- Original name: Untitled Shrek Reboot
- Country: USA
- Genre: fantasy, cartoon, adventure, family, comedy
- World premiere: 2022
- Premiere in Russia: 2022
It seems that absolutely everyone is familiar with the story of the green ogre Shrek. For the adventures of the good-natured fantastic creature and his friends, viewers have followed for several years, as the animation films were released. The upcoming 5th part will be an excellent gift for all fans of the popular franchise. Currently, there is information that the release date of the cartoon "Shrek 5" is scheduled for 2022, but there is no trailer, data on the plot and cast of actors yet.
Expectations rating - 97%.
Plot
The first "Shrek" was released back in 2001 and immediately broke the popularity record. Unusual heroes, their demeanor and fiery humor found echoes in the hearts of the audience. The talkative and never discouraged Donkey enjoyed particular love. In the wake of universal recognition and commercial success, after 3 years, the creators released the sequel "Shrek 2" with already beloved characters. The highlight of this project is Puss in Boots. His huge eyes melted more than one heart, and mind-blowing jokes made everyone laugh.
The third cartoon about the adventures of the good-natured green cannibal, his family and loyal friends appeared in 2007 and was received warmly enough by the audience. What can not be said about the last part to date, filmed in 2010. Fans of the franchise, for the most part, were disappointed that the story had moved into a kind of parallel reality.
In 2014, information appeared about the reboot of the beloved story. Screenwriter Michael McCullers promised that in the new cartoon, in addition to the already familiar characters, new characters will appear. But while all the details of the plot of the upcoming tape are kept secret.
Production and shooting
The director of the project has not yet been appointed. Only a few of the members of the offscreen team are known:
- Writers: Michael McCullers (The Adventures of Mr. Peabody and Sherman, The Baby Boss, Monsters on Vacation 3: The Sea Calls), Christopher Meledandri, William Steig (Shrek, Shrek 2, Shrek Forever) ;
- Producers: Christopher Meledandri (Horton, Ice Age, Despicable Me); Jeffrey Katzenberg (Prince of Egypt, Chicken Run, Sinbad: The Legend of the Seven Seas);
- Composer: Harry Gregson-Williams (Anger, The Great Equalizer, The Martian).
The first information about the restart of the popular franchise appeared in 2014. In an interview with FoxBusiness Network channel D. Katzenberg said: "All of us are waiting for a new tape about Shrek."
The animation will be produced by DreamWorks Animation. It is currently unknown when Shrek 5 will be released, but according to the latest news from NBCUniversal, the release can be expected in September 2022.
Michael McCullers spoke about the script for the future cartoon:
“The script is ready. It turned out to be colorful and crazy. Everything that you saw before will fade against the background of the new adventures of Shrek, Fiona and their faithful companions. "
Cast
At the moment there is no confirmed information about the actors who will be employed in the voice of the characters. But K. Meledandri said that everyone who worked on the original cartoon will be involved in the work. Among them were Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz and Antonio Banderas.
Interesting Facts
Did you know that:
- For the first time in history, the original part of the franchise won an Oscar -2002 in the nomination for Best Animated Feature Film.
- The previous 4 parts have grossed a total of about $ 3 billion.
Currently, on the Internet, there is a lot of conflicting information regarding the release of a new part of a familiar story. The owners of the DreamWorks Animation company do not yet give an unambiguous answer to this question. There is no information about the plot and the actors yet, there is no trailer, but we hope that the cartoon "Shrek 5" with a planned release date in 2022 will still appear on the screens.