{"id":375075,"date":"2026-08-14T04:40:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T11:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/?p=375075"},"modified":"2026-08-14T04:40:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T11:40:08","slug":"shrek-5-moves-closer-to-2027-main-cast-recording-is-complete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/shrek-5-moves-closer-to-2027-main-cast-recording-is-complete\/","title":{"rendered":"Shrek 5 moves closer to 2027: main cast recording is complete"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shrek 5 just cleared a big step, with <strong>principal voice recording now finished<\/strong> for the main cast ahead of the animated sequel\u2019s June 30, 2027 theatrical release.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So yes, Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, and Cameron Diaz are officially back as Shrek, Donkey, and Fiona. It also points to <strong>Shrek 5 moving further into post-production<\/strong>, where animation, editing, and the final round of polish start to take over.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you\u2019ve been waiting for Shrek to come back, this is the update to keep an eye on. Reports say <strong>Shrek 5 heads to \u201cFurther, Further Away,\u201d<\/strong> puts more attention on Shrek and Fiona\u2019s now-teenage children, and brings in Zendaya as Felicia, with Skyler Gisondo and Marcello Hern\u00e1ndez voicing Farkle and Fergus.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There\u2019s some confidence behind the camera too, since franchise veteran Walt Dohrn is <strong>directing<\/strong>. DreamWorks is also returning to a series that has brought in about $4 billion worldwide, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/shrek-5-is-on-its-way-and-afterwards-we-will-have-a-spin-off-focused-on-donkey\" rel=\"noopener\">Puss in Boots<\/a> spin-offs.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The shift from 2026 to <strong>June 30, 2027<\/strong> seems tied to release strategy and giving the film more time, and with Puss in Boots: The Last Wish landing as well as it did, plus a reported Donkey spin-off, DreamWorks appears to be treating this as a broader franchise comeback.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shrek 5 is currently set for theaters on <strong>June 30, 2027<\/strong>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shrek 5 just cleared a big step, with principal voice recording now finished for the main cast ahead of the animated sequel\u2019s June 30, 2027 theatrical release. So yes, Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, and Cameron Diaz are officially back as Shrek, Donkey, and Fiona. It also points to Shrek 5 moving further into post-production, where &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/shrek-5-moves-closer-to-2027-main-cast-recording-is-complete\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Shrek 5 moves closer to 2027: main cast recording is complete&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9329,"featured_media":375074,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-375075","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375075","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9329"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=375075"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375075\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":375076,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375075\/revisions\/375076"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/375074"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=375075"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=375075"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=375075"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=375075"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=375075"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=375075"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}