SHREK FOREVER AFTER Gets First Shot/Synopsis

SHREK FOREVER AFTER just seems like an act in overkill.   Many (those who actually appreciated the humor found in the first, two films, anyway) believed the franchise fell off a cliff with SHREK THE THIRD.   We’ll see if this fourth film can redeem the series.   We’ll leave the judgment up to you based on this synopsis:

After fathering triplets, Shrek feels a bit over-domesticated.   He strikes a deal with Rumpelstiltskin to get his ogre mojo back.   Something goes horribly wrong, and Shrek must experience what life in Far Far Away would have been like had he never existed.

This synopsis and the first, official shot of the film you see above come to us courtesy of USA Today.   Okay, the idea of bringing the “mojo” concept in from the AUSTIN POWERS films is a bit intriguing.   Head of creative production at DreamWorks, Bill Damaschke and director Mike Mitchell are making the claim that this will be the final film in the series, but we’ll see how that goes after it makes about $300 million domestic.

Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, and Antonio Banderas all reprise their roles.   SHREK FOREVER AFTER’s head of story, Walt Dohrn, is providing the voice for Rumpelstiltskin.   Also coming on board are Kathy Griffin and Kristin Schaal as ogre-hunting witches, and Jon Hamm as the ogre leader of an underground resistance group.

SHREK FOREVER AFTER is set to hit theaters in 3-D (didn’t see that one coming, did you?) on May 21st, 2010.   Look for the film’s first trailer to hit in front of copies of AVATAR on December 18th.