One of Animation's Biggest Mysteries Solved - Chris Farley's Shrek Voice

[Blankments]

I thought this was lost to the ravages of time, but it was finally found. Chris Farley was supposed to play Shrek originally and recorded 90% of the dialogue. Then he unfortunately passed away and th entire film was reworked in his absence. All the dialogue was thought to be locked away... until today.

 

 

It's a fascinating piece of animation history I think.

[Fancyarcher]

It's an amazing discovery, for sure. I'd loved to see all of Farley's dialogue, but that will do, for now. I actually think Farley would have been great, even if Myers did own the role.

[TServo2049]

Interesting!

I wonder if Myers' non-Scottish voice will ever surface as well...

[Alpha]

I'm glad they went with Myers. Here Farley sounds out of character.

[TServo2049]

From what I understand, the film was somewhat rewritten after Farley died? This scene indicates the character was going to be somewhat different than the Myers version. (This scene isn't an exact 1:1 match with any of the scenes in the final movie, right?)

But yeah, Myers' Scottish voice IS Shrek. Even if I don't care much for the movies these days, that voice is iconic.

Edited August 6, 2015 by TServo2049