Mike Mitchell is in talks with DreamWorks Animation to direct a fourth Shrek film, according to SciFi.

Shrek 4, written by Tim Sullivan with a recent rewrite by Josh Klausner, continues the adventures of the orge Shrek. The franchise is based on the children’s book Shrek! by William Steig.

Mitchell’s credits include the superhero family adventure Sky High and Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo.

People magazine has five exclusive photos with descriptions from Shrek 3, which hits theaters May 18, 2007. I do believe the photos are SPOILERS, so the link along with thumbnails of the photos are here after the jump.

Exclusive Shek 3 photos from People. Click on the thumbnails below for larger view.

For two new exclusive Shrek 3 clips, visit the film’s Yahoo! trailers page. Clips are titled “Itching Up a Storm” and “Next in Line.”