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In the Shrek video game for Xbox, Shrek's Swamp is the only stage to originate from the film itself. DreamWorks Animation (February 24, 2014). "Merlin Entertainments and Dreamworks Animation Go 'Ogre' the Top with All New Immersive Entertainment Experience Shrek's Far Far Away Adventure" (Press release). PR Newswire. Archived from the original on February 28, 2014 . Retrieved February 24, 2014.

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Masters, Kim (July 20, 2016). "Jeffrey Katzenberg Plots Next Act as Universal Faces DreamWorks Questions". Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018 . Retrieved July 21, 2016. Far Far Away Idol is an interactive five-minute short (but with multiple endings), released on November 5, 2004 as an extra on the Shrek 2 DVD and VHS. It is based on American Idol and guest stars Simon Cowell. Taking place right after Shrek 2 ends, the film's supporting characters hold a singing competition, with Shrek, Fiona, and Simon Cowell as the judges. Sims, David (May 19, 2014). "Why Is the Internet So Obsessed With Shrek?". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on December 30, 2017 . Retrieved February 20, 2018. The 95th Academy Awards (2023) Nominees and Winners". The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. January 24, 2023. Archived from the original on January 24, 2023 . Retrieved January 25, 2023.

An underground fandom of the Shrek film series emerged on the Internet. With the fanbase described by some as having an ironic liking towards the series, there have been several sexually explicit memes based on the titular character. The most notable example is a 2013 metameme based on a fanmade video called "Shrek is love, Shrek is life". Fans of Shrek are known as "Brogres", a take on the name " Bronies", the fans of the show My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic outside of the shows intended audience. [96] [97] A "Shrek Filmmaker" movement of Source Filmmaker animators making videos based on the Internet's obsession towards the character has also occurred. [98] [99] Wloszczyna, Susan (November 26, 2009). "First look: 'Shrek Forever After': Fourth, final film is first in 3-D". USA Today. Archived from the original on February 4, 2012 . Retrieved February 23, 2012. Shrek Movies: NBCUniversal Is Planning More Sequels". June 15, 2016. Archived from the original on November 6, 2020 . Retrieved April 16, 2020.A television series, starring Puss from the Shrek franchise, debuted on Netflix on January 16, 2015. [46] [47] Production Shrek 2 (2004)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on August 8, 2019 . Retrieved April 16, 2020. Shrek 4-D is also known as Shrek 3-D on the DVD release, and The Ghost of Lord Farquaad on the Netflix release. Shrek is an American media franchise made by DreamWorks Animation, loosely based on William Steig's 1990 picture book Shrek!. The series primarily focuses on Shrek, a bad-tempered but good-hearted ogre, who begrudgingly accepts a quest to rescue a princess, resulting in him finding friends and going on many subsequent adventures in a fairy tale world. It includes four computer-animated films: Shrek (2001), Shrek 2 (2004), Shrek the Third (2007), and Shrek Forever After (2010). A short 4-D film, Shrek 4-D, which originally was a theme park ride, was released in 2003. Two television specials, the Christmas television special Shrek the Halls (2007) and the Halloween television special Scared Shrekless (2010), have also been produced. Two spin-off films were made centered around the character Puss in Boots: 2011's Puss in Boots and its sequel, 2022's The Last Wish. Additionally, a stage musical adaptation was made and premiered at Broadway for more than a year (2008–2010).

Wattercutter, Angela (June 9, 2011). "My Little Pony Corrals Unlikely Fanboys Known as 'Bronies' ". Wired. Archived from the original on March 22, 2014 . Retrieved February 23, 2018. Shrek Movies at the Box Office". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on March 10, 2012 . Retrieved April 7, 2012. Shrek's Yule Log is a 30-minute short released on December 7, 2010, featured on both the Donkey's Christmas Shrektacular DVD and the Shrek Forever After Blu-ray. [33] Lang, Brent; Shanfeld, Ethan (April 4, 2023). " 'Shrek 5' With Original Cast, Donkey Spinoff With Eddie Murphy, 'Sing 3' and More Teased by Illumination's Chris Meledandri (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on April 4, 2023 . Retrieved April 4, 2023.Meslow, Scott (May 21, 2015). "How Shrek went from the world's biggest animated franchise to the internet's creepiest meme". The Week. Archived from the original on June 12, 2019 . Retrieved December 25, 2018.