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'Shrek Forever After' to open Tribeca Film Festival
by Ishita Sood - March 2, 2010 - comments
Shrek, played by Mike Myers, loves his wife Princess Fiona, played by Cameron Diaz. Apart from the couple, other characters of the movie are Eddie Murphy as the Donkey and Antonio Banderas as Puss in Boots.
The fourth installment of DreamWorks Animations’ Shrek series, ‘Shrek Forever After,’ will open the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival on April 21. The festival is one of the most famous film festivals of U.S.
Co-founded by actor Robert de Niro, Jane Rosenthal, and Craig Hatkoff, the event invigorates the Tribeca neighborhood.
It screens over 1,100 films from over 80 countries.
“We have always sought to open our Festival with films that are captivating and strike an emotional chord with movie-goers,” said Rosenthal in a statement.
The festival will run till May 2, while ‘Shrek Forever After’ is to release on May 21.
’Shrek Forever After’ in 3-D
After the screening of ‘Avatar’ in 3-D, the 3-D market has seen an upsurge. Movies like ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,’ ‘Clash of the Titans,’ etc. are expected to follow suit.
For the first time a Shrek movie will also be shown in an innovative 3D form. Director of ‘Shrek Forever After’ Mike Mitchell talked of the new 3-D technology.
“I am excited to share these with audiences when we bring Far Far Away into the third dimension for the very first time,” he said.
DreamWorks Chief Executive Jeffrey Katzenberg said the company will release ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ on March 26, which is expected to give strong competition to 3-D movies like ‘Alice in Wonderland.’ The Tim Burton movie is also set for a March release.
Story of Shrek-the Ogre
The Shrek series is about a happy-go-lucky Scottish ogre called ‘Shrek’ who has rescued a beautiful princess and saved her family’s kingdom. Shrek, played by Mike Myers, loves his wife Princess Fiona, played by Cameron Diaz.
Other than the couple, other characters of the movie are Eddie Murphy as the Donkey and Antonio Banderas as Puss in Boots.
Critically acclaimed worldwide as an adult animated film, Shrek is also known for its remarkable soundtracks.
In 2008, American Film Institute revealed its ‘Ten top Ten’ films which Shrek was a part of. It earned the eighth best film spot in the animated genre.
Shrek is also part of the 100 funniest movies by Bravo.
In 2001, Shrek won the first ever Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. The series will release a short film called ‘Scared Shrekless’ this year, along with ‘Puss in Boots: The Story of an Ogre Killer’ in 2011.