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* Cody Cameron as Pinocchio, Three Little Pigs
* Julie Andrews as Queen Lillian
* John Cleese as King Harold
* Chris Miller as Magic Mirror, Mr. Geppetto
* Kristen Schaal as Pumpkin Witch, Palace Witch
* Mary Kay Place as Guard Witch
* Meredith Vieira as Broomsy Witch
* Kathy Griffin as Taran
* Lake Bell as Patrol Witch, Wagon Witch #2
* Jeremy Steig as Pied Piper
* Larry King as Doris the Ugly Stepsister
* Regis Philbin as Mabel the Ugly Stepsister
* Ryan Seacrest as Butter Pants' father
* Mike Mitchell as Butter Pants
* Justin Timberlake as Arthur Pendragon in
a deleted scene
Critical reception
Shrek Forever After received mixed reviews with several critics claiming that the film is better than Shrek The Third but is not as great as compared to Shrek and Shrek 2. Review aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes reported that 58% of critics have given the film a positive review, based on 178 reviews, with an average score of 5.9/10. Its consensus states "While not without its moments, Shrek Forever After too often feels like a rote rehashing of the franchise's earlier entries." Among Rotten Tomatoes' Cream of the Crop, which consists of popular and notable critics from the top newspapers, websites, television, and radio programs, the film holds an overall approval rating of 41% based on 32 reviews. Another review aggregator, Metacritic, which assigns a normalized
Production
Tim Sullivan wrote the original story Shrek Goes Fourth, but Darren Lemke and Josh Klausner made the rewrites, and Mike Mitchell directed the new installment. Also, all the principal cast members reprised their roles.
On November 25, 2009, DreamWorks Animation announced that Shrek 5 has been scrapped because Shrek Forever After is The Final Chapter.