Following the recent release of the trailer for Shrek 5, Universal Pictures has announced that the long-mooted Donkey spin-off movie will hit cinemas on June 30, 2028. Per The Hollywood Reporter Eddie Murphy will return to the role he first played in 2001’s $480 million grossing smash hit animated fairy-tale to tell Donkey’s origin story. […]
Eddie Murphy reveals Shrek 5 is months into production, with Donkey spin-off to follow
Axel Foley isn’t the only iconic role of Eddie Murphy’s that he is reprising once again as he will return as Shrek‘s Donkey for not one but two films, including a Donkey spin-off of his own. Shrek has long been one of Dreamworks Animation’s most recognizable and successful franchises. Released almost 25 years ago, Shrek followed the title character ogre and […]
Original voice cast returning for Shrek 5 and a potential Donkey solo outing
Hinted at during the final moments of Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, Illumination’s Chris Meledandri has confirmed that we’ll be returning to Far Far Away for a fifth Shrek outing, as-well-as hinting at another spin-off in the shape of a solo-outing for Eddie Murphy’s Donkey. During a sit down with Variety before the launch […]