Former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney 'To Star In Shrek 4 Movie'

Sir Paul McCartney will provide the voice for a character in the next installment of the Shrek movies, according to reports.

The film, which is due to be released in 2010, will also feature regulars Cameron Diaz, Mike Myers and Antonio Banderas.

A source told the Sun newspaper: “The Shrek films have a proud tradition of getting great names and Macca is the best yet.”

The former Beatle is known to have had an interest in animated films since he was a child.

Sir Paul also made starring appearances in a number of films, including the Beatles’ own, A Hard Day’s Night.

Sir Paul was honoured with the Ultimate Legend award at the MTV EMAs last week. CLICK HERE for highlights.