Common Footage mentioned Monday it’s shifting DreamWorks Animation’s Shrek 5 from December 23, 2026 to Wednesday, June 30, 2027. Primarily, the summer season is best hall for the mega return of the inexperienced fairy-tale ogre and pals; that’s the season he’s all the time dwelled in. It’ll rep 17 years for the reason that earlier Shrek film, 2010’s Shrek Endlessly After.
As well as, Common mentioned as we speak that an untitled Illumination occasion film goes earlier in 2027, from June 30 to April 16. It takes the place of an untitled Common occasion movie that had been on the discharge date calendar.
Shrek repertoire members Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy and Cameron Diaz are coming again to voice their signature roles of Shrek, Donkey and Fiona, respectively, As beforehand introduced, Zendaya is becoming a member of the forged.
Shrek 5 can be directed by franchise veterans Conrad Vernon and Walt Dohrn. Vernon’s directing credit embrace Shrek 2 and Madagascar 2, and is the voice of Gingerbread Man (aka Gingy) within the Shrek movies. Dorhn (Trolls franchise) labored on the second and third Shrek movies as a author and artist and as Head of Story on the fourth movie. Dohrn additionally voiced the character of Rumpelstilskin in Shrek Endlessly After.
The movie is produced by returning producer Gina Shay (Trolls franchise), who produced Shrek Endlessly After, and by Illumination CEO Chris Meledandri. The fifth-quel can be co-directed by Brad Ableson (Minions: The Rise of Gru, The Simpsons).
The 4 Shrek motion pictures have amassed $2.9 billion on the world field workplace along with a world live-touring present; an award-winning Broadway musical that earned eight Tony nominations and 12 Drama Desk nominations; plus an immersive, high vacationer vacation spot in London; and standard occasions and points of interest throughout Common Studios Parks worldwide.
The unique 2001 film received the first-ever Oscar for Greatest Animated Function.