The tank is turning up this week to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of Shrek, one of the most beloved and important animated films of all time. We all share our own stories about how experiencing Quibi founder Jeffrey Katzenberg’s uncompromising vision for the first time on May 18, 2001 changed us forever and made us believers, along with the rest of our generation and animated cinema itself. A course is charted through the four Shrek films that would see theatrical release and we reveal many Shrek secrets along the way, culminating in the reveal that we recently received an official copy of the unproduced script for Shrek 5 (or 5hrek 5 per the script’s authorless title page), and recap it for you, our loyal listeners! It’s a huge boon to all of us ogre-achievers who are still out there and a distinct honor to share this Shrek-citing piece of unmade movie magic with our entire 7lb army in honor of the big green guy’s big green birthday. Yes, it’s hard to believe that 20 years have passed since Shrek first graced the silver screen, but this episode proves beyond a shadow of a doubt all that still glitters is still gold, and it only took a film like Shrek to break the mold.
