"Shrek 5" is planned to be released in 2025

In April, the head of the Illumination studio (“Super Mario Bros. in the movies", "Despicable Me") Chris Meledandri officially reportedthat his company will help DreamWorks with the Shrek reboot. At the same time became known, that all the leading actors should return to work on the new part, including Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz and Eddie Murphy. After that, there was no news about the project until an NBC Universal intern updated his LinkedIn profile.

This employee worked on ideas for related products for both parts of the film adaptation of the Broadway musical "Wicked", the animated film "Despicable Me 4" and the fifth "Shrek" - and indicated the release dates for them. And if in the case of two other projects the release dates were already officially disclosed, then the release of Shrek 5 in 2025 became known for the first time.

Soon after this, the author deleted his page, but a screenshot of his resume managed to spread on the Internet:

There are no details about the cartoon yet, but in April Meledandri said that negotiations with the actors were going well. The strike probably put the discussion of the project on pause, but with the end of the Guilds' protests screenwriters And actors America's work should resume soon.