Picture this, your favorite grouchy, green ogre speaking with a Canadian accent!
And withoutMike Myers’s creative opinion,Shrekmight have been much different.
However, as he dove deeper into the character, he began to feel something was missing.
Image via DreamWorks Pictures
Speaking toVanity Fair, Mike Myers reflected on a time during the production stage ofShrekwhen a lightbulb struck!
Myers believesfairytalesfocus on the class system, an idea rooted in European literature.
But a change needed to be made.
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Switching to a Scottish accent was not without challenges.
Changing Shrek’s voice required re-recording nearly the entire script.
But Myers pleaded to the studio and the uncredited Executive Producer, Steven Spielberg, to let him try!
The DreamWorks team, too, saw the potential and agreed to back the re-recording.
An ogre named Shrek finds his swamp invaded by banished fairy tale characters. To reclaim his peaceful solitude, Shrek strikes a deal with the diminutive tyrant Lord Farquaad to rescue Princess Fiona from a dragon-guarded castle. An unlikely friendship forms between Shrek, Fiona, and a talkative Donkey, leading to comedic adventures and lessons about true love and acceptance.
