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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’

Mike Myers got pitched "Shrek" while walking out of the "Saving Private Ryan" world premiere in tears and shell-shocked.

But that didn’t stop DreamWorks co-founder Jeffrey Katzenberg from pitching him the chance to voice a a big green ogre. “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. Spielberg aligned with Katzenberg and said “it’s gonna cost millions” if the accent is switched, to which Myers responded: “I’m not getting paid more to do this.

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