USA Today have the first images from the fourth, and apparently, final big screen Shrek movie, Shrek Forever After. To be honest, they're not all that scintillating. Of greater interest though, are the newspaper's quotes from director Mike Mitchell on new plot points and characters.
The basic story has not changed - Shrek (Mike Myers) has lost his moj- sorry, roar, and finds himself in the company of slippery deal-maker, Rumplestiltskin (Walt Dohrn - not, you'll note, Paul McCartney; don't believe everything you read on IMDb). The grumpy green one is conned into a deal where by finding out what would happened if he never existed, he finds himself in a skewed, It's A Wonderful Life-gone wrong parallel universe where Donkey (Eddie Murphy) pulls a cart, Puss In Boots (Antonio Banderas) is fat and lazy, Rumplestiltskin is king, and, as promised - no-one knows who Shrek is.
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True to form for the film series, all voices will be returning for this last hurrah, as well as a slew of newcomers, including Mad Men's John Hamm as an altogether too-handsome, restance-leading ogre (doubtless in competition for the affections of now-no-longer-Mrs. Shrek, Fiona), plus Kathy Griffin and Daily Show/Flight Of The Conchords alumnus Kristen Schaal as a pair of ogre-hunting witches.
It's a brave decision to announce the winding up of this highly profitable series. The question is: will Dreamworks be able to resist any further trips to the Far, Far Away well...?