Pinocchio is a playable character in Shrek Super Slam and Shrek Smash 'n' Crash Racing and appears in all of the Shrek movies. He 'takes care of the house' for Shrek when he leaves and sometimes shows up to help other characters or for comic episodes. Pinocchio is one of two crossdressers in Shrek's group of friends (the other being the Big Bad Wolf). Shrek Forever After:Shown briefly in Before Rumpelstiltskin presents the Deal of a Lifertime Shrek Smash and Crash: Lets you know what you have unlocked. Shrek 2 (game): Appears to give help to the gang. Also appears in both the musical and the 'Far Far Away Idol' scenes. The mirror also appears in the 'I'm a Believer' scene at the end of the movie. Presents Lord Farquaad with three princesses that he can marry (from which he chooses Fiona). His slam is Peppermint Fury, and he has two unlockable costumes (one from Crumb Guns, one from Cookie Style). In Far Far Away Idol, he sings Sugar by The Archies. His life flashes before his eyes and shows: Gingy being made by his papa, the Muffin Man, Gingy graduating, marrying his love gingerbread girl but soon they split up,because the hook killed her, Gingy being tortured then the training to help his legs be strong again. Gingy also appears in the third Shrek movie. In the original movie, Lord Farquaad breaks both of Gingy's legs off and crumbles one, but Gingy's legs appear reattached in the sequel. The Gingerbread Man, also known as Gingy, hates to lose his gumdrop buttons and is difficult to catch. The Gingerbread Man Main article: Gingerbread Man (Shrek) He stars in Shrek Super Slam under the name Huff 'n' Puff Wolf. He will make an appearance in Shrek Ever After, The Fourth Shrek movie. In 'Far Far Away Idol', he sings Hungry Like the Wolf by Duran Duran. He is a friendly, misunderstood crossdresser (apparently wearing Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother's clothes) and is on good terms with the Three Little Pigs. This Big Bad Wolf is a mixture of the Big Bad Wolf in Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf in The Three Little Pigs. So MitchellвЂ™s next gig would appear to be assured (even if a plotline hasnвЂ™t been shored up yet Tim Sullivan is currently on scripting duties)вЂ¦ we wish the guy well.These characters appear as supporting characters:Д«ig Bad Wolf Main article: Big Bad Wolf (Shrek) Now, of course, this is all subject to Shrek The Third making tons of money when it opens in the States (and over here, at the end of June), but we looked at our Big Chart Of Sure Things today, and that very prospect was right at the top, along with Liverpool winning the Champions League on penalties and us pulling a sickie at 4.15 today to watch Deal Or No Deal. Plus!!!! Mitchell has a background in animation вЂ“ he started off in animated shorts (that is to say, short films that are animated, and not that he was wearing shorts that had been animated) and worked, albeit briefly, on Spongebob Squarepants вЂ“ which explains the live-action-to-animation step which mirrors the career path of original Shrek director, Andrew Adamson. While that mini-CV may not inspire a great deal of confidence (although we have a soft spot for them both, truth be told), we feel that Paramount have made the right choice - Empire interviewed Mitchell at Comic-Con a couple of years back, and he has a twisted, devilish sense of humour that may be just right for the oh-so-post-modern Shrek franchise.

Now, if itвЂ™s the Mike Mitchell weвЂ™re thinking of (because there are more than a few running around out there), then itвЂ™s the guy who directed Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo and, more recently, the Disney comedy, Sky High. There are still ten days until animated threequel, Shrek The Third, opens in the States, but its parent studio, Dreamworks Animation, are so confident that the return of the big green ogre will rock the box office to Spidey 3-type levels that theyвЂ™ve already hired a director for Shrek 4.ДЄnd the lucky guy stepping up to the plate? Mike Mitchell.