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SHREK and PUSS IN BOOTS on the Reboot Train
“Shrek" and “Puss in Boots" are getting rebooted and Chris Meledandri, the man behind “Despicable Me," is overseeing their revival.Universal Pictures has tasked Meledandri with finding some fresh story lines to reintroduce the lovable ogre and the sword-wielding feline to new generations of moviegoers. One thing the animation guru doesn’t want to mess with is with the vocal performances. Part of the popularity of “Shrek" is attributable to a voice cast that included Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy and Antonio Banderas, and in a lengthy profile in Variety, Meledandri says he would like to get the band back together.
If it is going to be with the original voice casts - or at least try to be - does this make them reboot-quels? Legacyquels?
All I know is, that like an ogre, this story has layers.
Tuesday November 6, 2018