Princesses Join Shrek 3

July 13, 2006 by Liam
Filed under: Movie News

Princesses Join Shrek 3 Amy Sedaris, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph and Cheri Oteri have joined the voice cast of Shrek the Third for DreamWorks Animation.

The newest cast members will play an elite ninja-like strike force of fairy tale princesses organized by Princess Fiona to fend off a coup d’etat by Prince Charming in the land of Far, Far Away. They include Sedaris as Cinderella, Poehler as Snow White, Rudolph as Rapunzel and Oteri as Sleeping Beauty.

The newest film in the series finds Shrek (Mike Myers) married to Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz). However, becoming the next King and Queen of Far, Far Away wasn’t part of his plan. When his father-in-law, King Harold (John Cleese), falls ill, it is up to Shrek to find a suitable heir or he will be forced to give up his beloved swamp for the throne. Recruiting Donkey (Eddie Murphy) and Puss (Antonio Banderas) for a new quest, Shrek sets out to bring back the rightful heir to the throne, Fiona’s rebellious cousin Artie (Justin Timberlake). Back in Far, Far Away, Fiona’s jilted Prince Charming (Rupert Everett) storms the city with an army of fairy tale villains to seize the throne. But they have a surprise in store because Fiona, together with her mother, Queen Lillian (Julie Andrews), has drafted her fellow fairy tale heroines to defend their “happily ever afters”. As Shrek, Donkey and Puss work on changing Artie from a royal pain into a future king, Fiona and her band of princesses must stop Prince Charming to ensure that there will be a kingdom left to rule. Also starring are Ian McShane as Captain Hook, John Krasinski as Sir Lancelot and Eric Idle as Merlin the magician.

Shrek the Third will be distributed by Paramount Pictures and is set for release May 18, 2007.