The Shrek 5 release date is highly anticipated, considering it’s been a long wait since 2010 when the last Shrek movie was released. The viewers have since then been waiting for the fifth installment of the beloved series to see the lovable green ogre back on their screens. The project was announced way back in 2016 so the wait is only making fans more anxious.
Here’s all the Shrek 5 release date information we know so far, and all the details on when it is coming out.
Is there a Shrek 5 release date?
In April 2023, Illumination founder and CEO Chris Meledandri, in an interview with Variety, confirmed that Shrek 5 was definitely in development. Fans can rest assured that their favorite movie is returning for the fifth time. However, there has been no official announcement of a release date as of yet so viewers will have to wait and see.
Initially, the release date for Shrek 5 was set in 2020. However, production wasn’t expected to start by then so a predicted release date was two years later in 2022. The pandemic contributed to the delay and it still hasn’t happened. If the movie doesn’t begin production this year, then fans can only expect a release date sometime in late 2024 or even 2025.
This date is an estimation based on the information we have at the time of this writing.
Chris Meledandri revealed in the interview that he was planning on bringing the original voice cast back for Shrek 5. This includes Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, and Eddie Murphy. In an interview with ETalk, Murphy also claimed that he would do Shrek 5 in “two seconds.”
Where is Shrek 5 coming out?
Shrek 5 is anticipated to come out in theaters in late 2024 or 2025 depending on when production starts.
The official synopsis for Shrek reads:
“It ain’t easy bein’ green — especially if you’re a likable (albeit smelly) ogre named Shrek. On a mission to retrieve a gorgeous princess from the clutches of a fire-breathing dragon, Shrek teams up with an unlikely compatriot — a wisecracking donkey.”
