In an interview with Variety columnist Army Archerd, John H. Williams, the producer of Shrek said that a sequel to the hit animated film is in the works. Shrek ranked second for the Memorial Day weekend box-office and has taken in an estimated $99.1 million after just 10 days of release.

Williams produced the DreamWorks film with Aron Warner and Jeffrey Katzenberg and was first exposed to the story when his sons, then 5 and 6 years old, got him hooked on William Steig's 28-page book of the same name seven years ago, Archerd reported. Williams has since screened the movie in a Boston theatre to 93-year-old Steig, his children and grandchildren, and the author approved. "You've kept it very faithful to the book," Steig reportedly told Williams.