July 10, 2024 09:49 am IST
DreamWorks Animation has announced the release date for Shrek 5 .
Production house DreamWorks Animation has announced the release date of one of its popular animated films Shrek 5. The film will release in 2026 after a long wait of almost two years. The original cast of Shrek will return to reprise their respective roles including Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz and Mike Myers. The film is currently under development and the franchise may also get a Donkey spin-off.
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Shrek 5: Release Date and Spin-Offs
The fifth installment of the Shrek franchise is under production and the release date is set for July 1, 2026. The franchise will return with its original cast including Mike Myers as Shrek, Eddie Murphy as Donkey and Cameron Diaz as Fiona. However, as reported by Variety, Antonio Banderas’ return as Puss in Boots is yet to be confirmed. The film will also feature a Donkey spin-off which was revealed to be in talks with Eddie Murphy. The cast is returning 16 years after Shrek Forever After in 2010.
Last month, Murphy spoke to Collider about Shrek 5 and spin-offs, saying, “We started doing [‘Shrek 5’] Months ago. I did it. I recorded the first act, and we’ll do it this year, we’ll finish it. ‘Shrek’ is coming out and Donkey will have his own movie. We’re going to make Donkey as well. So we’re going to make ‘Shrek’, and we’re going to make Donkey as well [movie],
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About the Shrek Franchise
The first installment of Shrek was released in 2001 and it was a huge phenomenon. As The Guardian reports, the film grossed $487 million worldwide and made DreamWorks Animation the production powerhouse it is today. The first film was followed by Shrek 2 in 2004, Shrek the Third in 2007, and Shrek Forever After in 2010. The film also had two spin-offs namely Puss in Boots which released in 2011 and its sequel The Last Wish releasing in 2022. The upcoming spin-off in the franchise will be Donkey.
As reported by Variety, the making of Shrek 5 was in talks since 2018, but Chris Meledandri was adamant about bringing back the original cast for the film. He said that the vocal performances by the cast were a major factor in the success of all the previous instalments.
