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Shrek 5: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy and Cameron Diaz returning for 2026 sequel
Core voice cast are all returning for Shrek 5, which will be released 16 years after Shrek Forever After
Shrek 5 is officially in development, with the franchise’s core voice cast – Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy and Cameron Diaz – all confirmed to return. Making $487m at worldwide cinemas, Shrek’s first outing turned DreamWorks – which had produced a steady series of modest hits at that point, including Chicken Run and Antz – into a bona fide powerhouse. News of the Shrek sequel has swirled since at least 2018, when reports emerged that Universal, DreamWorks’ parent company, had approached Chris Meledandri – the animation executive behind Despicable Me – to find a new way into the franchise.
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