A fifth Shrek film is in the works, with stars Mike Myers , Eddie Murphy and Cameron Diaz set to return, DreamWorks Animation announced via its social media channels on Tuesday. “Not too Far, Far Away..
.” wrote a spokesperson for the studio on X. “@ Shrek 5 is coming to theaters on July 1, 2026 with Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, and Cameron Diaz.
” Related Stories News Warner Bros Dates Final ‘Conjuring’ Film, Pushes Up Maggie Gyllenhaal’s Frankenstein Pic ‘The Bride!’ News ‘Now You See Me’ Threequel Dated For 2025 Walt Dohrn ( Trolls franchise), who worked on the second and third films as a writer and artist and as Head of Story on the fourth film, will direct Shrek 5 . The Trolls franchise’s Gina Shay is returning to produce alongside Illumination CEO Chris Meledandri ( The Super Mario Bros. Movie ), with Brad Ableson ( Minions: The Rise of Gru ) co-directing.
Murphy hinted that the project was in motion in a video interview with Collider just last month. “We started doing Shrek four or five months ago,” he said. “I recorded the first act, and we’ll be doing it this year.
We’ll finish it up.” In that interview, Murphy let slip that his character Donkey, the trusty sidekick of Mike Myers’ ogre Shrek, will also be getting his own spin-off movie. One of DreamWorks’ most celebrate animated franchises, Shrek is based on the 1990 picture book from writer and cartoonist William Steig.
The franchise kicked off with a 2001 film of the same name, wh.