Shrek 2

{{Infobox film | image = Shrek 2 poster.jpg | caption = Theatrical release poster | alt = | director = | producer = | screenplay = | story = Andrew Adamson | based_on = | starring = | music = Harry Gregson-Williams | editing = | production_companies = | distributor = DreamWorks Pictures | released = | runtime = 92 minutes<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/shrek-2-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0zndc3odc |title=Shrek 2' (PG) |work=British Board of Film Classification |date=May 26, 2004 |access-date=September 4, 2014 |archive-date=February 7, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150207121752/http://bbfc.co.uk/releases/shrek-2-2004-1 |url-status=live }}</ref> | country = United States | language = English | budget = $150 million | gross = $935.3 million }}Shrek 2 is a 2004 American animated comedy film loosely based on the 1990 children's picture book Shrek! by William Steig. Directed by Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury, and Conrad Vernon (in Vernon's feature directorial debut) from a screenplay by Adamson, Joe Stillman, J. David Stem, and David N. Weiss, it is the sequel to Shrek (2001) and the second installment in the Shrek film series. The film stars Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy and Cameron Diaz, who reprise their respective voice roles of Shrek, Donkey, and Princess Fiona. They are joined by new characters voiced by Antonio Banderas, Julie Andrews, John Cleese, Rupert Everett, and Jennifer Saunders. Shrek 2 takes place following the events of the first film, with Shrek and Donkey meeting Fiona's parents as her zealous Fairy Godmother, who wants Fiona to marry her son Prince Charming, plots to destroy Shrek and Fiona's marriage. Shrek and Donkey team up with a swashbuckling cat named Puss in Boots to foil her plans. Development began in 2001, and following disagreements with producers, the first film's screenwriters Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio were replaced with Adamson. The story was inspired by Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967), and new animation tools were utilized to improve the visual appearance of each character, particularly Puss in Boots. The lead actors also received a significant bump in salary to $10 million, which at the time was among the highest contracts in their respective careers.