Fans of the Shrek franchise are in luck— Dreamworks announced that Shrek 5 is officially underway. Shrek stars Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy and Cameron Diaz are all confirmed to return. Not too Far, Far Away… @Shrek 5 is coming to theaters on July 1, 2026 with Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, and Cameron Diaz. pic.twitter.com/3j6ctXpPGu — DreamWorks Animation (@Dreamworks) July 9, 2024 As Variety reports , the animated film will be directed by Walt Dohrn. Dorhn was a wrtier and artist on Shrek 2 and Shrek the Third , and served has head of story and voiced Rumpelstiltskin on Shrek Forever After . Longtime DreamWorks producer Gina Shay and Illumination founder Chris Meledandri will produce the project, and Simpsons animator Brad Ableson will co-direct the movie. Official news of Shrek 5 isn’t a total shock— Murphy shared that he had already started voice recording the movie and that his next move is a Donkey (his character in the series) spinoff. “We started doing [‘Shrek 5’] months ago,”...
