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or noticed in your first viewing of Shrek Forever After.
- I see you! [babbling] - [up-tempo music plays]
[narrator] Shrek Forever After features an all-star cast
of returning voice talent.
- Mike Myers... - [man] Excellent.
...Eddie Murphy,
Cameron Diaz
- and Antonio Banderas. - Ha!
- And Larry King as Doris. - He looks just like you.
- Regis Philbin as Mabel. - Looks like you forgot the candles!
- John Cleese as King Harold. - This is madness.
And Julie Andrews as Queen Lillian.
Just because you're an ogre doesn't mean you have to eat like one.
And new star talent, including Jon Hamm as Brogan.
That's quite a friend you've got there.
- Craig Robinson as Cookie. - Get 'em while they're hot!
- Jane Lynch as Gretched. - Works on me.
Ryan Seacrest as the father of Butter Pants.
How about one of those famous Shrek roars?
And Lake Bell, Mary Kay Place, Kristen Schaal, Meredith Vieira
and Kathy Griffin as the witches.
[chuckles] You call this guy a bounty hunter?
In the tradition of the previous Shrek films,
many of the filmmakers also provide voices
- for the characters. - I love it. I love it!
Director Mike Mitchell voices one of Rumpel's witches...
Maybe we can hire a professional bounty hunter?
- ...the tour guide... - Undies!
- ...and Butter Pants. - Do the roar.
Head of story, Walt Dohrn voices...
Rumpelstiltskin!
And Krekraw.
Anyone who knows Fiona
knows this stuff ain't gonna work on her.
Shrek story artist Cody Cameron voices the Three Little Pigs...
- They have lollipops. - No, I ate them.
- You didn't share? - Well, you didn't share the croissants!
- ...and Pinocchio. - Sayonara, termites! Hello acne!
Executive Producer Aron Warner voices the Wolf.
Yes, Mr. Stiltskin.
And Shrek 2 director Conrad Vernon voices Gingy.
Gingy snap!
During development of Shrek Forever After,
the filmmakers brainstormed many ideas to add
into the final chapter of Shrek.
Magical transactions are my specialty.
One early story draft included a flashback sequence
of Shrek during his teen years.
Ooh. Nice one. [chuckles]
Originally, Brogan was named Gnimrahc,
or "charming" spelled backwards,
and was intended to be a love interest for Fiona.
[laughing]
Eventually, the filmmakers renamed him Brogan
and he took on the look he has today.
Fate has delivered us a comrade in arms, and for that we are thankful.
Rumpelstiltskin also went through quite a transformation
during the character development process.
Have I been waiting for you!
First seen in Shrek the Third,
Rumpel was originally reconceived as a character
with a rat-like face and tail.
Yeah, I've heard enough of your toot-a-lee-***! You blew it!
Eventually, the character design team decided
to dial back the animal traits
and they settled on a more human look.
You know, actually not a bad idea.
In fact, they even used art director Max Boas' chin
as a reference for Rumpelstiltskin's final design.
Didn't it look bigger in the catalogue?
While the Pied Piper has no dialogue in the film,
his music numbers are performed by Jeremy Steig,
renowned jazz flautist and son of William Steig,
- the author of Shrek. - [sighs]
In order to make the ogre dancing sequence look
authentic, the filmmakers shot reference video
of a professional dance troupe.
The choreographer of the dance number was Michael Rooney,
son of legendary actor Mickey Rooney.
Ooh! Yeah! Cookie's bringing the heat out the kitchen.
Shrek Forever After also features many tributes
- to the original film. - Yeah! Waffles!
Shrek's villager warning...
This is the part where you run away!
[whispering] This is the part where you run away.
...*** in Boots' signature motto...
Feed me... if you dare.
Fear me, if you dare.
...and the Fiona bird explosion.
- [shrieking] - [honking, explosion]
- [shrieking] - [screeching]
[bird clucks, explodes]
These are just a few of the buried secrets you can find
inside Shrek Forever After and all the Shrek films.