Mike Myers Heard Shrek Pitch at Saving Private Ryan Premiere

Mike Myers He recently shared how he got on the field for the first time a partner At the premiere of Saving Private Ryan.

What was said to Mike Myers during the Shrek show?

In a retrospective interview with Vulture, Myers spoke about the notable figures in his career. One such character is Shrek, the foul-mouthed green ghoul who first appeared in the 2001 film Shrek. The first time Myers heard of Shrek came at a critical time during a screening of a popular World War II film.

“I went to the premiere of Saving Private Ryan, and Jeffrey Katzenberg came up to me afterwards in the lobby and brought his daughters, who then did the dance sequence from Austin Powers,” Myers said. “It was after this heavy movie, and I was in tears because my parents were in World War II, and I was in shock, and then they did a dance, and I said, ‘Yes, that’s great.’ (Read Room.)'”

Katzenberg then moved on to promoting Shrek, which received a hilarious response from Myers.

“Then he says, ‘Mike, can you do an animated movie?’ And I say, ‘Sure.’ And he says, ‘Well, we have an animated movie. It’s called Shrek.'” “Well, that’s the worst title I’ve ever heard,” Myers added. The sound you make after drinking too many Molson’s is Canadian. ‘Yes! a partner!’ He said: Go down and see him. So I watched it and I liked that it turned fairy tales upside down. I thought that was really, really clever.

Myers’ decision to voice Shrek has paid off, producing some of the biggest hits of his career. Shrek was released in 2001, grossed more than $492 million, and won the first Oscar for Best Animated Feature. With global grosses of over $4 billion between four films and two spin-offs, Shrek is the second highest-grossing animated series of all time, behind Despicable Me.

Myers will reprise the voice of his hilarious ghoul in Shrek 5, in theaters on July 1, 2026.

(source: eagle)