DreamWorks Animation is heading again to Far, Far Away with Shrek 5 subsequent summer season, however that’s not the corporate’s solely deliberate return to its flagship franchise. Donkey, the franchise’s first character-focused spinoff centered on Eddie Murphy’s beloved sidekick, has been formally confirmed by the studio and can arrive in theaters on June 30, 2028.
The movie takes over a launch date beforehand reserved for an untitled Illumination occasion movie.
Murphy will reprise his function as Donkey in what DreamWorks describes as an origin story exploring “how a donkey grew to become Donkey.” The challenge marks the character’s first solo characteristic after showing in all 4 Shrek movies and the 2 Puss in Boots films.
The movie will probably be directed by Charlie Bean (The Lego Batman Film, Disney’s live-action Girl and the Tramp), with Matt Flynn, a longtime DreamWorks story artist whose credit embody The Wild Robotic, Puss in Boots: The Final Want, and The Dangerous Guys 2, serving as co-director. Rebecca Huntley (Kung Fu Panda 4, The Dangerous Guys) is producing.
The announcement continues DreamWorks’ renewed funding within the Shrek universe. For the reason that authentic movie debuted in 2001, the franchise has grossed greater than $2.9 billion worldwide and has expanded into Broadway, dwell touring productions, theme park points of interest, and different leisure ventures. With Donkey, the studio seems poised to deepen that universe by giving certainly one of its hottest characters a long-awaited starring car.
