Mike Myers Got Pitched ‘Shrek’ While Crying as He Walked Out of ‘Saving Private Ryan’ Premiere; His First Reaction: ‘That’s the Worst F—ing Title Ever’

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1. > “I went to the premiere of ‘Saving Private Ryan, and Jeffrey Katzenberg comes up to me afterward in the lobby and brings his daughters, who then do the dance sequence from ‘Austin Powers,’” Myers said. “This was after such a heavy movie, and I was in tears because my parents were in World War II. I was shell-shocked and then they’re doing the dance, and I was like, ‘Yeah, that’s great. Read a room!’”

   > Katzenberg asked Myers if he would ever consider doing an animated movie, to which Myers said “sure.” But when Katzenberg said he was developing a movie called “Shrek,” the actor responded: “Well, that’s the worst fucking title I’ve ever heard in my life.”

2. whats with all the shrek newsbites lately

3. Worst title it may have but, billions of dollars and memes later and it will be remembered for fucking ever.

4. I highly recommend the podcast “What Went Wrong,” which does deep dives into the making of movies. Their Shrek 2-part episodes are fantastic. They even play archival audio of Chris Farley’s Shrek dialogue.

5. Um, no Mike. ‘So I Married An Axe Murderer’ is the worst title

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