There are many theories about what Shrek 5 will be about, and one suggests a great way to solve a major mystery about the ogres while continuing a key franchise trend. The world of animation has seen the rise of studios that have become strong competition for Disney and Pixar, and at the top is DreamWorks. The project that boosted the studio and established it as a competitor to Pixar is Shrek, released in 2000. Loosely based on the 1990 children’s picture book of the same name by William Steig, Shrek gave an unexpected but refreshing twist to fairy tales.

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