Shrek 5

Shrek 5 is an upcoming American animated fantasy comedy film loosely based on the 1990 children's picture book Shrek! by William Steig. Produced by DreamWorks Animation, the film is a sequel to Shrek Forever After (2010), the fifth main installment in the Shrek franchise, and the seventh overall. It is directed by Walt Dohrn and Conrad Vernon. Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, and Cameron Diaz will reprise their respective voice roles as the title character, Donkey, and Princess Fiona from the previous films, with Zendaya joining the cast. A fifth Shrek film was initially planned and announced after the release of Shrek 2 (2004) with a 2013 release date in mind. However, when then-DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg decided to end the franchise in its fourth film, Shrek Forever After (2010), plans for a fifth installment were abandoned and Shrek Forever After was released as the last Shrek film. In June 2016, Universal Pictures announced intentions to develop a fifth Shrek film when its parent company, NBCUniversal, bought DreamWorks Animation, with updates following from September 2016 to August 2026. Shrek 5 is scheduled to be theatrically released in the United States on June 30, 2027, by Universal Pictures.