Shrek 5 is coming our way in 2027 to continue this long-running franchise. It is hard to believe that the first film came out 25 years ago when some of us were teenagers or young adults. Now, a lot of us nerds are taking kids with us to see Shrek, Fiona, and Donkey go on another adventure in Far Far Away. It seems there’s a Shrek renaissance happening overall, because another character is getting his own spinoff. Deadline reports that Universal Pictures is officially making a Donkey movie that will center around Eddie Murphy’s infamously annoying yet loving character from Shrek.
That’s really not shocking to anyone for a few reasons. First, Donkey is one of the most quoted and popular characters in these films, thanks to Murphy’s signature wit. And Murphy himself hinted that a Donkey movie was coming to expand the Shrek franchise.
“Donkey’s going to have his own movie, own little story with his dragon wife and his kids that are half-dragon and half-donkeys…They’ve written this funny story,” Murphy previously told ScreenRant.
I’m cool with it. We could all use a lot more fantasy and funny animated stories in our lives, right? This film is set for a June 30, 2028 release date and we are sure that it will make many, many millions of dollars.