It’s not that anyone will ever forget the significance of the Shrek franchise, but doesn’t it almost feel like the last time we even thought about the movie Shrek was decades ago? Shrek Forever After came out in 2010 and since that time there have been just so many animated hits that people (including myself) haven’t given Shrek a second thought. You’ve got Frozen, Wreck it Ralph, Cars, Toy Story, and about 500 other animated films in the works with their sequels. Don’t forget that Shrek Forever after grossed over $700 million at the box office, so the thought of a Shrek 5 is obviously a no brainer.
While talking about his new movie, “The Boss Baby,” screenwriter Michael McCullers told THR that a new “Shrek” movie is in the wings.
‘Shrek 5 ‘is being developed. 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 really reveal, but since DreamWorks was sold to Universal in that time for over $3 billion, I imagine they’re particularly interested in it stepping up and actually figuring out the future of the franchise in that way on the corporate level. Reinvention was sort of called for. There’s been four movies and a lot of material, so the characters are pretty beloved and they’re great characters, but you also have to think of a pretty new take at that point.
Six months ago, Eddie Murphy talked to CinemaBlend about returning to the series, indicating he’s on board: “They took a nice long break. The next ‘Shrek’ … I think Jeffrey [Katzenberg, producer] told me 2019? 2019 or 2020, it will be ready. But they’ve got a good script, they wrote a nice good script.”
Also, McCullers mentioned that they’re going to keep making Shrek movies in the future. We’ll keep you posted when more news comes out.
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