A “Shrek Filmmaker” movement in which [[Source Filmmaker]] animators made videos based on the Internet’s obsession with ”Shrek” was described by a ”[[PC Magazine]]” journalist as “One of the craziest and funniest underground Source Filmmaker movements”. The videos involve the character placed in “glitchy worlds of horrifying imagery and [[All Star (song)|Smash Mouth]] references.” These videos have included [[parodies]] such as “[[Wreck-It Ralph|Shrek It Ralph]]” and “[[Wrecking Ball (Miley Cyrus song)|Shreking Ball]]”, as well as a [[Crossover (fiction)|crossover]] with [[R. L. Stine]]’s ”[[Goosebumps (original series)|Goosebumps]]” series, “Shrek Gets Spooked”, which had close to two million views by October 2015.{{cite web|last=Minor|first=Jordan|date=October 5, 2015|url=https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2492368,00.asp|title=Valve’s Movie Brats: Inside the Source Filmmaker Community|work=[[PC Magazine]]|access-date=January 27, 2016}}
A “Shrek Filmmaker” movement in which [[Source Filmmaker]] animators made videos based on the Internet’s obsession with ”Shrek” was described by a ”[[PC Magazine]]” journalist as “One of the craziest and funniest underground Source Filmmaker movements”. The videos involve the character placed in “glitchy worlds of horrifying imagery and [[All Star (song)|Smash Mouth]] references.” These videos have included [[parodies]] such as “[[Wreck-It Ralph|Shrek It Ralph]]” and “[[Wrecking Ball (Miley Cyrus song)|Shreking Ball]]”, as well as a [[Crossover (fiction)|crossover]] with [[R. L. Stine]]’s ”[[Goosebumps (original series)|Goosebumps]]” series, “Shrek Gets Spooked”, which had close to two million views by October 2015.{{cite web|last=Minor|first=Jordan|date=October 5, 2015|url=https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2492368,00.asp|title=Valve’s Movie Brats: Inside the Source Filmmaker Community|work=[[PC Magazine]]|access-date=January 27, 2016}}
In November 2018, comedy group 3GI, organizer of Shrekfest, a Shrek-themed festival in [[Milwaukee]] that started in 2014, released a [[reanimated collab]] of the film ”Shrek”, made by a crew of over 200 artists, titled ”[[Shrek Retold]]”.{{cite web |last1=Neilan |first1=Dan |title=Shrek is getting the deranged, scene-by-scene remake it deserves |url=https://www.avclub.com/skrek-is-getting-the-deranged-scene-by-scene-remake-it-1830539247 |website=[[The A.V. Club]] |date=November 19, 2018 |access-date=December 1, 2018 |ref=November 19, 2018 |archive-date=December 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181202070746/https://news.avclub.com/skrek-is-getting-the-deranged-scene-by-scene-remake-it-1830539247 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Kooser |first1=Amanda |title=200 people remade Shrek and now it’s totally hallucinogenic |url=https://www.cnet.com/news/200-people-remade-shrek-and-now-its-totally-hallucinogenic/ |website=[[CNET]] |access-date=December 1, 2018 |date=November 30, 2018}} A [[sequel]] to this [[remake]], video titled ”Shrek 2 Retold”, was released one year later with its announcement trailer shown at Shrekfest 2019. ”Shrek 2 Retold” premiered at the [[Oriental Theatre (Milwaukee)|Oriental Theatre]] during Shrekfest 2023. A trailer was released on May 19, 2024, announcing the film will be released on September 28 of that year, as well as announcing a number of contributors, including [[Justin Long]], [[Zach Hadel]], [[Justin McElroy|Justin]] & [[Travis McElroy]], [[Joe Pera]], [[Jaiden Animations]], Will Cullen Hart, [[jacksfilms]], [[Tom Fulp]], [[James Rolfe]], LAKE, [[Jerma985]], [[Bill Wurtz]], [[Phil Lord and Christopher Miller|Phil Lord & Christopher Miller]], and the late [[Gilbert Gottfried]] and [[Will Cullen Hart]]. On September 20, 2024, the film was delayed indefinitely. On January 29, 2026, it was announced that the film was still in progress.
In November 2018, comedy group 3GI, organizer of Shrekfest, a Shrek-themed festival in [[Milwaukee]] that started in 2014, released a [[reanimated collab]] of the film ”Shrek”, made by a crew of over 200 artists, titled ”[[Shrek Retold]]”.{{cite web |last1=Neilan |first1=Dan |title=Shrek is getting the deranged, scene-by-scene remake it deserves |url=https://www.avclub.com/skrek-is-getting-the-deranged-scene-by-scene-remake-it-1830539247 |website=[[The A.V. Club]] |date=November 19, 2018 |access-date=December 1, 2018 |ref=November 19, 2018 |archive-date=December 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181202070746/https://news.avclub.com/skrek-is-getting-the-deranged-scene-by-scene-remake-it-1830539247 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Kooser |first1=Amanda |title=200 people remade Shrek and now it’s totally hallucinogenic |url=https://www.cnet.com/news/200-people-remade-shrek-and-now-its-totally-hallucinogenic/ |website=[[CNET]] |access-date=December 1, 2018 |date=November 30, 2018}} A [[sequel]] to this [[remake]], titled ”Shrek 2 Retold”, was released one year later with its announcement trailer shown at Shrekfest 2019. ”Shrek 2 Retold” premiered at the [[Oriental Theatre (Milwaukee)|Oriental Theatre]] during Shrekfest 2023. A trailer was released on May 19, 2024, announcing the film will be released on September 28 of that year, as well as announcing a number of contributors, including [[Justin Long]], [[Zach Hadel]], [[Justin McElroy|Justin]] & [[Travis McElroy]], [[Joe Pera]], [[Jaiden Animations]], Will Cullen Hart, [[jacksfilms]], [[Tom Fulp]], [[James Rolfe]], LAKE, [[Jerma985]], [[Bill Wurtz]], [[Phil Lord and Christopher Miller|Phil Lord & Christopher Miller]], and the late [[Gilbert Gottfried]] and [[Will Cullen Hart]]. On September 20, 2024, the film was delayed indefinitely. On January 29, 2026, it was announced that the film was still in progress.
