"Shrek 3" will include the voices of

Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Antonio Banderas, Rupert Everett, Julie Andrews and John Cleese -- who all starred in "Shrek" and "Shrek 2."

The animated film will be directed by Cris Miller and Raman Hui, and feature a plot in which the familiar favorites Shrek the ogre, Donkey and Puss try to save their world from imminent disaster.

The third movie in the series will include the voices of singer Justin Timberlake, Eric Idle of the "Monty Python" movies and series, and several others.

First released in 2001, "Shrek" made some 480 million dollars at the box-office world-wide, with 267 million dollars made in North America alone.

"Shrek 2," released in 2004, set records for North American returns with 441 million dollars, and grossed some 920 million dollars world-wide.