Shrek 5

Shrek and Donkey team up for another whirlwind, big-city adventure, this time in the magical city of Further Further Away.

ReleaseJune 30, 2027

StatusCONFIRMED

StudioDreamWorks Animation

Why it matters

DreamWorks' biggest comedy franchise returns with its original voice cast after nearly two decades away.

About Shrek 5

Nearly two decades after Shrek Forever After, DreamWorks Animation brings the ogre back. Shrek 5 returns Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy and Cameron Diaz to their roles, and the new element is the next generation: Zendaya voices Felicia, the daughter of the household, with Marcello Hernandez and Skyler Gisondo as her brothers Fergus and Farkle. The setup sends the ogre and his donkey off to a place called Further Further Away, which is exactly the register of joke the series has run on since 2001.

Universal releases it on June 30, 2027, moved back six months from a December 2026 date with no public explanation. A first teaser is out. The series' standing is uneven: the first two films hold up, the third and fourth much less so, and Puss in Boots: The Last Wish showed a few years ago that this universe still has life in it when the animation is ambitious. Having the original voice cast intact is more than most revivals of this age manage.

ComedyAnimationFantasyAdventureFamily

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