Shrek 5 is an upcoming project to be produced by DreamWorks Animation. It's expected to be the fifth installment of the Shrek franchise and a direct sequel to Shrek Forever After and Puss in Boots: The Last Wish.
Synopsis[]
TBD
Cast[]
Note: While key actors have shown interest or were in talks to return, some are only speculated to reprise their roles.
- Mike Myers as Shrek
- Eddie Murphy as Donkey
- Ben Stiller as Alex
- Chris Rock as Marty
- Jada Pinkett Smith as Gloria
- David Schwimmer as Melman
- Cameron Diaz as Princess Fiona
- Antonio Banderas as Puss in Boots
- Jay Baruchel as Hiccup
- Anna Kendrick as Queen Poppy
- Will Ferrell as Megamind, Ted Shackleford, Lord Business
- David Cross as Ol' Chum, Master Crane
- Sam Rockwell as Mr. Wolf
- Emma Stone as Eep Crood
- Jerry Seinfeld as Barry B. Benson
- Bruce Willis as RJ
- Garry Shandling as Verne (archival recording)
- Steve Carell as Hammy
- Will Smith as Oscar
- Ryan Reynolds as Theo/Turbo
- Reese Witherspoon as Susan Murphy/Ginormica
- Tom McGrath as Skipper
- Justin Timberlake as Branch
- Sacha Baron Cohen as King Julien XIII
- Chris Miller as Kowalski
- Christopher Knights as Private, Thelonious
- Conrad Vernon as Rico, Gingerbread Man, Insectosaurus
- America Ferrera as Astrid Hofferson
- Candi Milo as Dexter, Granny, Mama Bear, Coco, Madame Foster, Cheese
- Kat Cressida as Dee Dee
- Marty Grabstein as Courage
- April Winchell as Muriel Bagge
- Matt Hill as Ed
- Samuel Vincent as Edd
- Tony Sampson as Eddy
- Billy Bob Thompson as Gabby Goat, Rolf, Jimmy, Jonny 2x4
- Jeff Bennett as Johnny Bravo, Dad, Dribbal, Gurggle, Jinky, Camillot, Ranger Jinx, Rocky, Mayor, Eddie, Psycho, Matthew Dennison, Jake Gilbert, Coach Pacowski, Mall Cop Captain, Ticket Guy, Mick Swagger
- Sean Marquette as Mac
- Keith Ferguson as Bloo
- Phil LaMarr as Wilt, Chomly, Flurr, Tentro, Steve, Kotaro
- Zoe Berri as Winnie
- Adam Sandler as Dracula, Sam Brenner, Q*Bert
- Shameik Moore as Miles Morales
- Jim Carrey as Stanley Ipkiss/The Mask, Fletcher Reede, 2000 Grinch, Horton the Elephant, Lloyd Christmas, The Riddler, Dr. Eggman
- Greg Eagles as The Grim Reaper
- Cristina Vee as Xochi Jalapeño
- Bill Murray as Garfield, Peter Venkman, Baloo
- Pierre Coffin as Kevin, Stuart & Bob, Mel, Otto, Minions
- Chris Pratt as Emmet Brickowski, Barley Lightfoot, Peter Quill/Star-Lord, Owen Grady, Mario, Rex Dangervest
- Terry McGurrin as Chris McLean, Don
- Deven Mack as Chef Hatchet
- Dean Wendt as Barney The Dinosaur
- Steve Whitmire as Kermit The Frog
- Dave Goelz as Gonzo The Great
- Peter Linz as Walter, Tutter, Pip
- Eric Jacobson as Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, Animal
- Noel MacNeal as Bear
- Vicki Eibner as Ojo
- Tyler Bunch as Treelo, Pop
- John C. Reilly as Wreck-It Ralph, Cowardly Lion
- John Goodman as James P. Sullivan, Pacha
- Billy Crystal as Mike Wazowski
- Tom Hanks as Woody
- Tim Allen as Buzz Lightyear
- Ethan Trace as Genie, Fender Pinwheeler, Phil Onuki, Ramon, Lovelace, Theodore Roosevelt
- Janice Kawaye as Ami Onuki, Jenny "XJ9" Wakeman, Wendy Testaburger, Sara, Lysithea Von Ordelia, Pink Lunette, Kim, Kam Chin, Tekirai
- Ewan McGregor as Rodney Copperbottom, Obi-Wan Kenobi
- Halle Berry as Cappy
