Shrek 5 release date accidentally revealed by employee

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9 Nov 2023, 14:16

Whoops, talk about a bad day at the office.

A film studio employee has reportedly accidentally revealed the release date for Shrek 5.

The employee is a part of NBCUniversal, and shared that the film will be coming in 2025.

The much-anticipated sequel is the latest in a long line of Shrek films.

Fans have been waiting a long time for the next film, as Shrek Forever After was released in 2010.

Screenwriter Michael McCullers told The Hollywood Reporter way back in 2017 that a new film was coming.

"Shrek 5 is being developed," he said. "I finished that script, which I really, really, really love.

"It's really personal to me. It's got a pretty big reinvention behind it that I guess I can't reveal."

Illumination Entertainment founder and CEO Chris Meledandri elaborated further in April this year.

Meledandri talked about the similarities with the Mario franchise.

The boss talked about looking at "what the core elements are that audiences have loved" about a franchise, and then being sure to "do your very best to honour those core elements".

He told Variety: "And then you’re hard at work to build story elements and new characters that take you to brand new places. The original cast is a huge part of that.

"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."

Eddie Murphy (Donkey) stated he'd 'do another Shrek in two seconds'.

Mike Myers, who voiced Shrek told GQ: "If I had to do one Shrek a year I’d be thrilled."

Banderas (Puss in Boots) also told Deadline: "The first time I did Puss In Boots, I was working on Broadway, so I did my first session there. I’ve done five movies now.

"There is probably gonna be another, and Shrek is probably coming back."

The employee wrote the 2025 release date on their LinkedIn page before quickly deleting it.

We've already waited 13 years, what's a few more?