User blog:GingoFTW/Thoughts about the Shrek reboot (and Illumination)

Yep, Shrek is getting rebooted by Illumination. Not DreamWorks. Illumination. Well, at least DreamWorks will hopefully be involved with the reboot.

https://variety.com/2018/film/news/shrek-puss-in-boots-reboot-1203020785/

Everyone reacted over this. I think doing a Shrek reboot is kinda unnecessary. There's supposed to be a Shrek 5 (which was announced a while ago) in the works, but instead ends up being a lackluster reboot from Illumination. I also think this Shrek reboot is going to suck. I mean, why couldn't DreamWorks do the whole Shrek reboot on their own rather than Illumination? That doesn't seem to make any sense.

BTW, Illumination is always getting hated by the animation fanbase. I don't know why, but probably because of the infamous Minions and its awful merchandise, mediocre art style. I mean, Illumination isn't really a bad company to be honest. Their movies like the Despicable Me films, The Secret Life of Pets and Sing are pretty good to watch, but the Minions spin-off is just... meh. If the Universal Animated Features canon existed IRL, many people would prefer the UAF canon via Universal Animation better than Illumination.

Speaking of The Secret Life of Pets, the trailer for its sequel is already out today so you can check it out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKLGUuJftl0&t=1s (notice that Max's voice (Patton Oswalt) is VERY different from that of Louis C.K.'s from the first film).

Also, check out this Illumination subreddit I found on Reddit today! https://old.reddit.com/r/IlluminationAnimation/