A new teaser trailer for announces that Zendaya has joined the cast of the animated sequel movie. Shrek 5 is scheduled to hit United States theaters in December 2026.
The film will be the first movie in the main Shrek series since 2010’s Shrek Forever After. Check out the Shrek 5 teaser trailer below (watch more trailers and clips): The Shrek 5 teaser trailer sees the titular ogre, voiced by Mike Myers, and Donkey, voiced by Eddie Murphy, ask Magic Mirror who the fairest of them all is.
Magic Mirror responds with “Why, Shrek, of course,” before showing them a handful of Shrek memes. The video then gives a glimpse of Zendaya’s character, who is Shrek’s daughter.
It’s worth noting that, as revealed in 2007’s Shrek the Third, Shrek’s wife Fiona (voiced by Cameron Diaz) gives birth to triplets, though it’s not clear if their other two children will also have roles in Shrek 5 or who will be voicing them.
Zendaya has voiced characters in animated movies before, such as Chi in 2018’s Duck Duck Goose, Meechee in 2018’s Smallfoot, and Lola Bunny in 2021’s Space Jam: A New Legacy.