- Illumination founder and CEO Chris Meledandri confirmed that the Shrek franchise is set to be rebooted!
- “We anticipate the cast coming back. Talks are starting now, and every indication that we’ve gotten is there’s tremendous enthusiasm on behalf of the actors to return," he told Variety.
- Eddie Murphy, who voiced Donkey in the films, previously said he would join Shrek 5 in “two seconds” and pitched a Donkey spinoff instead of Puss in Boots.
- Meledandri revealed he was “thrilled” to hear Murphy’s excitement to reprise the animated role noting that Donkey will “without question” receive a spinoff!
‘Shrek 5’ in the Works, Plus a Donkey Spinoff with Eddie Murphy, at Illumination