Universal shuffles Shrek and the minions around for 2026 plans

It wasn’t long before DreamWorks found out Shrek was making a comeback with the franchise new movie. For those who are excited to return he Fiona and Donkeyyou will have to wait a little longer.

On Friday, Universal announced the push Shrek 5 From July 1, 2026 to December 23 of the same year. Minions 3 now there is Shrek’s original location; Illumination’s trilogy was announced last year with a planned June 30, 2027 release date. Minions once upon a time, a currently untitled film from Illumination, has planted a June 2027 date after previously being locked down for that March.

The studio didn’t say why it pushed the movies forward (or back), but it’s done. Shrek and Minions‘ grace. The Despicable Me franchise tends to do quite well during the Independence Day season and children’s movies has been shown to have quite strong holiday legs.

Both of them Shrek 5 and Minions 3 They are led by long time veterans from their respective franchises. Shrek 2 co-directed by Conrad Vernon and Walt Dohrn, art-story supervisor shrek 4, Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz and Eddie Murphy are leading the new film, bringing back the series’ voice trio. Puss in boots 2 Antonio Banderas’ drunken cat may also return, but it’s unclear if or how he’ll appear in the film. Meanwhile, Minions 3 will be directed by Peter Coffin, who directed the first three Despicable Me movies (and voices the squealing yellow beasts) and is written by Brian Lynch, who penned the original 2015 spinoff.

So to summarize: Minions 3 July 1, 2026 Shrek 5 On December 23, 2026 and an unknown Illumination movie on June 30, 2027. And a little earlier Minions does next Super Mario April 3, 2026.

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