Overview
- The studio announced Thursday that DreamWorks Animation and Universal Pictures will release Donkey on June 30, 2028, in the U.S. and Canada.
- Eddie Murphy is confirmed to return as the voice of Donkey for the new film.
- Charlie Bean will direct with Matt Flynn as co-director and Rebecca Huntley producing, and the project is currently in early preproduction.
- Donkey is positioned as an origin story and is scheduled to arrive one year after Shrek 5, reflecting a deliberate two-year rollout for the franchise.
- International voice casting has not been finalized and Latin American dubbing remains unresolved, with Eugenio Derbez confirmed only for Shrek 5 so far, a detail fans are watching closely.