Everyone Agrees – This First Look at DWA’s ‘Shrek 5’ Sequel is Terrible
by Alex Billington
February 27, 2025
Source: YouTube
“Who’s making this stuff?” Good question – because wow this looks awful. DreamWorks Animation debuted a tiny 20 second teaser announcing Shrek 5, a new sequel in the Shrek franchise. This will be released a full 16 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 & Fiona’s not-so-young-anymore daughter. It’s set for release on Christmas Day in December 2026 more than a year from now, after being pushed back from its original July 2026 date. This teaser footage shows that they’ve apparently redesigned the characters – and they look so bad. Everyone has been commenting on this footage all day, and everyone agrees – this looks terrible. They should’ve just left Shrek in the past, no need to bring him back again. Ugh.
Here’s the first look reveal for DreamWorks Animation’s sequel Shrek 5, direct from Universal’s YouTube:
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 on December 25th, 2026, on Christmas Day, next year. It is set to be released 16 years after the release of Forever After (the previous sequel) and 25 years after the original Shrek opened in 2001. First impression?
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Article by:Source: Alex Billington