- Mel Brooks as Bigweld, Vlad, Yogurt
- Amanda Bynes as Piper Pinwheeler
- Drew Carey as Crank Casey
- Kelly Sheridan as Starlight Glimmer, Starlight Glimmer
- Ray Romano as Manfred
- John Leguizamo as Sid, Luigi
- Denis Leary as Diego, Francis
- Raymond Ochoa as Arlo
- America Ferrera as Fawn
- Reese Witherspoon as Susan/Ginormica, Rosita
- Seth Rogen as B.O.B., Mantis
- Hugh Laurie as Dr. Cockroach
- Will Arnett as The Missing Link
- Chris Wedge as Wonderbot, Scrat, Charlie
- Harland Williams as Lugnut
- Chris Hardwick as Diesel Springer
- Jennifer Coolridge as Aunt Fanny
- Natasha Lyonne as Lorretta Geargrinder
- Queen Latifah as Ellie
- Seann William Scott as Crash, Skiff
- Josh Peck as Eddie
- Simon Pegg as Buck
- Keke Palmer as Peaches
- Jennifer Lopez as Shira
- Adam DeVine as Julian
- Zazie Beetz as Diane Foxington
- Marc Maron as Mr. Snake
- Craig Robinson as Mr. Shark
- Anthony Ramos as Mr. Piranha
- Frank Welker as Toothless
- John Hasler/Joseph May as Thomas
- Rowan Atkinson/William Hope as Edward
- Pierce Brosnan/Kerry Shale as Henry
- Neil Crone/Kerry Shale as Gordon
- Rob Rackstraw as James and Donald
- Nigel Pilkington/Christopher Ragland as Percy
- Rob Rackstraw/Kevin James as Toby
- Steven Kynman as Duck
- Joe Mills as Douglas, Oliver and Toad
- Kelly Macdonald/Jules de Jongh as Emily
- Cedric the Entertainer as Maurice
- Andy Richter as Mort
- Rachel Bloom as Queen Barb
- Madalyn Gonzalez as Zephyr Haddock
- Liam Ferguson as Nuffink Haddock
- Bruce Willis as RJ, John McClane
- Rick Moranis as Verne
- Wanda Sykes as Stella, Bessy, Granny
- William Shatner as Ozzie, James T. Kirk, Kazar
- Avril Lavigne as Heather
- Eugene Levy as Lou, Orrin
- Catherine O'Hara as Penny, Sally Skellington
- Omid Djalili as Tiger
- Sami Kirkpatrick as Bucky
- Shane Baumel as Spike
- Madison Davenport as Quillo
- Owen Wilson as Lightning McQueen, Reggie, Jedediah
- Larry the Cable Guy as Mater
- Tara Strong as Twilight Sparkle/Sci-Twi, Princess Twilight Sparkle, Twilight Sparkle, Rocket J. Squirrel, Timmy Turner, Terrence
- Ashleigh Ball as Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Mary Test, Sissy, Lolo, Churro Boy, Pizza Delivery Guy, Wendell, Nerdy Kid, Jeffy the #1 Fan
- Andrea Libman as Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Emi, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy
- Tabitha St. Germain as Rarity, Rarity, Vice Principal Luna, Princess Luna
- Rebecca Shoichet as Sunset Shimmer
- Cathy Weseluck as Spike, Spike, Spike
- Brad Norman as Bullwinkle J. Moose
- Amanda Leighton as Blossom
- Kristen Li as Bubbles
- Natalie Palamides as Buttercup
- Bill Fagerbakke as Patrick Star, Scarecrow
- Carolyn Lawrence as Sandy Cheeks
- Rodger Bumpass as Squidward Tentacles, Mike Darling, Flamzer, Naut, Narrator, Gate Keeper, Squiddo
- Clancy Brown as Eugene Harold Krabs
- Mary Jo Catlett as Mrs. Poppy Puff, Misaki Onuki-Yoshimura
- David Kaufman as Danny Phantom
- Debi Derryberry as Jimmy Neutron
- Darran Noris as Cosmo
- Susanne Blakeslee as Wanda
- Craig T. Nelson as Bob Parr/Mr. Incredible
- Holly Hunter as Helen Parr/Elastigirl
- Samuel L. Jackson as Lucius Best/Frozone, Whiplash, Zog
- Jack Black as Po
- Angelina Jolie as Master Tigress.
