- Written by Aparajita Nair Dmonty | Once upon a time, in a far away swamp, there lived an ogre by the name Shrek (Mike Myers) whose precious solitude was abruptly shattered by an invasion of obnoxious fairy tale characters. The terrible Lord Farquaad (John Lithgow) exiled them all from their kingdom. Determined to save his swamp, Shrek strikes a pact with Farquaad and sets out to rescue Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz) so that she can become Farquaad's bride.