Following through on his scheme, Rumpel pretends to thank Shrek for his good deed earlier and offers him a deal: receive a day as a 'real ogre' in exchange for a day from his childhood. Inside Rumpel's carriage, Shrek laments that he is no longer a 'real ogre'. Having observed the outburst, Rumpelstiltskin ('Rumpel') follows Shrek and stages a scene of being in distress, prompting Shrek to help. While celebrating his children's first birthday at a restaurant in Far Far Away, an escalating series of mishaps further injure his ego, causing him to walk out in anger and lash out at his wife Princess Fiona. Shrek has grown steadily weary of being a family man and celebrity among the villagers, leading him to long for the days when he was feared and had privacy. Although originally marketed as the final installment in the film franchise, a fifth Shrek film has been reported to be in production in the years since Forever After was released.

In addition, Shrek Forever After became DreamWorks Animation's second-highest-grossing film at the foreign box office. It received mixed reviews from critics, but grossed a worldwide total of $752 million and becoming the fifth-highest-grossing film of 2010. The film debuted as the top-grossing film at the box office, a position it held for three consecutive weeks in the United States and Canada. The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 21, 2010, and was theatrically released in the United States on in 2D, 3D, and IMAX 3D formats. He is tricked by Rumpelstiltskin into signing a contract that leads to disastrous consequences. The plot follows Shrek as he struggles with the responsibilities and stress of being a domesticated family man, yearning for the days when he was a solitary and feared individual. It stars Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, and Antonio Banderas reprising their previous roles, with Walt Dohrn introduced in the role of Rumpelstiltskin.

The film was directed by Mike Mitchell and written by Josh Klausner and Darren Lemke. Produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures, it is the fourth installment in the Shrek film franchise and the sequel to Shrek the Third (2007). Shrek Forever After (previously promoted as Shrek Goes Fourth and Shrek: The Final Chapter) is a 2010 American computer-animated comedy film loosely based on the 1990 picture book Shrek! by William Steig.

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