Overview

• Eddie Murphy confirmed in a Screen Rant interview that a standalone Donkey film will begin production in September 2025.
• The spin-off will focus on Donkey’s family life with his wife Dragon and their hybrid dragon-donkey children.
• DreamWorks expects to release the feature around 2028, roughly three years after Shrek 5’s December 23, 2026, premiere.
• Shrek 5 remains in its voice-recording stage with Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz and Zendaya reprising their roles.
• Eugenio Derbez has not confirmed whether he will reprise Donkey’s Spanish voice for Shrek 5 or the new spin-off.