DreamWorks Animation has announced that they will make the fifth episode of Shrek, which will hit theaters in July 2026, Variety.com reported on Tuesday.
This is not the first time they have promised this.
According to a statement from the studio, Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy and Cameron Diaz from the original Shrek cast will return as the voices of their characters.
However, the return of Antonio Banderas, who played the role of the Kandúr in Boots, has not yet been announced.
The animated film is directed by Walt Dohrn, who was previously the screenwriter and actor of Shrek 2 and Shrek the Third, and also participated in the writing and dubbing of Shrek the End, run away. Shrek 5 is co-directed by Brad Ableson and produced by Gina Shay and Chris Meledandri.
Murphy already in June he spoke up that he has started the voice recordings for the role of the Donkey and is preparing also for the special production dedicated to his character.
between 2001 and 2010 four Shrek films were born. The first production established DreamWorks Animation’s strong position in the marketfollowing the film grossed regarding $487 million (HUF 177 billion) brought in box office revenue to the studio worldwide and He also won an Oscar. The global revenue of Shrek 2 reached 928 million dollars (337 billion forints), Shrek the Third earned 813 million dollars (295 billion forints), Shrek is the end, run away and earned 752 million dollars (273 billion forints) at the box office.
The two episodes of Csizmás, a kandúr, shown in 2011 and 2022, were also box office hits.
