‘Shrek 5’ in Early Works; Original Cast to Return | July 1st, 2026

[Lootpack]

Beyond running Illumination, Meledandri, who sat down with Variety with Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto for this week’s cover story on the making of “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” also serves as a creative partner to DreamWorks Animation as it looks to reboot the “Shrek” franchise. In that capacity, he’s pushed to bring back the film’s original voice cast which includes Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz and Eddie Murphy for “Shrek 5.”

Though no deals are in place, he said negotiations with the actors are going well. “We anticipate the cast coming back. Talks are starting now, and every indication that we’ve gotten is there’s tremendous enthusiasm on behalf of the actors to return,” he said.

Puss in Boots’ success got them gears turning in the heads of execs.

 

[old pig]

I didn’t know there was a 3 and 4

 

[Lootpack]

I didn’t know there was a 3 and 4

There was a massive quality drop-off after 2

But DreamWorks seems to be back with the shyts so there’s hope here.

 

[Norrin Radd]

I know Mike Myers said yes IMMEDIATELY after his string of flops

 

[humminbird]

makes sense since Puss in Boots 2 was such a success
I'm glad they're not rebooting it

 

[humminbird]

I didn’t know there was a 3 and 4

3 and 4 are so bad you're better off not knowing them

 

[Ironman]

 

[Artificial Intelligence]

They need to act like 3 and 4 never happened

 

[FlyRy]

Shrek 5. Moana live action. Harry Potter reboot. This is the darkest timeline

 

[Lootpack]

They need to act like 3 and 4 never happened

Throw that shyt in a vault far, far away

 

[humminbird]

not only are we getting Shrek 5 but we maybe also getting.....

 

[NoMorePie]

Time to rewatch the OG shrek

 

[Lootpack]

 

[Silver Surfer]

Too much money on the table

 

[Deltron]

Puss n boots 2 still king