Shrek 5 Release Date Announced for Animated DreamWorks Sequel By A release date for has been announced. On , the official posted a short video revealing the logo for Shrek 5. “The All-Star Returns,” the tagline for the movie reads, which is a nod to Smash Mouth’s All Star, a song that played during the beginning of the first Shrek movie.
When is Shrek 5’s release date? Shrek 5 will be released in United States theaters on July 1, 2026. Not too Far, Far Away..
. 5 is coming to theaters on July 1, 2026 with Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, and Cameron Diaz. According to the X post, will return to voice the titular ogre in Shrek 5.
and are also returning to voice their respective Donkey and Fiona characters. Eddie Murphy previously told that he believed Shrek 5 would be released in 2025. During the same time, Murphy also confirmed that a Donkey spin-off movie was in the works, though a release date has not yet been set.
“We started doing Shrek 4 or [Shrek] 5 months ago,” Murphy said at the time. “I did this, I recorded the first act, and we’ll be doing it this year, we’ll finish it up. Shrek is coming out, and Donkey’s gonna have his own movie.
We’re gonna do Donkey as well. So we’re gonna do a Shrek, and we’re doing a Donkey [movie].” The first movie was released in 2001.
It was a massive hit for DreamWorks Pictures, bringing in approximately $492.2 million at the global box office off an estimated $60 million budget. Shrek was followed by 2004’s Shrek 2, .