Hide's 100-word story for May 21, 2025

Hide wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on May 21, 2025. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

After purchasing the rights to Steig's book in 1991, Steven Spielberg sought to produce a traditionally-animated film adaptation, but John H. Williams convinced him to bring the project to the newly founded DreamWorks Pictures in 1994. Jeffrey Katzenberg, along with Williams and Aron Warner, began development on Shrek in 1995, following the studio's purchase of the rights from Spielberg. Chris Farley was cast as the voice for Shrek, recording almost all 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 characteristic Scottish accent.

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