Line #29 Trivia/Shrek


1	! Trivia for specific works:
2	[[index]]
3	* ''Trivia/Shrek1''
4	* ''Trivia/Shrek2''
5	* ''Trivia/ShrekTheThird''
6	* ''Trivia/ShrekForeverAfter''
7	* ''Trivia/PussInBoots2011''
8	* ''Trivia/PussInBootsTheLastWish''
9	* ''Trivia/ShrekFourD''
10	* ''Trivia/ShrekTheHalls''
11	* ''Trivia/ScaredShrekless''
12	* ''Trivia/ShrekTheMusical''
13	[[/index]]
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15	! Franchise-wide
16	* CashCowFranchise: In the top 10 for "Highest grossing movie franchises of all time" list.
17	* ChannelHop: ''WesternAnimation/ScaredShrekless'' originally premiered on Creator/{{NBC}} in 2010, before moving to Creator/{{ABC}} the following year.
18	* CrossDressingVoices:
19	** Gingy is puppeteered and voiced by a woman in each production of ''Shrek the Musical''. Averted in foreign dubs of the film.
20	** Dragon's noises are provided by Creator/FrankWelker.
21	* DevelopmentHell: The fifth movie has gone through a prolonged development cycle [[https://screenrant.com/shrek-5-movie-updates-story-release-date/ which has repeatedly stalled]]. Originally intended for a 2013 release date after ''Shrek the Third'', the latter movie's poor critical reception caused plans for the fifth movie to get cancelled, with ''Shrek Forever After'' becoming the series' GrandFinale as a result. The movie's production since restarted in 2016, but has since been repeatedly delayed with next to no information nor a concrete release date in sight, with rumors waffling on whether it's actually a sequel to ''Forever After'' or an outright ContinuityReboot.
22	* FakeBrit: Canadian actor Creator/MikeMyers voices Shrek, who has a thick Scottish accent, in all the mainline movies.
23	* TheOtherDarrin:
24	** For video games and other non-movie media, each of the main characters has a [[PoorMansSubstitute different actor/actress]]: Creator/MichaelJGough replaces Creator/MikeMyers as Shrek, Creator/MarkMoseley (or Creator/PhilLaMarr in some games) replaces Creator/EddieMurphy as Donkey, Creator/HollyFields replaces Creator/CameronDiaz as Princess Fiona, and Creator/AndreSogliuzzo and later Creator/EricBauza replace Creator/AntonioBanderas as Puss in Boots.
25	** Dean Edwards replaced Creator/EddieMurphy as Donkey in ''Scared Shrekless''. [[TheOriginalDarrin Murphy then replaced Edwards]] for ''Donkey's Caroling Christmas-tacular''. Edwards voiced Donkey again in ''VideoGame/DreamWorksAllStarKartRacing''.
26	** Jason T. Lewis voices Donkey in the ''Shrek''-related [=DreamworksTV=] videos, with Mick Wingert (best known as the substitute voice for Po of ''Franchise/KungFuPanda'' fame) voicing Shrek in a handful of them, as well as the videos' endtag (even in videos where Gough voices Shrek).
27	* ScrewedByTheNetwork: "Scared Shrekless" fell victim to this in 2013, when Creator/{{ABC}} stopped running it in favor of Creator/{{Pixar}}'s ''WesternAnimation/ToyStoryOfTerror'' (of course, it's [[JustifiedTrope justified]] in that Creator/{{Disney}} owns ABC), though they continue to air ''WesternAnimation/ShrekTheHalls'' every year.
28	* TieInCereal:
29	** "[[https://images.freshop.com/00042400237983/13277dafa9a56bf93f2f31198d4c1326_large.png Ogre O's]]" is a ''Franchise/{{Shrek}}'' tie-in cereal that can basically be called a ''Froot Loops'' ripoff.
30	** ''[[https://www.mrbreakfast.com/cereal_detail.asp?id=325 Shrek's Cereal]]'' (''Not Donkey's'') which was released during ''WesternAnimation/Shrek2'''s big promotional takeover throughout 2004.
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32	![[VideoGame/{{Shrek}} The 2001 video game]]
33	* DuelingWorks: With ''VideoGame/OddworldMunchsOddysee''. Both were launch titles for the original Xbox, featured green-skinned protagonists, and used [[{{Gasshole}} flatulence as a game mechanic]].
34	* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
35	** The game was supposed to show off the hardware capabilities of the Xbox, and was actually supposed to be an original IP before being repurposed into a ''Shrek'' game.
36	** A [=PlayStation=] 2 port was planned but was cancelled due to TDK Mediactive being acquired by Take-Two Interactive which led to the company losing the ''Shrek'' license.
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38	!!Other games
39	* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The ''Pocket Shrek'' app was meant to have Fiona as an interactable character alongside Shrek, Donkey and Puss and even got advertised in-game, but she was cancelled when the app went offline and stopped receiving support.

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