shrek 2 is a 2004 animated comedy movie and is the second movie in the "shrek" movie series. it was directed by andrew adamson, kelly asbury and conrad and stars mike myers as shrek, eddie murphy as the donkey, cameron diaz as fiona, antonio banderas as puss in boots, julie andrews as fiona's mother, rupert everett as prince charming, john cleese as fiona's father and jennifer saunders as fairy godmother. like the first movie, this one is a parody of fairy tales. it was followed by "shrek the third".