- Dustin Hoffman as Master Shifu.
- Jackie Chan as Master Monkey.
- Lucy Liu as Master Viper.
- Randall Duk Kim as Grand Master Oogway.
- Kate Hudson as Mei Mei.
- Jeremy Shada as Finn
- John DiMaggio as Jake, Bud, Hilly Burford, Officer O'Hanlon, Flip, Mr. Grouse, Chunk, Patchy Drizzle, News Man Tucker
- Bentley Griffin as Lincoln Loud
- Brian Stepanek as Lynn Loud Sr., Todd, Police Officer, Game Voice, Jay Rock, Hunter Spector
- Catherine Taber as Lori Loud, Katherine Mulligan, Biker Girls, Cheerleaders, Art Teacher, Girl Jordan
- Liliana Mumy as Leni Loud
- Cristina Pucelli as Luan Loud, Mr. Coconuts, Bratty Kid's Mom
- Jessica DiCicco as Lynn Loud Jr., Lucy Loud, Zach, Karate Girl
- Kristen Wiig as Lucy Wilde, Ruffnut Thorston
- Miranda Cosgrove as Margo
- Dana Gaier as Edith
- Nev Scharrel as Agnes
- Ben Whitehead as Wallace
- Keone Young as Kaz Harada, Domo, Security Guard
- Trevor Devall as Dukey, Teen Carny, Carnival Worker, Carnival Manager
- Maryke Hendrikse as Susan Test
- Kevin James as Otis, Frankenstein, William Cooper
- Jeffrey Garcia as Pip, Sheen Estevez
- Rob Paulsen as Peck, Yakko Warner, Donatello, Carl Wheezer, Atchan, Joey, Pizza guy #1, Skunky, French Waiter, Whipcrack McGee, Dr. Mysto, Clyde Easy Glide, Mr. Darrell, Nowhere Newsman, Pinky, Dr. Scratchansniff
- Cam Clarke as Freddy, Leonardo
- Pamela Adlon as Ryou Onuki
- Chris Diamantopoulos as Mickey Mouse
- Ben Schwartz as Sonic the Hedgehog, Dewey, Skidmark
- Jack Black as Po, Lenny, Bowser
- Jesse Eisenberg as Blu
- Scott Martin Gershin as Flubber
- Randy Thom as Toothless, Light Fury
- Zach Braff as Chicken Little
- John Cusack as Jessie, Igor, Abby Mallard
- John Ratzenberger as Hamm, Yeti, Mack, P.T. Flea, Corey Proctor, Underminer
- Wallace Shawn as Rex
- Blake Clark as Slinky Dog
- Don Rickles as Mr. Potato Head (archival recording)
- Estelle Harris as Mrs. Potato Head (archival recording)
- Jim Parsons as Oh
- Johnny Depp as Rango, Jack Sparrow
- Paul Giamatti as Chet
- Rihanna as Tip Tucci
- Annie Potts as Bo Peep
- T.J. Miller as Gene Meh
- Vin Diesel as Iron Giant, Groot
- Bill Hader as Flint Lockwood, Fear, Leonard Mudbeard
- Anna Faris as Sam Sparks, Jailbreak
- Amy Poehler as Joy, Jenny, Sally O'Malley
- Dakota Fanning as Coraline Jones
- Tyler James Nathan as Charlie Brown
- Bill Melendez as Snoopy and Woodstock (archive recordings)
- Buno Campos as Prince Naveen
- Chris Sarandon as Jack Skellington
- John Kricfalusi as Ren Höek
- Eric Bauza as Stimpson J. "Stimpy" Cat
- Mr. Lawrence as Plankton, Tom Chandler
- Jill Talley as Karen, Rita Loud, Serena Goldner
- Freddie Prinze Jr. as Fred Jones, Tyler McBrien
- David Hyde Pierce as Yuri Yoshimura, Drixenol "Drix" Koldreliff
- Jason Marsden as Ned Nicholas
- Cree Summer as Zoe Zero, Numbuh 5, Cree Lincoln, Elmyra Duff
- Dom Irrera as Duke
- Courteney Cox as Daisy
- Nika Futterman as Luna Loud, Stamps
- Ian James Corlett as Hugh Test, Jeffery, Miguel Puga caricature
- Kathleen Barr as Lila Test, Kevin
- Salma Hayek Pinault as Kitty Softpaws
- Harvey Guillén as Perrito
- Conrad Vernon as Gingy
- Cody Cameron as Pinocchio
* - Speculated to appear
Development[]
Following the success of Shrek 2 in May 2004, Jeffrey Katzenberg revealed that the Shrek story had been outlined into five films almost from the beginning. "Before the first one was finished, we talked about what the whole story of Shrek is, and each of the chapters answers questions about the first movie and gives us an insight," said Katzenberg, "Shrek 3 and 4 are going to reveal other unanswered questions and, finally, in the last chapter, we will understand how Shrek came to be in that swamp when we meet him in the first movie." After the release of Shrek the Third in 2007, Katzenberg announced that the fifth film would be released in 2013 following the fourth film's 2010 release.
