It wasn’t long before DreamWorks revealed Shrek The franchise was coming back with a new movie. For those who are happy to go back with him, Fiona, and the donkey, you will have to wait a little longer.
On Friday, Universal announced it had pushed back Shrek 5 back from the beginning of the July 1, 2026 slot to December 23 of the same year. Friends 3 now Shrek’s starting point; A threequel to Illumination was announced last year with a target release of June 30, 2027. And there Friends Once upon a time, the currently untitled film from Illumination has now planted the flag on that June 2027 date after previously being locked up that March.
The studio hasn’t said why it pushed the movies forward (or back), but it works Shrek again Friends‘ kindness. I You are despised Me The franchise often does best during the Independence Day season, and the kids’ movies have been shown to have strong holiday legs.
Both Shrek 5 again Friends 3 they are led by veterans who have been in their fields for a long time. Shrek 2 co-director Conrad Vernon and Walt Dohrn, are at the forefront of the singer’s story shrek 4, they helped the new film, which brings back the voice trio of Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, and Eddie Murphy. Puss in Boots 2’s Antonio Banderas’ swashbuckling feline finisher may return, but it’s currently unclear how he’ll be featured in the film or how he’ll appear. Currently, Friends 3 it will be directed by Peter Coffin, who directed the first three You are despised Me films (and the voices of the yellow animals that cry), and written by Brian Lynch, who wrote the first spinoff movie in 2015.
So, to repeat: Friends 3 July 1, 2026, Shrek 5 on December 23, 2026, and the unknown Illumination movie on June 30, 2027. And just before that Friends the following Super Mario on April 3, 2026.
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