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Shrek 5 Is In The Works With Original Cast Set To Return

4 April 2023, 15:01 | Updated: 5 July 2024, 16:19

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By Katie Louise Smith

Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy and Antonio Banderas are all said to be returning for the fifth movie.

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After 13 years, it's finally happening: Shrek 5 is officially in the works at Dreamworks. And so is a Donkey spin-off movie!

News that a brand new Shrek film was on the way first broke in 2023. As reported by Variety, Illumination founder and CEO Chris Meledandri began negotiating deals with the original cast of the animated franchise – including Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy and Antonio Banderas – so they can return for the fifth movie in the beloved franchise.

At the time, he said: "We anticipate the cast coming back. Talks are starting now, and every indication that we’ve gotten is there’s tremendous enthusiasm on behalf of the actors to return."

So far, the only cast member to have publicly confirmed their involvement is Eddie Murphy, who will return as Donkey. And in a new interview, Eddie has now revealed that he has already recorded parts of the fifth film, and that he think it will be released next year.

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Shrek 5 is in the works with original cast returning. Picture: Dreamworks via Alamy

Over the years, Eddie has been incredibly vocal about wanting to return for another Shrek film – as well as a Donkey spin-off movie. In a recent interview with ETalk, he said: "I'd absolutely be open. If they ever came with another Shrek, I'd do it in two seconds. I love Donkey," he said.

While promoting his new film Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F in June 2024, he confirmed that it's officially all systems go.

“We started doing Shrek 4 or [Shrek] 5 months ago," he told Collider. "I did this, I recorded the first act, and we'll be doing it this year, we’ll finish it up. Shrek is coming out, and Donkey's gonna have his own movie. We're gonna do Donkey as well. So we're gonna do a Shrek, and we're doing a Donkey [movie].”

When asked if he was recording for the Donkey spin-off at the same time as Shrek, he clarified: "No, not at the same time. I started recording Shrek, I think it's coming out in 2025, and we're doing a Donkey one next."

Mike Myers and Eddie Murphy are set to return for Shrek 5. Picture: Alamy

Antonio Banderas, who voices Puss in Boots also recently shared that he's down for Shrek 5, too. "I’ve done five movies now. There is probably gonna be another, and [Shrek] is probably coming back," he told Deadline.

Mike Myers also shared that if he "had to do one ‘Shrek’ a year he'd be thrilled" in an interview with GQ.

While we've yet to have confirmation of which cast members are returning, it's safe to assume that the original team will be assembling to bring us another Shrek banger.