were replaced by a bob hairstyle which prompted some cutting remarks. Woods was initially surprised by all the attention and told the media “I copped a bit of flack during the week, There was Dora The Explorer, that Lord Farquaad bloke (from Shrek). It was a haircut gone wrong ... but I have to move

neg: Merritt David Janes Beast as Lumiere and stayed with the tour company for over a year. On September 9, 2011, Janes originated the role of Lord Farquaad in the second national tour (first non-equity tour) of Shrek the Musical. Janes originated the role of Agent Carl Hanratty, opposite Stephen Anthony as Frank Abagnale, Jr., in the first national tour of Catch Me If You Can, which began on October 3, 2012. He stayed with the company until its final show on June 30, 2013. Janes toured with the re-imagined U.S. touring company of The Phantom of the Opera, which began on November 27,

neg: Shrek 4-D raft to fall over the waterfall (with Thelonious still on it, not realizing he was supposed to get off). Shrek and Donkey arrive to rescue her. In the end, all four of them fall over the waterfall, but are saved by Dragon, who then (under Donkey's orders) breathes fire at Farquaad, destroying him again. Although the animation is 3D, the ride is a 4D film, which incorporates physical effects including motion seats which tilt forward, backward, vibrate, and raise up and drop down during the show. Water sprayers are attached to the back of each seat, to spray the face

neg: Shrek with Farquaad to regain control of his swamp in return for rescuing Princess Fiona (Diaz), whom he intends to marry. With the help of Donkey (Murphy), Shrek embarks on his quest but soon falls in love with the princess, who is hiding a secret that will change his life forever. The rights to Steig's book were purchased by Steven Spielberg in 1991. He originally planned to produce a traditionally-animated film based on the book, but John H. Williams convinced him to bring the film to the newly-founded DreamWorks in 1994. Jeffrey Katzenberg began active development of the film in 1995

neg: Shrek by the studio and Effects Supervisor Ken Bielenberg was asked by Aron Warner "to start development for Shrek." Similar to previous PDI films, PDI used its own proprietary software (like its own Fluid Animation System) for its animated movies. For some elements, however, it also took advantage of some of the powerhouse animation software in the market. This is particularly true with Maya, which PDI used for most of its dynamic cloth animation and for the hair of Fiona and Farquaad. "We did a lot of work on character and set-up, and then kept changing the set up while we

neg: Shrek The Musical trapped in a castle surrounded by hot boiling lava and guarded by a terrible fire-breathing dragon. Accepting this task, Farquaad decides to marry her to become king, and rushes out to prepare for the wedding before the Mirror can tell him what happens to Fiona at night. The Mirror then shows the audience the story of Fiona's childhood. A seven-year-old Fiona dreams of the brave knight who, as her storybooks tell her, will one day rescue her from her tower and end her mysterious curse with "True Love's First Kiss". As she grows into a teenager, and then a headstrong

neg: Princess Fiona In terms of character development and evolvement, Diaz recalled that, despite having been raised in a "storybook life", Fiona eventually comes to terms with the fact that "her Prince Charming didn’t come in the package she thought he would. She’s learned to have patience with Shrek, accept him for who he his", particularly going against being taught that her Prince Charming must look and act a certain way. Thus, Adamson considers Fiona to be "an empowering character" for young girls. Unlike Farquaad, Shrek respects Fiona for speaking up for and defending herself. Fiona's final transformation sequence in which she transforms

neg: Lord Farquaad the movie, with Farquaad proclaiming himself king and subsequently being killed by the Dragon(Only in this version, Dragon kills him with her fire breath instead of eating him). Sieber played the role for the duration of the Broadway run. The show then embarked on a First National Tour, in which Todd Buonopane was cast as Farquaad. However, he was replaced by David F.M. Vaughn in previews, the night before the tour opened. Nigel Harman played the role in London's West End beginning in May 2011. There is speculation that Lord Farquaad's appearance was inspired by Michael Eisner, the then–CEO of

neg: Shrek The Musical Christopher Sieber as Farquaad and Tartaglia as Pinocchio. Daniel Breaker took over the role of Donkey, as the creative team thought Chester Gregory II did not fit the part. The Dragon was voiced by company members Haven Burton, Aymee Garcia and Rachel Stern, instead of a soloist. Kecia Lewis-Evans, who played Dragon in Seattle, was offered a part in the show's ensemble but declined. Ben Crawford was the standby for Shrek, until he replaced d'Arcy James for the final months of performances. The song "I'm a Believer", which was originally played as the audience left the theatre, was added to

neg: Princess Fiona instead of merely an imitation, during the middle of which Fiona grooms herself. A similar reference is made when Fiona defeats a mob at the beginning of "Shrek 2", a complex sequence for which the animators used powerful data processors to store and manipulate millions of computer generated images. Modesto created new characters models for Fiona and Shrek in "Shrek the Third", while new software and servers were implemented to animate individual strands of the character's hair much faster than what they had been capable of in the first film. In "Shrek Forever After"'s alternate reality, the character is featured

neg: Princess Fiona her character arc ... is in fact activated by the kiss of a man", but admitted that the completion of Shrek's character development is similarly determined by him kissing Fiona. Furniss doubts that Fiona would not have been able to accept her ogre form had Shrek decided to retreat to his swamp alone after kissing her. Author Margot Mifflin, writing for "Salon", felt that some of Fiona's actions contradict with the film's morals about looks being less important, citing that she dislikes Farquaad more for his short stature than his cruelty towards others. She also found the princess in Steig's

neg: Princess Fiona "The Matrix" and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"," Furniss observed a "contradiction in her need to seek authentication from a male romantic partner", typically arguing that a highly trained martial artist would have little, if any, concerns about her outward appearance. Although acknowledging that the film demonstrates themes of inner beauty and "women of all types are beautiful," the author argued that Fiona's understanding is dependent on male approval, referring to her relationships with both Farquaad and Shrek, and further acknowledging that she struggles to use these same martial arts skills to fend off Farquaad's guards. Furniss found it "disappointing that

neg: Shrek The Musical they will be executed), not wanting his friends to get hurt, suggests they should just keep going, and wait until everything gets better, all the while, wishing to be a real boy. The gang convince Pinocchio that they need to stand up to Farquaad, while also inspiring him to accept who he is, as all of them have accepted who they are. They gather new confidence and strength in themselves, as they declare that they'll raise their "Freak Flag" high against their tormentors ("Freak Flag"). Now realizing that they have become something more than friends, and have become a family,

neg: Shrek the Third tasked to reboot both Shrek and Puss in Boots, with the original cast potentially returning. Shrek the Third Shrek the Third (also known as Shrek 3) is a 2007 American computer-animated, comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is the sequel to 2001's "Shrek" and 2004's "Shrek 2" and the third installment in the "Shrek" film franchise. The film was directed by Chris Miller and co-directed by Raman Hui from a screenplay by Jeffrey Price, Peter S. Seaman, Miller, and Aron Warner. Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Antonio Banderas, Rupert Everett, Julie Andrews, and