Eddie Murphy revealed in a new interview with Collider that he has already begun voice recording for “Shrek 5” and will next do a Donkey spinoff movie. PvNew reported in April 2023 that Universal and DreamWorks Animationwere eyeing a fifth “Shrek” movie with the original cast (Murphy as Donkey, Mike Myers as Shrek, Cameron Diaz as Fiona) and a Donkey spinoff film for Murphy. It now seems like those projects are definitely happening, according to Murphy.
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“We started doing[‘Shrek 5’] months ago,” Murphy told Collider. “I did this. I recorded the first act, and we’ll be doing it this year, we’ll finish it up.‘Shrek’is coming out andDonkey’s gonna have his own movie. We’re gonna do Donkey as well. So we’re gonna do a‘Shrek,’ and we’re doing a Donkey [movie].”