Overview
- The studios announced the Donkey spin-off late Thursday, June 25, 2026, confirming Eddie Murphy will reprise the voice role and naming Charlie Bean as director for a June 2028 release.
- DreamWorks also set Shrek 5 for summer 2027 and said Zendaya will voice Shrek and Fiona’s teenage daughter, placing Donkey after the new main-series entry.
- Public details remain limited: studios have given release dates, the lead voice and the director but have not released a full cast list, plot summary or a production schedule.
- The move follows the studio’s earlier model of character offshoots such as the Puss in Boots films and comes as franchises increasingly use star attachments to drive box-office and merchandising revenue.
- Some reports suggest Donkey may explore the character’s backstory, though studios have not confirmed plot direction, so the film’s tone and scope remain uncertain.