Shrek the Third

...Shrek, who is seen as the next obvious ruler after Princess Fiona's father, King Harold, falls ill. The only solution is for the ogre and pals Donkey (Eddie Murphy) and Puss in Boots (Antonio Banderas) to install Fiona's slacker cousin... Photograph: Public domain

...Artie instead. Given that his surname just happens to be Pendragon, you might think the young chap, who's voiced by Justin Timberlake, would be keen on the job, but not so. He'd rather play the fool, and... Photograph: PR

...pin the tale on Donkey. And that's dangerous, because waiting in the wings is... Photograph: Public domain

...wannabe usurper and Shrek's auld enemy Prince Charming, who will stop at nothing to get his hands on the crown and is determined to have a crack at a coup while... Photograph: Public domain

...the ogre and his friends are away from the palace on their vital mission. If all that wasn't making life complicated enough, there's also the small matter of Shrek's... Photograph: Public domain

...impending fatherhood. But we're getting ahead of ourselves. Before familial bliss can be achieved, the castle has to be defended. And since the men are away, it falls to... Photograph: PR

...Princess Fiona, voiced by Cameron Diaz, to mount a rearguard action to save the land from the evil machinations of her former suitor (Charming), along with some of her more belligerent galpals: Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Rapunzel and Cinderella. Will Artie find it in himself to grow up and assume the kingship, perhaps with the help of his former magic teacher turned recluse... Photograph: PR

...Merlin, voiced by Eric Idle? Or will the whole thing end in disaster for... Photograph: Public domain