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Synopsis
| "Shrek 2" sends Shrek, Donkey and Princess
Fiona on a whirlwind of new adventures with more
fairy-tale favorites to lampoon along the way.
Shrek and Princess Fiona return from their
honeymoon to find an invitation to visit Fiona's
parents, the King and Queen of the Kingdom of Far,
Far Away. With Donkey along for the ride, the
newlyweds set off. Little did Shrek and Fiona know
that their marriage had foiled all of her father's
plans for her future...and his own. Now the King
must enlist the help of a powerful Fairy
Godmother, the handsome Prince Charming and that
famed ogre killer Puss In Boots to put right his
version of "happily ever
after." | |
Extracts of
Dialogues
Puss: On my honor, I am obliged to accompany
you until I have saved your life as you have
spared me mine.
Donkey: I'm sorry, the
position of annoying talking animals has already
been taken. Let's go Shrek. Shrek?
Shrek!
Shrek: Aww, c'mon Donkey look at
him, in his wee little boots...You know, how many
cats can wear boots? Honestly? Let's keep
him!
Donkey: Say what?
Now both
Shrek & Puss In Boots give Donkey the soulful
eyes routine. Donkey, exasperated and knowing
there's no hope of winning, doesn't even try to
put up an argument.
Donkey:
Aauughh!!! | |
Flashback to Saturday, May 15 -
16/05/2004
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Monsters
and zombies were released on Cannes today. All the
voices behind Shrek 2 made the trip to the
Croisette for the in-competition screening of the
animated feature. Among the stars who attended the
premiere were Mike Myers (Shrek), Cameron Diaz (Princess
Fiona), Eddie Murphy (Donkey), Julie Andrews (Queen
Lillian), Antonio Banderas (Puss in Boots), Jennifer
Saunders (The Fairy Godmother) and Rupert Everett
(Prince Charming).
At midnight it was the turn of
the zombies to attack the Palais des Festivals when
Dawn of the Dead arrived. Directed by Zack Snyder
the film marks the Festival's recognition of the horror
genre.
The 57th Festival also welcomed South Korean
director Park Chan-wook for the first time with his
Old Boy, the second volume in a trilogy on
revenge. Also screened today was Epreuves
d'Artistes (Words in Progress), Gilles
Jacob's documentary paying homage to 30 filmmakers from
around the world who have marked the history of the
Festival.
As for Un Certain Regard, Laure Duthilleul
was in town with her film À ce soir
(Nelly), a first feature dealing with grief and
starring Sophie Marceau. Activist filmmaker Ousmane
Sembène presented his Moolaadé, a cry against the
practice of female circumcision in Senegal. Meanwhile,
Cinéastes à tout prix (Born to Film) from Belgian
director Frédéric Sojcher inaugurated a new section
dedicated to documentaries about
cinema. |
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The
whole Shrek 2 crew turned out this evening for
the traditional walk up the red carpet at the Cannes
Festival. Showing in competition, the animated
DreamWorks release brought Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy,
Cameron Diaz, Julie Andrews, Antonio Banderas, Rupert
Everett and Jennifer Saunders to the Croisette. Alain
Chabat, who voices the voice of the ogre Shrek in the
French version, joined the rest of cast on the steps of
the Palais des Festivals. |
Competition: "Shrek 2" by Andrew
Adamson, Kelly Asbury and Conrad Vernon -
15/05/2004
Three
years after his first visit to Cannes, the green ogre
Shrek is back. Co-directed by Andrew Adamson, Kelly
Asbury and Conrad Vernon, DreamWorks' Shrek 2 is
one of two animated features in this year's competition
(the other is Mamoru Oshii's Innocence). Mike
Meyers, Eddie Murphy and Cameron Diaz, the voice talents
from the first film, are back and are this time joined
by Rupert Everett, Antonio Banderas and Julie
Andrews.
Shrek 2 is great fun for kids big and
small, with the same perfectly mastered animation as the
original. The new characters are charming – from the
parents of Princess Fiona, Prince Charming to the
intrepid Puss in Boots – and reinforce the first film's
successful mix of cheek, comedy and
parody. |
Press Conference: "Shrek 2" -
15/05/2004
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The
crew of Shrek 2 came out in numbers for the
film's presentation in competition at the Festival:
director Andrew Adamson, producer Jeffrey Katzenberg,
voice talents Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy,
Antonio Banderas, Jennifer Saunders, Rupert Everett,
Julie Andrews and for the voice of Shrek in the French
version, Alain Chabat.
Talking about their voice
recording experiences:
Mike Myers: "I'm used to
spending a lot of time putting on costumes for my
characters. The nicest thing for Shrek was that I didn't
even have to take a shower.”
Cameron Diaz: "We
have a lot more freedom to make faces that will never be
seen. I do the bulk of the work with
Andrew."
Eddie Murphy: "There is a video
camera that records everything we do, it's very
particular. As we can watch our characters on screen
while animating their voice, quite often the animators
take the same gestures as their characters. And that's
what I do for the donkey. "
Jeffrey Katzenberg on
animated film production: "Being invited to Cannes is
in itself a win. [...] DreamWorks is stepping up its
commitment to animation with two animated features a
year."
Antonio Banderas on Puss in Boots:
"Puss in Boots is based on the original story for
children but in the movie is quite different. The
character has a lot to do with other roles I have played
like in 13th Warrior, Zorro, and
Desperado."
The film team all had an
answer which was their favourite animated film:
Jennifer Saunders: "Peter Pan"; Mike Myers:
"Felix the Cat"; Jeffrey Katzenberg:
"Pinocchio"; Eddie Murphy: "Bugs Bunny";
Cameron Diaz: "The Hobbit"; Rupert Everett:
"Jungle Book"; Julie Andrews: "Bambi"; and
Alain Chabat: "101
Dalmatians" |
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VERNON | |
Kelly
ASBURY | |
Andrew
ADAMSON | |
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