One day, his life is interrupted after he inadvertently saves a talkative donkey from some soldiers, prompting donkey to forcibly stay with him. As previously announced, zendaya is joining the cast. Shrek is a gigantic, green-skinned, physically intimidating ogre with a scottish accent. In shrek forever after, it is revealed that he is much smaller than the average ogre. A mean lord exiles fairytale creatures to the swamp of a grumpy ogre, who must go on a quest and rescue a princess for the lord in order to get his land back. Shrek is an anti-social ogre who loves the solitude of his swamp and enjoys fending off mobs and intruders. 路 shrek repertoire members mike myers, eddie murphy and cameron diaz are coming back to voice their signature roles of shrek, donkey and fiona. Directed by andrew adamson, vicky jenson. The rise of gru co-director brad ableson. With mike myers, eddie murphy, cameron diaz, john lithgow. Shrek, based on the book by william steig, launched as a film franchise with the oscar. 路 shrek vets walt dohrn and conrad vernon direct, along with minions: