Mike Myers says the original plan was for Shrek to have a Canadian accent, not Scottish.
Shrek was released in 2001 and became a monster hit for Dreamworks, earning $487 million worldwide from a budget of $60m. It led to three more films in the franchise being produced - Shrek 2, Shrek the Third, and Shrek Forever After.
Myers wasn't actually mean to voice the ogre, to begin with, as Chris Farley recorded most of the dialogue for the film before passing away. The Austin Powers actor was then hired to re-do all of the dialogue in a completely different style, and he has revealed that Shrek was meant to be Canadian initially.
"When I was approached to do Shrek I originally did it as a Canadian and then I re-recorded it as Scottish because that seemed to be the most working class ," he told GQ
"I also love the Scottish people. I have Scottish ancestry. I’m mostly English but Liverpool is the pool of life between Scotland, England, and Ireland."
Will there be a Shrek 5?
In an interview with GQ, Myers addressed the future of the franchise and whether a fifth instalment is in the works, and it seems like he would certainly be happy to return to the voice booth.
"I love playing Shrek," Myers said.
"If I had to do one Shrek a year I’d be thrilled.
"There’s an emotional centre there. You know the old joke: I wouldn’t want to be a member of a club that would have me as a member. I have always felt that way.
"The concept of going from a self-loathing ogre to a self-accepting ogre was meaningful to me."
Five years ago, screenwriter Michael McCullers confirmed that a script had already been completed.
"Shrek Five is being developed," he told the Hollywood reporter in 2017.
"I finished that script, which I really, really, really love.
"It's really personal to me. It's got a pretty big reinvention behind it that I guess I can't reveal."
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