Followers wanting ahead to Shrek 5 must wait a little bit longer, as Common Photos and DreamWorks have pushed the movie again by six months. It has been fifteen years because the launch of Shrek Perpetually After, and in that point, the legacy of the beloved 2000s-era animated movie collection has solely grown as millennials have gotten older. Information of Shrek 5 was met with a constructive response, although the primary have a look at the characters led to some pushback by followers. Thankfully, the animators may need some extra time to work on Shrek 5 because the movie’s launch date has been delayed as soon as once more.
Selection stories that Common has set Shrek 5 for launch in theaters on June 30, 2027. This marks a 3rd launch date change for the movie, because it was initially introduced for July 1, 2026, earlier than being delayed to its earlier launch date, December 23, 2026. Shrek 5 takes the discharge date that Common Photos initially had saved for an untitled Illumination Leisure movie. The forged of Shrek 5 options Mike Myers as Shrek, Eddie Murphy as Donkey, Cameron Diaz as Princess Fiona, and Zendaya, who joins the franchise as Felicia, Shrek and Fiona’s daughter.
‘Shrek 5’ Will Comply with ‘Jurassic World: Rebirth’ and ‘Minions’ Lead
Shrek 5 delay from December 2026 to June 2027 could possibly be because of a lot of components. The most important is Avengers: Doomsday, whose delay from Could 2026 to December 2026 despatched shockwaves by the discharge schedule. Shrek is likely to be one of many largest names in animated movie historical past, however opening 5 days after an Avengers film, significantly one that may function Improbable 4 and X-Males, would have been a foul name for Shrek. Now, Shrek 5 avoids competitors with each Avengers: Doomsday, but in addition Ice Age 6, which is sticking to its December 23, 2026, launch date, and Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Half Three.
Common Photos has slated Shrek 5 for the prime Fourth of July weekend slot, one which has been extremely helpful to the studio. The Despicable Me and Minions franchise has dominated the vacation weekend for over a decade, with Minions 3 taking Shrek 5′s unique July 1, 2026, launch date. Common’s resolution to launch Jurassic World: Rebirth forward of the Fourth of July weekend on July 1, 2025, paid off huge time because the film grossed $147 million over the vacation weekend and at present has a home complete of $326 million and $799 million worldwide. With Minions 3 and now Shrek 5, Common Photos will rule the Fourth of July weekend field workplace for the subsequent two years.
Shrek 5 will now open 5 days after Spider-Man: Past the Spider-Verse, making a field workplace showdown between the 2 animated properties. At present, the July 2027 slate is somewhat open, with A Quiet Place Half III opening on July 9, 2026, and an untitled Marvel Studios film slated for July 23 that very same 12 months. Given the Shrek franchise’s field workplace historical past, it looks like a protected wager to say Shrek 5 will likely be one of many largest motion pictures of the summer time 2027 film season.
Shrek 5
- Launch Date
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December 23, 2026
- Producers
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Chris Meledandri, Gina Shay