«Shrek 5: Zendaya joins the original cast! Release date and details»
28 february 2025 в 13:37
Shrek fans can breathe a sigh of relief, as their favorite franchise is back with Shrek 5.
A new teaser trailer, released by Universal Pictures on Thursday, February 27, confirms that Zendaya is joining the voice cast of the latest installment of the blockbuster animated film. «The best residents of Far Far Away are returning», - the studio wrote in the caption of the video on Instagram.
Learn more about the upcoming film, including its release date and cast.
Shrek 5 is scheduled to be released in theaters on December 23, 2026, according to the official Universal Pictures website. This will be just over 25 years since the original film was released on May 18, 2001.
In addition to Zendaya, Universal Pictures has confirmed that several members of the original cast will return for Shrek 5, including Mike Myers as Shrek, Eddie Murphy as Donkey, and Cameron Diaz as Fiona.
John Lithgow, who played Lord Farquaad in the original Shrek, expressed in October 2024 that he would be very open to reprising his role. However, for those who may not remember, his character met an unfortunate end in the first film, specifically being eaten by the fire-breathing dragon guarding Princess Fiona.
«It turns out, you can’t recover after being eaten by a dragon», - Lithgow jokingly told PEOPLE, and then added about Shrek 5: «I know nothing about it and no, I’m not involved in it».
The first Shrek film was released in 2001 and won an Oscar for «Best Animated Feature». Shrek 2 was released in 2004, followed by Shrek the Third in 2007 and Shrek Forever After in 2010.
Antonio Banderas' character, the swashbuckling orange cat, received two spin-offs: Puss in Boots in 2011 and Puss in Boots: The Last Wish in 2022
A new teaser trailer, released by Universal Pictures on Thursday, February 27, confirms that Zendaya is joining the voice cast of the latest installment of the blockbuster animated film. «The best residents of Far Far Away are returning», - the studio wrote in the caption of the video on Instagram.
Learn more about the upcoming film, including its release date and cast.
Shrek 5 is scheduled to be released in theaters on December 23, 2026, according to the official Universal Pictures website. This will be just over 25 years since the original film was released on May 18, 2001.
In addition to Zendaya, Universal Pictures has confirmed that several members of the original cast will return for Shrek 5, including Mike Myers as Shrek, Eddie Murphy as Donkey, and Cameron Diaz as Fiona.
John Lithgow, who played Lord Farquaad in the original Shrek, expressed in October 2024 that he would be very open to reprising his role. However, for those who may not remember, his character met an unfortunate end in the first film, specifically being eaten by the fire-breathing dragon guarding Princess Fiona.
«It turns out, you can’t recover after being eaten by a dragon», - Lithgow jokingly told PEOPLE, and then added about Shrek 5: «I know nothing about it and no, I’m not involved in it».
The first Shrek film was released in 2001 and won an Oscar for «Best Animated Feature». Shrek 2 was released in 2004, followed by Shrek the Third in 2007 and Shrek Forever After in 2010.
Antonio Banderas' character, the swashbuckling orange cat, received two spin-offs: Puss in Boots in 2011 and Puss in Boots: The Last Wish in 2022
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