This is per the doomspeakers over at Deadline, who revealed that Universal has forestalled the birth of the long-gestating Shrek 5, delaying it from a July 2026 release to Christmas of that same year.

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It was at this moment that Shrek lost its box office record to Despicable Me after 20 years of remaining atop the list of highest grossing animated movie franchises. The bad news for Shrek 5 is ...

Adding to the excitement, Murphy hinted at a standalone Donkey movie, which he believes is likely to happen. “We started doing Shrek 4 or [Shrek] 5 months ago. I did this, I recorded the first ...

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only full-length films are included on this list. Notably, the first full-length animated film was Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in 1937. In many ways, Shrek changed the animated film industry.

You’ll have to wait a little longer to learn if all that glitters is gold. Universal has announced that DreamWorks Animation’s “Shrek 5” will be moving from July 1, 2026, to Dec. 23, 2026.