The Shrek franchise is ready to return in 2026 with a fifth installment of the story of the fairy story ogre and his colourful mates. Nevertheless, that’s not the one undertaking heading into manufacturing, as star Eddie Murphy lately shared extra data on the Donkey spinoff film, which he’ll start engaged on actually quickly. In a brand new interview, Murphy additionally teased precisely when followers will probably be attending to see the brand new movie that includes everybody’s favourite loudmouthed equine.
Chatting with ScreenRant about his new film, The Pickup, Murphy was requested in regards to the upcoming Shrek 5 and really shortly took a segue into the extra new film that he beforehand hinted at again in 2024. Requested about whether or not he had accomplished his work on Shrek 5, Murphy mentioned:
“We’re nonetheless within the sales space, and actually, we’re nonetheless doing Shrek. We begin in September on Donkey, we’re doing a Donkey one, and that’ll be three years from now, however we’re about two years into Shrek 5. Nonetheless within the sales space and about to begin Donkey in September.”
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This means that followers will get to see the brand new Donkey undertaking in 2028. In accordance with Murphy, will probably be a brand new film and can take an identical path to that of the Puss in Boots motion pictures, which centered on Antonio Banderas’ feline character.
“Donkey’s going to be like how Puss in Boots had his personal film, Donkey’s going to have his personal film, personal little story together with his dragon spouse and his children which might be half-dragon and half-donkeys. They’ve written this shaggy dog story. We’re doing that, beginning that in September.”
Shrek Is Returning After 16 Years, however Ought to He?
Current years have confirmed, as if we’d like reminding, which you could’t hold a profitable IP down. The Shrek franchise appeared to have reached a conclusion with Shrek Without end After in 2010. DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg mentioned on the time of the movie’s launch that it was time to carry the Shrek saga to an in depth, and it appeared like he was not joking till the Puss in Boots motion pictures continued to be extremely profitable.
Puss in Boots: The Final Want was a belated entry within the franchise in 2022 and have become some of the profitable motion pictures within the franchise regardless of touchdown simply after the reopening of cinemas following the Covid pandemic closures. Now, we’re going again to the land of Far Far Away not simply as soon as, however twice within the coming years. The query is, does the world want extra Shrek motion pictures? Can they stay as much as their predecessors? And might everybody recover from the adjustments in animation which have already triggered controversy amongst long-time followers? All these solutions and extra will probably be revealed when Shrek 5 debuts subsequent yr.
Supply: ScreenRant
Shrek 5
- Launch Date
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December 23, 2026
- Producers
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Chris Meledandri, Gina Shay