'Shrek' DreamWorks/Courtesy Everett Collection Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment Shrek 5 is on the move, and has departed its Dec. 23, 2026 date to Wednesday, June 30, 2027. It will no longer open around the crowded holiday corridor featuring Avengers: Doomsday, Dune: Part III and Ice Age 6, which all open Dec. 18, 2026. In a twinned move, Universal shifted an untitled Illumination film from Shrek 5's old date to April 16, 2027. Universal and DreamWorks Animation are behind Shrek 5, which makes the first in the main series since Shrek Forever in 2010. (The studio has also released a pair of Puss n Boots spinoffs voice starring Antonio Banderas.) Zendaya joins the cast as Shrek's daughter, with mainstays Mike Myers (Shrek), Eddie Murphy (Donkey) and Cameron Diaz (Fiona) back. Shrek vets Walt Dohrn and Conrad Vernon direct, along with Minions: The Rise of Gru co-director Brad Ableson. Shrek, based on the book by William Steig, launched as a film franchise with the Oscar-winning 2001 feature. It centered on an ogre named Shrek, who falls for Fiona, the princess of Far Far Away who has been cursed, trapped in the body of an ogre. Donkey provided comic relief, pathos and friendship to Shrek, with the film praised for its humorous twist on fairy-tale tropes. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up The Naked Gun 'Naked Gun' Producers Seth MacFarlane and Erica Huggins Talk Greenlight Hurdles and Sequel Possibilities Sofia Boutella Daniel Zovatto, Bill Pullman, Shiloh Fernandez Join Paul Schrader's 'Basics of Philosophy' (Exclusive) Zach Cregger With 'Weapons' and 'Fantastic Four,' Julia Garner Is Having a Busy Summer Heat Vision Max Minghella in Talks to Join DC Studios Horror Movie 'Clayface' Heat Vision 'Weapons' Star Austin Abrams Talks the Wild Ending, 'Willow' and Why He Pities His Tragicomic Character Mohammad Rasoulof Mohammad Rasoulof Is Considering a Return to Iran and Has Three Film Scripts Ready The Naked Gun 'Naked Gun' Producers Seth MacFarlane and Erica Huggins Talk Greenlight Hurdles and Sequel Possibilities Sofia Boutella Daniel Zovatto, Bill Pullman, Shiloh Fernandez Join Paul Schrader's 'Basics of Philosophy' (Exclusive) Zach Cregger With 'Weapons' and 'Fantastic Four,' Julia Garner Is Having a Busy Summer Heat Vision Max Minghella in Talks to Join DC Studios Horror Movie 'Clayface' Heat Vision 'Weapons' Star Austin Abrams Talks the Wild Ending, 'Willow' and Why He Pities His Tragicomic Character Mohammad Rasoulof Mohammad Rasoulof Is Considering a Return to Iran and Has Three Film Scripts Ready