'Shrek the Musical' Debuts on Broadway

Shrek has made its way from the William Steig children's book of the same name, to a series of very popular animated movies, to its latest green-horned ogre-fied incarnation — a Broadway musical. Shrek the...

Paul McCartney in Shrek 4

Sir Paul McCartney has signed to participate in the fourth film of this saga. Like other great artist like Justin Timberlake, Antonio Banderas and of course Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy and Mike Myers, Sir Paul is...

Shrek the Halls, Another Christmas Special

"Shrek, star of three animated blockbusters, now has his own Christmas special, Shrek the Halls, which debuts in the US this week. Cameron Diaz, who reprises her voice role as Princess Fiona, hopes the story of the grumpy-yet-lovable green ogre's first Christmas with family...

Paramount and DreamWorks Drop Blu-ray

"In unexpected news today, Paramount and DramWorks Animation have announced that both studios will drop their support of the Blu-ray format in the next-generation DVD format war and will now exclusively publish content on HD-DVD. As such, major upcoming home releases of...

Eddie Murphy's Not So Spicy Engagement

"A month ago, Eddie Murphy was not only single, but the father of five children. Now, he's the father of six and headed for yet another trip down the aisle: The Shrek star popped the question to his girlfriend of 10 months, movie producer Tracey Edmonds, last week. "Tracey...

'Shrek' Opens Big

The big green demi-Scottish ogre has proven his staying power, bringing in the biggest-ever box office numbers for an animated premiere."DreamWorks Animation's "Shrek the Third" bowed over the weekend as the biggest animated opening ever, with $122 million from 4,122...

Killer Robots and Plastic Hootchies: Summer Cinema Preview

This summer will be a big one for cartoons-- sorry, "animated features". Th etech gets higher and the star power grows with each season, and this summer is no exception: A-list celebrity voices, top-tier animation...

"Shrek" sequel adds Amy Sedaris, Eric Idle to cast (Reuters)

" LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - DreamWorks Animation has cast a small medieval kingdom's worth of fairy tale characters who will appear in "Shrek the Third." The next installment of the smelly ogre's saga, set for release next year, is set to star an elite, ninja-like...

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