Shrek 5 Is Finally Announced For 2026 With Some Of The Original Cast

It’s finally happening! After 14 years we have an announcement for a another “Shrek” film. “Shrek 5” will be released on July 1, 2026!

This announcement was hinted at last month by Eddie Murphy who plays Donkey. He also said that a Donkey spin-off was also in development.

During an interview with Collider, Murphy said:

“We started doing Shrek 4 or [correction] Shrek 5 months ago. I did this, I recorded the first act, and we’ll be doing it this year, we’ll finish it up. Shrek is coming out, and Donkey’s gonna have his own movie. We’re gonna do Donkey as well. So we’re gonna do a Shrek, and we’re doing a Donkey movie.“

Today, Dreamworks Animation posted this on X.

Not too Far, Far Away… @Shrek 5 is coming to theaters on July 1, 2026 with Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, and Cameron Diaz. pic.twitter.com/3j6ctXpPGu

— DreamWorks Animation (@Dreamworks) July 9, 2024

From the post, we know that Mike Myers will return as Shrek, Eddie Murphy will return as Donkey, and Cameron Diaz will return as Fiona.

The new “Shrek” film will be directed by Walt Dohrn, who worked as a writer and artist on the second and third “Shrek” films as well as “Shrek Forever After” where he was head of the story and the voice of Rumpelstiltskin.

Brad Ableson will be a co-director of “Shrek 5.

Producers for the fifth film will be Gina Shay and Chris Meledandri (who founded Illumination.)

This is super exciting news for “Shrek” fans!

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Source: Variety