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Shrek was turning into a cultural behemoth and the executives at DreamWorks weren’t about to let this cash cow go. An uglier, crasser, and ruder face than Mickey Mouse will ever be, but he's nonetheless a franchise figurehead. Ranked Number eight on American movie institutes to ten best American animated films of all time. In 2000, IMAX released CyberWorld onto its branded large-screen theaters.
In early development, the Art Directors visited Hearst Castle, Stratford upon Avon, and Dordogne for inspiration. Art Director Douglas Rogers visited a magnolia plantation in Charleston, South Carolina for inspiration for Shrek's swamp. Planned characters not used in the film include Goldilocks and Sleeping Beauty.
In the primary film, Shrek is shown as a recluse who lives a reasonably carefree life in his swamp. This all involves a finish as Lord Farquaad evicts the fairytale creatures from their properties, causing them to move to Shrek's swamp. This campaign against fairy tale creatures causes Donkey, a talking miniature donkey, to actually run into Shrek.