SomeBODY once told me the world was gonna roll the Shrek 5 release date back to 2027

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Shrek 5 heads back to the swamp as its release date is delayed by 6 months

Shrek 5
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Shrek 5 has been delayed until 2027 with a new date that's over six months after its previously planned date. Variety reports that Shrek 5 has been moved off its latest release date of December 23, 2026 to a June 30, 2027 release. Cumulatively, that marks nearly a full year of delays for Shrek 5, which was originally announced for a July 2026 release.

Dreamworks has offered up no reason for the delay, though a cynical perspective may be that it could be tied to criticism over the designs that have been shown for Shrek 5, which have evolved from the original portrayal.

George Marston
George Marston

I've been Newsarama's resident Marvel Comics expert and general comic book historian since 2011. I've also been the on-site reporter at most major comic conventions such as Comic-Con International: San Diego, New York Comic Con, and C2E2. Outside of comic journalism, I am the artist of many weird pictures, and the guitarist of many heavy riffs. (They/Them)

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