Mike Myers’ 3 phrase response to being requested to play Shrek | Films | Entertainment | EUROtoday

Mike Myers, the star of the Shrek franchise, was first launched to the undertaking in a fairly emotional state at a cinema.

The 61-year-old Hollywood star, who lent his voice to the lovable ogre in 4 movies, quite a few specials and numerous video video games, is about to return for Shrek 5 subsequent December.

However, he wasn’t initially thrilled concerning the prospect of the unique Shrek movie. Known for his roles in Wayne’s World and the Austin Powers trilogy, Myers was approached by Jeffrey Katzenberg concerning the position of Shrek proper after watching the emotionally charged Saving Private Ryan.

The premiere had left him teary-eyed, however that did not deter Katzenberg from pitching his concept.

Myers recalled: “I went to the premiere of ‘Saving Private Ryan,’ and Jeffrey Katzenberg comes up to me afterward in the lobby and brings his daughters, who then do the dance sequence from ‘Austin Powers.'”

“This was after such a heavy movie, and I was in tears because my parents were in World War II. I was shell-shocked and then they’re doing the dance, and I was like, ‘Yeah, that’s great. Read a room!'”

Katzenberg then proposed that Myers think about an animated movie Dreamworks was creating, revealing its title as “Shrek”. Myers’ preliminary response to the title was lower than enthusiastic. He mentioned these three phrases: “Worst f**king title”.

His complete response was: “Well, that’s the worst f**king title I’ve ever head in my life.”

Fans could have initially scoffed on the title of the movie, however they’re now thrilled that Mike Myers stepped into the position supposed for the late Chris Farley.

With Farley’s premature passing earlier than finishing his traces, Myers’ involvement steered the movie in a brand new course. One Reddit person agreed with Myers’ scepticism concerning the movie’s title, stating: “I mean, he’s not wrong.”

Another added: “Between the death of Chris Farley, changing from animation to CGI, and Mike Myers insisting on re-recording his dialogue in a Scottish accent, it’s a miracle it even got released, let alone broke even.

“25 years, 4 sequels, and spin offs later it is the franchise that saved Dreamworks related and the one factor conserving Mike Myers from having to work with anybody in individual.”

The conversation then shifted to Harrison Ford’s initial disinterest in Star Wars, drawing parallels to Myers’ situation.

A commenter shared: “It’s the same story about Harrison Ford, who initially had no real interest in taking part in Han Solo. He was solely invited to assist different actors on the audition. However, he ultimately received the position, which turned some of the well-known of his profession.”

Echoing Myers’ sentiments, another user admitted their own initial reaction to the Shrek title. They said: “I believed it was a nasty title too once I first heard it nevertheless it’s iconic now.”