Fans of shrek We will have to be patient before being able to see the fifth part of the franchise. Originally scheduled to hit theaters on July 1, 2026, this new shrek was delayed until the end of December 2026.
According to the American media Variety, Universal Studios has revised its calendar of upcoming releases. Then, in addition shrek 5another highly anticipated movie, Minions 3It was postponed from June 2027 to summer 2026.
A movie about Donkey in preparation
According to Variety, shrek 5 will be directed by Walt Dorhn, who had previously worked on the films Shrek 2, Shrek the Third AND Shrek 4: Once upon a time there was an end. This release will mark the 25th anniversary of the franchise launched in 2001.
For the occasion, Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy and Cameron Diaz, original voices of Shrek, Donkey and Fiona, should return in this fifth part but at the moment no details have been communicated about the setting and plot of the film. .
Questioned by the media Collider In April 2024, Eddie Murphy revealed that a Donkey movie was also in the works. “El Burro will have his own movie,” he announced, specifying that, according to him, this feature film would only be produced after the premiere of the fifth part of shrek.
Source: BFM TV
