Overview
- Universal and DreamWorks published the first Shrek 5 teaser and set the film’s release for December 23, 2026.
- Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, and Cameron Diaz are confirmed to return as Shrek, Donkey, and Fiona, restoring the original core trio.
- Zendaya joins as Shrek and Fiona’s daughter Felicia while Marcello Hernandez and Skyler Gisondo voice her brothers Fergus and Farkle.
- Franchise veterans Conrad Vernon and Walt Dohrn are directing, keeping established creative continuity with the earlier films.
- Eddie Murphy has said a Donkey standalone is in development and that he has recorded material for it, while the studio’s renewed push follows the strong 2022 performance of Puss in Boots: The Last Wish and the franchise’s prior box-office track record.