
Shrek the Third is a movie directed by Chris Miller and Raman Hui in 2007 and based on the characters from the book Shrek! by William Steig, first published in 1990. The movie features Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Antonio Banderas, Julie Andrews, John Cleese, and others.
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Book by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
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Storyline
Shrek and Princess Fiona are set to succeed the dying King Harold, but Shrek’s attempts to serve as the Regent during the King’s medical leave end in disaster. Immediately losing confidence, Artie tries taking control of the ship to go back to Worcestershire, and following a scuffle with Shrek, the ship crashes on a remote island where they encounter Artie’s retired wizard teacher, Merlin.
Movie vs Book

Year
2007
Minutes
93
Movie Rate
6.10
Source: IMDb
Movie
Shrek the Third
Director: Chris Miller, Raman Hui
Country: USA
Year: 2007
Length: 1h33m
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Year
1990
Pages
32
Book Rate
7.58
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Book
Shrek!
Author: William Steig
Country: USA
First published in: 1990
Length: 32 pages
Genre: Fiction
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