Stories from the set

Fiona, Shrek and Donkey took several days to reach the Far Far Away kingdom. But Pinocchio, the Gingerbread Man and the Three Little Pigs covered the same distance in a few hours when they came to rescue Shrek from captivity.

The character of the fairy godmother, Dame Fortune, was created for the first part of «Shrek», but the creators of the cartoon decided to abandon her, yet it was decided to still add this heroine to the second part.

The Gray Wolf in the cartoon first appears before viewers with the magazine "The New Porker", on the cover of which is depicted an elegant piglet with a monocle. This is a parody of the recently appeared humorous magazine "The New Yorker".

In the actions of Puss in Boots, many viewers saw a hidden parody of the cult cat Garfield, who often repeated the phrase: "I hate Mondays".

Above Princess Fiona's bed, an attentive viewer can see a poster of «Sir Justin». This circumstance emphasizes the fact that during the making of the film, the engagement of pop star Justin Timberlake and actress Cameron Diaz, who voices Princess Fiona in the cartoon, took place.

The giant gingerbread man at the fairy-tale castle reminds viewers of the famous Marshmallow Man from «Ghostbusters».

For the first time, Larry King voiced a character rather than an animated version of himself, which he had often done in several episodes of the animated series «The Simpsons».

Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio, who wrote the screenplay for the first part, left the project due to creative differences with the producers. They proposed making the animated film a traditional fairy tale and did not accept the producers' desire to take the narrative in a completely different direction.

«Shrek 2» became the first animated sequel film to be nominated for an «Oscar» in the «Best Animated Feature» category.

In the scene where Shrek and Fiona argue, you can spot a poster for Stonehenge.