On May 28, 2024, a Facebook user claimed the movie character Shrek was inspired by the appearance of a 20th century Russian-French wrestler named Maurice Tillet. The Facebook user wrote: "The creator ...

The first run of "Shrek" films came to an end around 15 years ago, but it received a couple spin-offs after, so you might be ...

It's hard to believe that it's been 26 years since the first Shrek movie hit theaters back in 2001. The age of Shrek gets even weirder when you consider that the now-vintage Dreamworks movie was based ...

If we're generous, we must allow for multiple Shreks. In order of popularity, there is the Shrek of the movies ("Shrek the Third" opens Friday). Then there is the original "Shrek!" the children's book ...

HE loved nature, art, animals, psychotherapy . . . and the occasional monster. He was William Steig – the New Yorker cartoonist and kids’ book illustrator who would have turned 100 this month. Join ...

William Steig, who over seven decades created many of New Yorker magazine’s best covers and cartoons and also wrote some of the most beloved of children’s books, including “Shrek” and the ...

A gleeful piece of wisenheimer computer animation, “Shrek” doesn’t have much patience for traditional once-upon-a-time fairy tales: The only time one appears, its pages end up as reading material and ...

BOSTON - William Steig, a prolific illustrator for The New Yorker known as the “King of Cartoons” for his award-winning, best-selling children’s books including Shrek, has died. He was 95. Mr. Steig ...