Mike Myers Corrects Reports On Shrek Scottish Accent Re-Recording Cost
Mike Myers corrects reports regarding the cost of re-recording Shrek's Scottish accent for the film. Released in 2001, Shrek has since become one of the most beloved and well-known animated movies of all time. The film tells the story of an ogre named Shrek, voiced by Myers, who sets out on an epic adventure with Donkey (Eddie Murphy) to rescue Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz) after a host of fairy tale characters disrupt the peaceful swamp he calls home.
While Shrek features standout voice performances from its entire cast, it's Myers' role as the titular ogre that really sets the film apart. Shrek almost sounded very different, however, as it was widely reported around the film's release that after recording all of his lines with a Canadian accent, Myers pushed to re-record everything with a Scottish accent instead. Myers reportedly wanted the change to make Shrek feel more working-class and to stand in opposition to John Lithgow's posh British villain, Lord Farquaad. Various publications, at the time, estimated that the cost to re-record and reanimate was around $4 or $5 million.
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In a new career retrospective video with Vanity Fair, after explaining his reasoning for wanting Shrek to sound more working-class with a Scottish accent, Myers reveals that the amount of money it cost to re-record and reanimate was less than was reported. Myers says that the studio spent "some money" to re-record the lines but stresses that he redid his lines for free because he just wanted the movie to be good. Check out Myers' full comment below:
«I always thought that ogres were working people, growing up as a working person, so I tried it as a Canadian. And it
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