Shrek 5 Trailer Has Just Launched Without Zendaya

Shrek, the little ogre that could, is set for his fifth movie in the DreamWorks franchise.

Shrek 5 has been confirmed since 2024, and provides a welcome end to the movies’ 16-year hiatus.

Mike Myers will play the titular role, while Cameron Diaz and Eddie Murphy will reprise their roles as Fiona and Donkey, respectively. Originally set to come out in 2026, the flick is now due for release on 30 June, 2027.

Still, at least fans can console ourselves with the just-released trailer, despite its notable omission. Universal had previously released a 2025 teaser, though this was an animated cast announcement rather than a glimpse at the contents of the film.

“It’s happening – it’s really happening!” star Cameron Diaz said in an Instagram post above the new preview.

Universal Pictures’ 81-second-long teaser shows yet another adventure for the donkey and Shrek, as well as what seems to be a worn-out pastiche of Frozen’s Olaf, who growls, pipe in hand: “Wanna date a snowman?”

(In the Disney film, Elsa’s sister Anna famously sings, “Do you wanna build a snowman?” before the princesses meet their animated snowman companion).

The family, including Donkey, Fiona, Shrek, and their children Fergus and Fakle end up imprisoned in the clip, too.

But Shrek and Fiona’s other child, Felicia, who is voiced by Zendaya, doesn’t appear once in the trailer, despite her name appearing under Cameron’s, Myers’, and Murphys’ in the title card at the end of the video.

The first Shrek 5 cast announcement, released in 2025, did feature Zendaya’s voice and character.

Zendaya, whose partner, Tom Holland, seems to have recently confirmed his marriage to the Euphoria star, has a history with Shrek.

After her role in the movie was announced, fans brought up a 2017 X post of hers which read, “I watch Shrek too often in my adulthood”.

“This aged well,” fans said at the time.