John Lithgow Reveals If He's Appearing in 'Shrek 5' & What He Thinks About Returning to Franchise

Shrek star John Lithgow weighed in on the possibility of appearing in Shrek 5.

The 79-year-old actor voiced Lord Farquaad in the 2001 animated movie. If you forgot, his character, the movie’s main villain, met a tragic ending when he was eaten by a dragon.

With news that a fifth movie in the franchise is officially in development with multiple stars set to reprise their roles, John revealed if the ruler of Duloc was rising from the dead.

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Speaking to People, John made it clear that he was very interested in coming back. He said that he would “say yes in a minute” if the offer came through. However, he’s not all that optimistic.

“It turns out it’s impossible to recover from being eaten by a dragon,” he joked. John said that “they haven’t approached [him]” about joining the movie.

“I know nothing about it and no, I’m not a part of it,” he reiterated.

See which stars are returning for the new movie and when it will premiere.