{"id":2446751,"date":"2026-06-05T18:37:45","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T18:37:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2446751"},"modified":"2026-06-05T18:37:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T18:37:45","slug":"john-lithgow-wants-a-lord-farquaad-prequel-after-getting-eaten-by-that-goddamn-dragon-in-shrek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/john-lithgow-wants-a-lord-farquaad-prequel-after-getting-eaten-by-that-goddamn-dragon-in-shrek\/","title":{"rendered":"John Lithgow wants a Lord Farquaad prequel after getting &#8216;eaten by that goddamn dragon&#8217; in \u201cShrek\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Key Points<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">John Lithgow is &#8220;available&#8221; for a Lord Farquaad prequel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The actor, who played the villain in the first film, expressed his frustration that &#8220;I never got any sequels because I was eaten by a dragon in the very first one.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He added, &#8220;All the others went on and made millions just for spending five minutes.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">DreamWorks, take note! <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/john-lithgow\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:John Lithgow;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;John Lithgow&quot;}\" class=\"link \">John Lithgow<\/a> is ready for a new fairy tale starring his <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/shrek\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Shrek;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Shrek&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Shrek<\/a> <\/em>character, Lord Farquaad.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The actor, who voiced the nefarious and vertically challenged ruler in the first film, revealed on Thursday\u2019s episode of <em>The Tonight Show <\/em>that he\u2019s open to returning to the role for a potential prequel given \u2014\u00a0spoiler alert \u2014 his character doesn\u2019t survive in the end.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cUnfortunately, I never got any sequels because I was eaten by a dragon in the very first one,\u201d Lithgow explained to host Jimmy Fallon. \u201cAll the others went on and made millions just for spending five minutes.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Lord Farquaad in &#8216;Shrek&#8217;<br \/>Credit: Everett<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Lord Farquaad does, in fact, get eaten by Dragon during his wedding to Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz) at the end of the first <em>Shrek<\/em>. When Fallon suggested the idea of a prequel that focused on Farquaad\u2019s early days, Lithgow responded, \u201cI\u2019m available.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It doesn&#8217;t necessarily have to be a sequel, either! Lord Farquaad has appeared in other <em>Shrek<\/em> spinoffs in the years since he became a little wedding bite. He can be seen singing the Bee Gees\u2019 \u201cStayin&#8217; Alive\u201d from inside Dragon\u2019s stomach in the 2001 short film<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3UXz74RXiGs\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party&quot;}\" class=\"link \"> <em>Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party<\/em><\/a>, and also appears as a ghost in the Universal Studios ride, <em>Shrek 4-D<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Emmy winner also took a moment to reflect on his experience working on the film and the unique way that series actor and co-director Conrad Vernon unexpectedly landed the role as the Gingerbread Man. <\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThey had one of the writers there to feed me all my cues, and I acted with him, and he gave the best Gingerbread Man he could,\u201d Lithgow said, referring to Vernon. \u201cThey went and looked and looked and looked for the right Gingerbread Man and they ended up hiring him!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He jokingly continued, \u201cAnd he became the Gingerbread Man for like, five <em>Shrek<\/em> movies! Me? Eaten by that goddamn dragon!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with\u00a0our\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;EW Dispatch newsletter&quot;}\" class=\"link \">EW Dispatch newsletter<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Vernon did much more than just voice the gumdrop-button-sporting Gingerbread Man. He went on to co-direct the film\u2019s 2004 sequel and is set to return as co-director opposite Walt Dohrn for its upcoming fifth installment, which will land in theaters on June 30, 2027.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The sequel will not only mark the return of series all-stars Diaz, Mike Myers (Shrek), and Eddie Murphy (Donkey), but will also <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/shrek-5-casts-marcello-hernandez-skyler-gisondo-11858513\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:focus on Fiona and Shrek\u2019s kids;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;focus on Fiona and Shrek\u2019s kids&quot;}\" class=\"link \">focus on Fiona and Shrek\u2019s kids<\/a>, played by Zendaya, Marcello Hernandez, and Skyler Gisondo.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Watch Lithgow discuss a return to the <em>Shrek<\/em>-verse \u2014\u00a0and portraying Dumbledore on the <em>Harry Potter<\/em> television series \u2014\u00a0in the clip above.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/john-lithgow-wants-a-lord-farquaad-prequel-after-getting-eaten-in-shrek-11991981\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Entertainment Weekly;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Entertainment Weekly&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points John Lithgow is &#8220;available&#8221; for a Lord Farquaad prequel. The actor, who played the villain in the first film, expressed his frustration that &#8220;I never got any sequels because I was eaten by a dragon in the very first one.&#8221; He added, &#8220;All the others went on and made millions just for spending [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2446752,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[342994,317656,377484,384988,314803,480343],"class_list":["post-2446751","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-conrad-vernon","tag-john-lithgow","tag-lord-farquaad","tag-prequel","tag-shrek","tag-shrek-movies"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/John-Lithgow-wants-a-Lord-Farquaad-prequel-after-getting-eaten.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2446751","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2446751"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2446751\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2446753,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2446751\/revisions\/2446753"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2446752"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2446751"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2446751"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2446751"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}