There’s so much to do, so much to see, but do you ever wake up in the morning and think, “Gee, I wonder if they’ll make a fifth Shrek movie?” If so, DreamWorks Animation has got you. Today, the studio confirmed what Eddie Murphy let spill last month: Shrek 5 is happening and will premiere on July 1, 2026.
DreamWorks also confirmed on social media that Mike Myers and Cameron Diaz will also be reprising their respective roles as Shrek and Lady Fiona. According to Variety, Walt Dohrn is directing the production. Dohrn is a longtime Shrek-er and worked as a writer and artist on Shrek 2, Shrek the Third and Shrek Forever After, in which he also voiced Rumpelstiltskin. Brad Abelson, a veteran Simpsons animator and co-director on Minions: The Rise of Gru, is also co-directing.
The fifth Shrek film comes after the critical and commercial success of the spinoff feature Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, which centered on the precocious feline voiced by Antonio Banderas. Murphy also revealed in June that a Donkey spinoff is in development, so DreamWorks will be in the Shrek business for the foreseeable future, with other Shrek projects likely in the pipeline. Perhaps a prequel movie centered on Lord Farquaad?
Shrek 5 premieres in theaters on July 1, 2026.
