Everybody’s favorite ogre has a brand new search for Shrek 5, however for some motive solely Xbox appears to love it.
It has been 15 years since Shrek final acquired a film, however in 2026, Shrek 5 will lastly be releasing, and it even simply received its first teaser trailer yesterday. The trailer in query is pointedly memey, with Shrek and Donkey asking the magic mirror who the fairest of all of them is, and that is Shrek himself apparently, as he scrolls by way of fake TikToks of him sporting sun shades, doing a dance in a PVC go well with that you’re going to most likely bear in mind as a pattern on TikTok, and certainly one of his face Photoshopped onto a really buff physique. That then cuts to… nicely, Shrek and Donkey, solely with a slight redesign, their first because the collection kicked off greater than 20 years in the past.
Fiona has one too, all three of them performed by their authentic voice actors, i.e. Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, and Cameron Diaz. However they’re additionally being joined by Zendaya, who’s enjoying Shrek and Fiona’s daughter Felicia, a casting that makes excellent sense on condition that the unique movies at all times employed whoever was huge on the time too. The factor is, not everyone seems to be a fan of Shrek’s new look. Simply head to the replies on the Shrek Twitter account’s posting of the trailer and you will see feedback like “what’s up with their faces?” and “we modified Sonic, we will do it once more.”
Personally, I actually do not assume it seems dangerous in any respect. Bizarre, positive, however that is simply because I have been seeing this character in all places for nearly my total life, however the animation itself is sort of good, and far more full of life than the collection beforehand has been – clearly Dreamworks is following up a contact on the genuinely nice Puss in Boots: The Final Want.
There’s one different particular person, or entity, that likes it, although: Xbox UK. Sure, I too query the state of selling lately, however Xbox UK has shared that it thinks “we’re so again child.” I am not likely positive we wanted any tackle the state of Shrek’s redesign from Xbox, however we’ve got it, so… that is that! Cannot wait to listen to what Nintendo UK thinks of the total trailer.
Shrek 5 is at the moment slated for launch July 1, 2026.
