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‘Shrek 5’ Set for July 2026 With Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy and Cameron Diaz Returning (variety.com)

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DreamWorks Animation has announced that “Shrek 5″ is officially in development, with a far, far away release date of July 1, 2026. Original “Shrek” stars Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy and Cameron Diaz are all confirmed to return.

Antonio Banderas’ return as the feisty feline Puss in Boots is not yet confirmed. “Shrek 5” will be directed by Walt Dohrn, who served as a writer and artist on “Shrek 2” and “Shrek the Third,” and as head of story on “Shrek Forever After,” in which he also voiced Rumpelstiltskin. “Shrek 5” will be produced by franchise returner Gina Shay and Illumination founder Chris Meledandri; Brad Ableson serves as co-director.

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[–] gramathy@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 months ago

It tracks pretty well since it’s probably going to wrap into puss in boots’ return which was…some time? It’s kinda arbitrary, and doesn’t need to follow a previously established story. The most recent PiB story was surprisingly well written and executed, and a return to the more classic fairy tale/fantasy tropes instead of the “nursery rhyme/kids stories” focus of puss in boots but with the uplifted writing the franchise as a whole has seen over time would be nice