Shrek Goes Fourth has been in development for a while now, but with very few details.

Now we have what could be the plot for the fourth film. It sounds pretty good too. Having watched all the previous films, I'm looking forward to this one.

Shrek Goes Fourth has a lot to live up to, with the success of the previous films.
And Alex Litel's Lackluster Emporium, through Coming Soon, has got a look at the copyright pre-registration by Dreamworks for the film. The plot they are registering sounds like this:

After challenging an evil dragon, rescuing a beautiful princess and saving your in-laws' kingdom, what's an ogre to do? Well, if you're Shrek, you suddenly wind up a domesticated family man. Instead of scaring villagers away like he used to, a reluctant Shrek now agrees to autograph pitch forks. What's happened to this ogre's roar? Longing for the days when he felt like a "real ogre," Shrek is duped into signing a pact with the smooth-talking dealmaker, Rumplestiltskin. Shrek suddenly finds himself in a in a twisted, alternate version of Far Far Away, where ogres are hunted, Rumplestiltskin is king and Shrek and Fiona have never met. Now, it's up to Shrek to undo all he's done in the hopes of saving his friends, restoring his world and reclaiming his one True Love.

Sounds like a pretty good story, and different enough from the first three films. As long as the writing is up to the standard of the other films, this will hopefully turn out well. Do you like the sound of this story?