Shrek 5 has had its release date pushed back to December 2026, it has been confirmed. Universal Pictures, which owns DreamWorks Animation and Illumination, announced (via Variety) that the fifth outing for the grumpy ogre and his fairytale friends has been delayed from July 1 to December 23.

Universal Pictures and DreamWorks Animation's Shrek 5 will now open on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2026 instead of July 1 next year. At the same time, they’re moving up Illumination’s Minions 3 from June 30,

Universal Pictures has officially changed the Shrek 5 release date for the highly-anticipated next installment to DreamWorks Animation‘s popular animated franchise. The movie was originally slated for a July 1,

Universal has announced that DreamWorks Animation’s “Shrek 5” will be moving from July 1, 2026, to Dec. 23, 2026. In its place, Universal will open Illumination’s “Minions 3,” which was previously supposed to come out a year later (June 30, 2027). That’s the kind of chaotic scheduling a minion would really embrace.