The First Shrek 5 Teaser Trailer Is A Family Affair

The first Shrek 5 teaser trailer is officially here, offering a glimpse at the original trio with Zendaya and more joining the cast.

The wait is officially over for Shrek fans. DreamWorks Animation has just unleashed the highly anticipated first teaser trailer for Shrek 5, giving audiences a nostalgic and hilarious first look at next summer’s biggest animated event.

Next summer, DreamWorks Animation invites audiences on a thrilling, magical new comedy adventure from one of the most beloved global animated franchises of all time: Shrek 5.

DreamWorks Animation Reveals First Shrek 5 Teaser Trailer
(from left) Donkey (Eddie Murphy) and Shrek (Mike Myers) in DreamWorks Animation’s Shrek 5, directed by Conrad Vernon and Walt Dohrn.

Comedy legends Mike Myers, Oscar® nominee Eddie Murphy and Cameron Diaz return to their signature roles as Shrek, Donkey and Fiona. Emmy winning superstar Zendaya (The OdysseyDune franchise) joins the cast as Shrek and Fiona’s daughter Felicia, along with Marcello Hernandez (Saturday Night LiveHappy Gilmore 2) and Skyler Gisondo (SupermanBooksmart) as Felicia’s brothers, Fergus and Farkle. 

Shrek 5 is directed by acclaimed filmmakers and Shrek franchise veterans Conrad Vernon and Walt Dohrn. Vernon was a member of the directing team on the Academy Award® nominated Shrek 2 as well as on DreamWorks Animation’s Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted and Monsters vs. Aliens. Vernon has also provided the voice of Shrek fan-favorite Gingerbread Man, aka “Gingy,” across all titles in the Shrek Universe. Dohrn worked on the second and third Shrek films as a writer and artist and as Head of Story on the fourth film. Dohrn also voiced the character of Rumpelstiltskin in Shrek Forever After. Dohrn served as co-director on the first Trolls film and directed Trolls World Tour and Trolls Band Together.

The film is produced by returning producer Gina Shay (Trolls franchise), who produced Shrek Forever After and by Illumination CEO and Academy Award® nominee Chris Meledandri (the Super MarioDespicable Me and Minions franchises). The film is co-directed by Brad Ableson (Minions: The Rise of GruThe Simpsons).

DreamWorks Animation Reveals First Shrek 5 Teaser Trailer
(from left) Felicia (Zendaya) and Shrek (Mike Myers) in DreamWorks Animation’s Shrek 5, directed by Conrad Vernon and Walt Dohrn.

For the past two decades, audiences have been enchanted by the delightful, irreverent adventures of a misunderstood ogre and his ragtag group of roguish fairytale folk, based on the book by acclaimed author William Steig. Beginning in 2001 with Shrek, the winner of the first ever Academy Award® for Best Animated Feature, Shrek, Donkey and Fiona (along with their friends, family and tormentors), have grown into an indelible part of pop culture, reminding audiences around the globe that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

The four Shrek films have earned more than $2.9 billion worldwide, spawninga global live-touring show, an award-winning Broadway musical that earned eight Tonynominations and 12 Drama Desk nominations, plus an immersive, top-tourist destination in London and popular events and attractions across Universal Destinations & Experiences’ theme parks.

SHREK 5 COMES TO THEATERS JUNE 30, 2027.

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