In May 2009, DreamWorks Animation (DWA) announced that the fourth film's title would be Shrek Forever After, indicating that it would be the last in the Shrek series. Later in 2009, that was confirmed by Bill Damaschke, head of creative production at DWA, with him saying: "All that was loved about Shrek in the first film is brought to the final film."
Josh Klausner, one of the writers of Shrek Forever After, explained in 2010 the script's evolution: "When I first came onto the project, it wasn't supposed to be the final chapter — there were originally going to be 5 Shrek movies. Then, about a year into the development, Jeffrey Katzenberg decided that the story that we'd come up with was the right way for Shrek's journey to end."
In a 2014 interview with Fox Business Network, Katzenberg hinted that the fifth film could still be made. "We like to let them have a little bit of time to rest," he said of the characters. "But I think you can be confident that we'll have another chapter in the Shrek series. We're not finished, and more importantly, neither is he."
Then, following the sale in 2016 of DreamWorks Animation to NBCUniversal, a part of Comcast, DreamWorks announced it would continue releasing "at least two films" per year. The first two films were planned to have been Shrek 5 and Edgar Wright's Shadows, a different take on the scrapped animated feature, Me and My Shadow.[1] In an interview with Mike Mitchell and Walt Dohrn, they revealed that Michael McCullers would write the story.[2] McCullers claimed the script to be "very personal" and "a big reinvention of the franchise." Eddie Murphy was also confirmed to have read the script, and claimed the film would release sometime between 2019 to 2020. Both projects eventually went silent, with Shrek 5 presumably shelved once again.
On November 6, 2018, it was revealed in a Variety interview with Chris Meledandri, the founder and CEO of Illumination, that Shrek 5 and a Puss in Boots sequel were in active development. Rumors circulated that he was looking to reboot the franchise with the original cast returning. Once again, news grew silent over time, with more rumors claiming that Illumination would be handling both features. There was never any confirmation that this would be the case however, and DreamWorks was still committed to making new installments for the Shrek franchise.
In May 2022, in an interview by GQ, Shrek actor, Mike Myers, expressed his interest in wanting to do more Shrek films, stating: “If I had to do one ‘Shrek’ a year I’d be thrilled”.
In December 2022, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish was released. Among several cameos, an ending implies either Shrek 5 or a third Puss in Boots film. Though it hasn't been officially confirmed by DreamWorks, it is rumored and hinted that another film will likely happen in the near future.
In January 2023, in an interview with ETalk, Eddie Murphy expressed his enthusiasm in reprising his role as Donkey saying: "I'd do it in two seconds." He stated he was open for another Shrek film, or a Donkey spin-off.
In April 2023, Chris Meledandri confirmed that the fifth film was still being discussed, with Myers, Murphy and Cameron Diaz in talks to reprise their roles.
In November 2023, an intern supposedly leaked information regarding Shrek 5's release on her LinkedIn page. The page claimed that among the release of anticipated sequels such as Kung Fu Panda 4 and Despicable Me 4 for 2024, Shrek 5 would follow in early 2025. It has since been taken down, seemingly adding credibility to the proposed date. However, it is still unknown if this information is factually correct, as other DreamWorks releases such as Dog Man have been heavily implied to release that year.
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