Shrek was Inspired By Chris Farley and David Spade

Though it may be (mostly) common knowledge that Chris Farley was originally cast as the voice of Shrek, Tommy Boy director Peter Segal recently spoke to Uproxx about how the DreamWorks Animation blockbuster, which spawned three hit sequels, was explicitly based on Farley's chemistry with best friend and Tommy Boy co-star David Spade. "After Tommy Boy, we got a lot of offers to do things together," Segal said, "and I of course was dying to find another project for us. Because, again, I took the leap of faith with him after working on two different television projects with him before Tommy Boy. And then, I did offer him a couple of things. He, by the way, almost did Shrek." Farley actually recorded some dialogue for Shrek prior to his death in 1997. He was, of course, replaced by fellow SNL alum Mike Myers, and the rest is Scottish-accented history. Segal added "Terry Rossio and Ted Elliot, who wrote Shrek, I met with them years after Shrek came out and they said, ‘You know who we patterned the donkey and the ogre off of? As far as their relationship? That was Spade and Farley in Tommy Boy. That’s why we wanted Farley." [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/03/27/the-best-games-to-play-when-stuck-at-home"] Given that Shrek was such a massive money-maker, and that Myers and Eddie Murphy's voices are etched in history as Shrek and Donkey, it's hard to imagine a Farley-style Shrek with a Spade-type Donkey. But it works if you consider the two of them swapping the role of "hyperactive character who annoys the glum character." In other movie news, check out all the best comedies on Netflix right now, the news about Ryan Reynolds being in talks to star a Dragon's Lair movie, and a helpful PSA from the stars of Steven Soderbergh's Contagion. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=new-movies-coming-to-vod-early&captions=true"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/MattBFowler.

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