Eddie Murphy confirms Shrek 5 and announces spin-off for Donkey

The American actor assured that, once production of the fifth installment of Shrekwill begin the development of its own film for Donkeythe fun character he voiced in the original English version.

News arrives from Far Far Away. About to celebrate 25 years since the premiere of Shrek and after almost 15 since its fourth installment, Eddie Murphy has confirmed that he is already working on a new film of the famous green ogre.

During an interview with Collider while promoting the premiere of A detective loose in Hollywood 4 for Netflix, Murphy revealed: “We started working on Shrek 4 either [Shrek] 5 a few months ago. I recorded the first act and we will complete it this year.” The first film of Shrek It premiered in 2001.

The good news for fans of the franchise does not end here, since the American actor also announced that a film based on the character of Donkey is being prepared, which will be made after the new installment of Shrek.

“Shrek will return, and Donkey will have his own movie. We’re doing both movies,” Murphy said. He also clarified that he’s not shooting both projects at the same time: “No, not at the same time. I started recording Shrekwhich I think will be released in 2025, and then we will do the one Donkey“.

What did Sherk’s story become?

14 years have passed since the green ogre’s last adventure. In May 2010, it was launched Shrek Forever: The Final Chapter (Shrek Forever After), where the famous character faced a curse of Rumpelstiltskin which took him to a parallel universe where he had never existed, completely changing the history we all knew.

After the stories of the green ogre and his friends, DreamWorks has had recent successes with Kung Fu Panda 4 and Puss in Boots: The Last Wish. The first grossed $545.3 million worldwide, while the second reached $485.2 million worldwide and received critical acclaim.