Eddie Murphy says Universal Pictures and DreamWorks’ animated ogre collection will proceed with at the least two extra films: Shrek 5 and a solo Donkey spinoff.
Murphy, who has performed Shrek’s loyal companion throughout the collection’ 4 mainline installments and varied spinoff tales, spelled out his future with the franchise throughout an interview with Collider. He says that he’s already began engaged on the following chapter of the DreamWorks fantasy story.
“We began doing Shrek 4 or [Shrek] 5 months in the past,” Murphy stated. “I did this, I recorded the primary act, and we’ll be doing it this yr, we’ll end it up. Shrek is popping out, and Donkey’s gonna have his personal film. We’re gonna do Donkey as effectively. So we’re gonna do a Shrek, and we’re doing a Donkey [movie].”
Murphy elaborates, saying Shrek 5 is anticipated to reach subsequent yr. The Donkey film will then comply with someday after that.
“No, not on the similar time,” he stated when requested if he was engaged on each tasks concurrently. “I began recording Shrek, I feel it is popping out in 2025, and we’re doing a Donkey one subsequent.”
DreamWorks has been working to get Shrek 5 off the bottom for years. In 2016, Trolls administrators Wal Dohrn and Mike Mitchell teased that Austin Powers veteran Michael McCullers had been toiling away on a script. Then, in 2018, Variety reported that tender reboots for the franchise had been within the works, and in 2023 Illumination CEO Chris Meledandri teased that a brand new Shrek sequel and Donkey spinoff had been being regarded into with hopes of bringing again the unique forged.
Donkey received’t be the primary of Shrek’s fantasy associates to obtain their very own devoted spinoff. Puss in Boots, the ogre’s sword-wielding cat buddy performed by Antonio Banderas, has starred in a trio of standalone tasks, together with two films and one Netflix collection. His most up-to-date outing was 2022’s Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, a stylized journey that carried out effectively amongst followers and critics (we gave it a 9/10 in our assessment).
Shrek Forever After launched in May 2010, greater than 14 years in the past. Murphy says Shrek 5 is anticipated to reach in 2025, however there is no such thing as a launch date for the Donkey film. Until DreamWorks and Universal have extra to share, you may head to Netflix to observe the unique film earlier than it’s eliminated later subsequent month.
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