Daily Variety reports that writer Tim Sullivan has been tapped by DreamWorks to pen a script for Shrek 4. Sullivan, best known for his hit 1995 British romantic comedy, Jack and Sarah, contributed to several other animated features for DreamWorks Animation topper Jeffrey Katzenberg before submitting his pitch for the fourth installment in the hugely successful Shrek franchise.
DreamWorks has begun pre-production on Shrek 3, which is at present slated to hit theaters in May of 2007. Who Framed Roger Rabbit? scribes Peter Seaman and Jeffrey Price have been brought on to craft a script that will reportedly pit the big, green ogre against the legendary King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table.
The studio is also planning a Puss In Boots spin-off feature, which may end up going straight to video. David H. Steinberg (Slackers, American Pie 2) is crafting a script and Antonio Banderas is on board to reprise his feline role. Banderas will also return for Shrek 3, along with Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz and Eddie Murphy.
DreamWorks Animation aims to produce two major computer-animated features a year. In addition to the third and fourth Shrek outings, the slate includes Madagascar (May 27, 2005), Wallace & Gromit (Oct. 7, 2005), Over the Hedge (May, 2006) and Flushed Away (fall 2006).
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