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Shrek is a computer-animated fantasy film that was released in the United States in 2001. The film is a loose adaptation of William Steig's 1990 fairy tale picture book of the same name. Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson served as the film's directors for the first time. It features the voice talents of Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, and John Lithgow, and it acts in some ways as a satire of other films that have been adapted from a variety of children's fantasies, most notably animated Disney pictures. The main character of the movie is an ogre by the name of Shrek, whose voice is provided by Mike Myers. Shrek discovers that his swamp is overrun by fairy tale creatures that have been exiled there by the evil Lord Farquaad (voiced by Lithgow). Shrek strikes a deal with Farquaad, the lord of the swamp, to bring him a queen in exchange for the deed to his swamp in order to regain ownership of his property. Shrek embarks on his journey accompanied by a talking donkey, whose voice is provided by Murphy. Together, they locate Princess Fiona (voiced by Diaz). Shrek begins to develop romantic feelings for the princess while he and Donkey are transporting Fiona to Farquaad so that she can wed him. He soon learns a stunning fact about the princess. The rights to Steig's book were initially purchased by Steven Spielberg in 1991, prior to the founding of DreamWorks, when he was considering making a traditionally animated film based on the book. At the time, Spielberg was still a member of the Amblin Entertainment group. However, John H. Williams was successful in persuading him to bring the film to DreamWorks in 1994, which was the same year that the studio was established. Following the studio's purchase of the rights to produce the film in 1995, Jeffrey Katzenberg moved quickly to begin active development of the film. Chris Farley was the original choice to provide the voice of the title character, and he is responsible for the recording of around 80%–90% of the character's lines. Mike Myers was called in to work for the character when Farley passed away in 1997 before he could finish. After his initial session, Myers chose to record his voice with a Scottish accent. In addition, motion capture was supposed to be used in the movie when it was first conceived, but after preliminary tests yielded unsatisfactory results, the production company decided to bring in Pacific Data Images to assist with giving Shrek its final appearance as a computer animation. DreamWorks Animation became a formidable rival to Pixar in the field of computer animation for feature films with the success of Shrek, which earned $484.4 million at the worldwide box office against a production budget of $60 million. It was hailed as an animated film worthy of adult interest, with numerous gags and topics geared for adults, yet it maintained a plot and sense of humour that were straightforward enough to appeal to youngsters. The Academy Award for Best Animated Feature went to the film Shrek, which also received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. In addition to that, it was shortlisted for six awards given out by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), winning one of those awards for having the best adapted screenplay. Eddie Murphy's voice performance as Donkey earned him the nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. Because of the movie's popularity, DreamWorks decided to make three further instalments in the series. There have been seven films in the Shrek franchise: Shrek 2 (2004), Shrek the Third (2007), Shrek Forever After (2010), two holiday specials titled Shrek the Halls (2007) and Scared Shrekless (2010), and a spin-off feature titled Puss in Boots (2004). (2011). In 2009, it was announced that the fourth film would be the series' final instalment, which led to the cancellation of a fifth film that was supposed to serve as the series' finale. Nevertheless, production on the fifth film resumed in 2016, and a release date in 2019 or 2020 has been scheduled. The success of the movie led to the creation of additional items, such as computer games, a stage musical, and an adaptation of the story in comic book form by Dark Horse Comics. In May of 2010, the leading role of the film's title character was honoured with the placement of his very own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.