In the case of the Shrek franchise, Shrek's Scottish accent was a much-needed addition to the film for character background, historical depth, and individuality.
Shrek's accent was almost... Canadian. Well, it was almost Mike Myers's iconic voice, and he's from Canada. In fact, the film was entirely recorded with Myers' own voice until he suggested a change should be made.
Shrek is a large, green-skinned, physically intimidating ogre with a Scottish accent. In Shrek Forever After, however, it is revealed that he is much smaller than the average ogre.
Chris Farley was cast as the voice for the title character, recording most of the required dialogue, but died in 1997 before his work on the film was finished; Myers was hired to replace him, and gave Shrek his Scottish accent.
Is Shrek Scottish or Irish? The character is portrayed with a Scottish accent in the films and stage musical and has even been portrayed with his own tartan, however the book by William Steig made no indication of any such thing.
Myers took over the role and re-recorded all of Shrek's lines in his native Canadian accent. Myers then changed his mind, realising that if the villain Lord Farquaad was posh and English, then Shrek the hero should be working-class and Scottish. To serve as the antithesis of everything the villain represents.
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With his career's upward momentum continuing, Farley was cast as Shrek. Before his death in December 1997, he had reportedly completed about 85% of his dialogue.
Lord Farquaad first appears in the 2001 animated fantasy film Shrek as the dictatorial ruler of Duloc, which he attempts to rid of fairy-tale creatures. This sets the film's central plot in motion. He is a short man with a medieval pageboy haircut and an arrogant, temperamental, and cold demeanor.
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Myers is of English, Scottish, and Irish ancestry, and was raised Protestant. He attended Sir John A. Macdonald Collegiate Institute but then changed schools and went to Stephen Leacock Collegiate Institute in Scarborough, Ontario.
Myers said he wanted to make a change to make Shrek represent the working people in contrast to royalty, like the film's villain, Lord Farquaad. He said: “I always thought that ogres were working people, growing up as a working person. I tried it as a Canadian, and it just didn't have any oomph.
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He is very opprobrious, despicable and abhorrent, so he loathes creatures of any kind and sought to relocate the fairytale creatures to Shrek's swamp. He attempts to cut a deal with Shrek by promising to remove the fairy tale creatures from his swamp if Shrek could bring Fiona to him, as he wanted to marry her.
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