The film was theatrically released by DreamWorks Pictures in the United States on May 18, 2001, and grossed over $492 million worldwide, becoming the fourth highest-grossing film of 2001.
DreamWorks Animation LLC (DWA, also known as DreamWorks Animation Studios or simply DreamWorks) is an American animation studio, owned by Comcast's NBCUniversal as part of Universal Pictures, a division of Universal Studios.
But the movie goes beyond just mocking Disney's films; it mocks Disney itself, from a kingdom clearly designed after a Disney theme park, to the lead villain, the short, angry, and very stupid Lord Farquaad (and the second you start reading, and hearing, that name as "Fuckwad" you begin to really see the hate boner ...
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Because it isn't Disney. Nor is a Disney affiliate like Touchstone, or a bought property like Fox which opened Fox animation, Blue Sky, and chunk of Don Bluth. It's a Dreamworks movie. Which has distribution deals through Universal.
Midjourney's A.I. -generated images of Shrek, Darth Vader, Minions, and Spider-Man. The images were included in a lawsuit by Disney and Universal against Midjourney.
The first five films were produced by Blue Sky Studios, 20th Century Animation, and distributed by its then parent company 20th Century Studios, which is a subsidiary of Disney.
Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, and Cameron Diaz will reprise their respective voice roles as the title character, Donkey, and Princess Fiona from the previous films, with Zendaya joining the cast.
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Katzenberg left his position as CEO of DWA and was named chairman of DreamWorks New Media (DWN), consisting of DWA's interests in AwesomenessTV and Nova.
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It has been suggested that Lord Farquaad himself is an unflattering parody of then-Disney CEO Michael Eisner, whom producer Katzenberg, a former Disney employee, reportedly dislikes.
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Why It Was Cancelled. Reasons are unknown, but possibly because DreamWorks felt like Shrek Forever After would be a better-suited sendoff for the franchise.
Disagreements between Steve Jobs and Disney chairman and CEO Michael Eisner caused the negotiations to cease in 2004, with Disney forming Circle Seven Animation and Jobs declaring that Pixar was actively seeking partners other than Disney.
The Walt Disney Company acquired Marvel Studios' parent company, Marvel Entertainment, in 2009. Marvel Studios was transferred in 2015 to the Walt Disney Studios, which has been a part of the Disney Entertainment division since 2023.
Katzenberg wanted what he believed he had earned: $250 million in royalties from the blockbusters he helped create. But Disney CEO Michael Eisner refused. He feared it would set a dangerous precedent. So, in 1994, Katzenberg was forced out.
Coincidentally, both film sagas began in 2001. Lord Farquaad is said to be based from former Walt Disney Company CEO Michael Eisner, who feuded with Jeffrey Katzenberg before he left the company.
