The 2001 animated film Shrek was written by a team of four credited screenwriters: Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Joe Stillman, and Roger S. H. Schulman, working from the 1990 picture book Shrek! by William Steig.

Who “wrote Shrek”?

  • The screenplay for the movie Shrek was written by Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Joe Stillman, and Roger S. H. Schulman.
  • The original book that inspired the film, titled Shrek! , was written and illustrated by William Steig and published in 1990.

Quick extra context

  • The movie’s script is described as “loosely based” on Steig’s book, borrowing the idea of an ogre protagonist and twisted fairy‑tale conventions.
  • Steig was already an acclaimed children’s author and cartoonist long before Shrek! became the basis for the later film franchise.

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