: Mike Myers originally recorded the entire film in his natural voice. After seeing a rough cut, he decided Shrek needed a Scottish accent to contrast with the "Lord's English" of Duloc. This late-stage change reportedly cost the studio roughly $4 million to re-animate the lip-syncing.
: Before Myers took the role, Chris Farley was cast as Shrek and had recorded nearly 90% of his lines before his passing in 1997. His version of Shrek was intended to be a much younger, "innocent bumbling ogre". Shrek(2001)
: To achieve high levels of realism (before scaling it back for a "storybook" look), characters like Princess Fiona were built with multiple layers, including a digital dermis, epidermis, and base layers inspired by oil painting techniques. Production & Cast Features : Mike Myers originally recorded the entire film
: Shrek made history as the first-ever winner of the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in 2002. Home Media Bonus Features : Before Myers took the role, Chris Farley