Is it ever too early to reboot a franchise?
Apparently not!
The past generation grew up with the Scottish ogre Shrek, and Universal Pictures would now like to reintroduce the large, green, somewhat uncouth character and his companions – Princess Fiona, Donkey, and Puss in Boots – to a new audience.
The production company has hired producer of Despicable Me, Chris Meledandri, to oversee the project, and it sounds as though he wants to get the original cast of Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy, and Antonio Banderas back together.
“When you look back on those vocal performances, they’re awesome, and while you certainly could make a case for a complete reinvention, I find myself responding to my own nostalgic feelings of wanting to go back to those characterizations,” Meledandri told Variety. “The challenge for us has been to find something that really does feel like it’s not simply yet another film in a series of sequels.”
We’re positively green with curiosity!
