Shrek was actually a revenge movie

Shrek broke all the stereotypes of animated films. But in this video we'll dive into the unbelievable revenge story that happened behind the scenes, during the creation of history's most iconic green ogre. But the first act of antiheroism, showing that one could move on from adverse circumstances, happened in real life during the production of this film and had producer Jeffrey Katzenberg as the protagonist. Get ready, because Shrek isn't only an incredible movie. It also hides one of the craziest revenge stories that ever took place in Hollywood behind the scenes. 00:00 - Intro 00:47 - Jeffrey Katzenberg and Michael Eisner 01:35 - The Walt Disney Company 03:00 - DreamWorks 03:33 - Prince of Egypt & Antz 04:20 - The origin of the name 05:20 - Andrew Adamson and Kelly Asbury 06:00 - Several changes 06:50 - The script 07:15 - Chris Farley and Mike Myers 08:00 - Janeane Garofalo and Cameron Díaz 08:10 - Eddie Murphy 08: 15 - Alan Rickman and John Lithgow 08:48 - Their biggest challenge 10:36 - Soundtrack 11:03 - Legal problems 11:31 - Release 11:50 - Conclusion Shrek is a 2001 American computer-animated fantasy comedy film loosely based on the 1990 children's picture book of the same name by William Steig. Directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson (in their feature directorial debuts) and written by Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Joe Stillman, and Roger S. H. Schulman, it is the first installment in the Shrek film series. The film stars Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, and John Lithgow. In the film, an embittered ogre named Shrek (Myers) finds his home in the swamp overrun by fairy tale creatures banished by the obsessive ruler Lord Farquaad (Lithgow). With the help of Donkey (Murphy), Shrek makes a pact with Farquaad to rescue Princess Fiona (Diaz) in exchange for regaining control of his swamp.