A
plotline
for
the
movie
is
yet
to
be
revealed,
but
Myers
will
play
the
title
character,
Diaz
will
voice
Shrek’s
wife
Princess
Fiona
and
Murphy
will
return
as
sidekick
Donkey.

Announcing
the
news,
DreamWorks
Animation
said
on
X:
“Not
too
Far,
Far
Away…
Shrek
5
is
coming
to
theatres
on
July
1
2026
with
Mike
Myers,
Eddie
Murphy,
and
Cameron
Diaz.”

The
first
film
was
released
back
in
2001,
and
won
the
first
Oscar
for
best
animated
feature
film.

It
was
a
huge
hit
for
DreamWorks,
making
$487m
worldwide
at
the
box
office.

Shrek
2
was
released
in
2004,
Shrek
The
Third
came
out
in
2007,
and
Shrek
Forever
After
hit
cinemas
in
2010.

Shrek
5
will
in
fact
be
the
seventh
film
in
the
wider
franchise,
after
Antonio
Banderas’
character
had
two
spin-off
films
–
Puss
In
Boots
and
Puss
In
Boots:
The
Last
Wish.

It
is
unknown
whether
Banderas
will
be
back
for
Shrek
5.

Murphy
hinted
in
an
interview
with
Collider
last
month
that
Donkey
could
also
be
getting
his
own
spin-off
movie.

He
also
said
work
on
Shrek
5
started
“months
ago”.

“I
recorded
the
first
act,
and
we’ll
be
doing
it
this
year,
we’ll
finish
it
up,”
he
said.

“Shrek
is
coming
out
and
Donkey’s
gonna
have
his
own
movie.”

By:
BBC.com