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by Alex Billington
June 16, 2026
Source: YouTube
“You really can’t help yourself, can you?” Nope! They just had to come back and make another one of these. DreamWorks Animation has revealed the first real teaser trailer fro Shrek 5, a new sequel in the Shrek franchise. This will be released a full 17 years after Shrek Forever After, the fourth movie that opened back in 2010. There hasn’t been any other continuation since, unless you count the recent Puss in Boots movies or Shrek on Ice (for real) or whatever random brand concepts they’ve cooked up. Shrek 5 is the fifth movie in this popular animation series, which began in 2001. The original voice cast returns – Cameron Diaz as Fiona, Mike Myers as Shrek, Eddie Murphy as Donkey. With the addition of Zendaya voicing Felicia, Shrek and Fiona’s not-so-young-anymore daughter. Plus Marcello Hernandez and Skyler Gisondo as Felicia’s brothers, Fergus and Farkle. More than a year ago, they released a quick announcement promo but everyone hated the Shrek redesign so they tried to reconfigure the character looks but not much as changed since then. Though this is why this movie has been delayed by another year – set to hit theaters in summer 2027. Do we really need another legacy sequel? Will this do anything different or is it just more of the same?
Here’s the first real teaser trailer for DreamWorks Animation’s sequel Shrek 5, direct from YouTube:
You can rewatch the initial reveal teaser for DWA’s Shrek 5 right here to view the early look again.
Shrek 5 – In Theaters Christmas 2026. Far Far Away’s Finest are coming. No other plot details revealed at this moment. Shrek 5 is directed by animation filmmakers Walt Dohrn (director of Trolls, Trolls World Tour, Trolls Band Together) and Conrad Vernon (director of Shrek 2, Monsters vs Aliens, Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted, Sausage Party, The Addams Family 1 & 2, Sausage Party: Foodtopia). It’s also co-directed by Brad Ableson. The screenplay is written by Michael McCullers. Produced by Illumination CEO Chris Meledandri and Gina Shay. Made by DreamWorks Animation. Development on this sequel restarted in 2014 and Universal Pictures officially confirmed production of a fifth Shrek film when its parent company, NBCUniversal, bought DreamWorks Animation in 2016 with additional updates following from March 2017 to July 2024. Universal will debut DreamWorks Animation’s Shrek 5 sequel in theaters worldwide starting sometime in summer 2027 another full year from now. It is set to be released 17 years after the release of Forever After (the previous sequel) and 26 years after the original Shrek opened in 2001. Look any better?
