Shrek 2 returns to cinemas to celebrate 20th anniversary of a classic

If you don’t immediately start singing “Somebody once told me the world is gonna roll me, I ain’t the sharpest tool in the shed” when you hear the word Shrek, you don’t belong here. Nay, you don’t deserve to read this article.

We take Shrek very seriously here at GAMINGbible, as should you all.

As much as we’d love to tell you more about the upcoming Shrek 5, we have no further news on that one, save the fact that “life is worth living” now we’ve been blessed with GTA VI and Shrek 5 releasing in the same year. Oh, and let’s not forget how amazing it is that the original cast is returning for this new instalment!

We love Shrek in any film, so here's the trailer for Shrek Forever After (a personal favourite of mine)

But this isn’t about that, it’s about looking back to one of the best sequels in existence, Shrek 2. In celebration of this iconic piece of cinema (anyone who says otherwise is a heathen) hitting its 20th anniversary, it will be returning to theatres for you to enjoy it as god intended: on a big screen.

It’s glorious film news. Mainly because we can now belt out Bonnie Tyler’s ‘Holding Out For A Hero’ alongside the Fairy Godmother. Quietly, so as not to upset fellow cinema goers – it’s rude to sing along unless otherwise instructed.

However, some fans are struggling to come to terms with the fact that we’re getting older. No, you haven’t tuned into yet another episode of the Distractible podcast where they all forget they’ve mentioned their age more times than we can count. This is simply the painful truth in realising that 2004 was indeed 20 years ago.

“Shrek is not 20 years old, f**k off,” posted one shocked fan, to which another replied, “Shrek 2 came out in 2004, homie.” Excuse me while I take a sick day to get my head around time, the years, and what I’m even doing with my life.

Pushing my internal crisis and pain aside for now, we can all agree that while time is cruel, seeing Shrek 2 at the cinema is not. It’s a delightful opportunity for us to all reconnect with the past, and I, for one, will be fully savouring every second.