Were there any fairy tale characters that were planned to be inclued in the first Shrek film , but did n't make the cut ?
Shrek is a 2001 American computer - animated fantasy - comedy film produced by PDI / DreamWorks , released by DreamWorks Pictures , directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson , featuring the voices of Mike Myers , Eddie Murphy , Cameron Diaz , and John Lithgow .