Shrek 5 Will Star Superman's Jimmy Olsen As One of Shrek and Fiona's Sons

The formed of Shrek 5 volition see Skyler Gisondo, champion known arsenic Jimmy Olsen successful this year's Superman, arsenic 1 of the ogre's 2 sons, Fergus and Farkle.

SNL and Happy Gilmore 2 histrion Marcello Hernández volition play the different antheral offspring of Shrek and Fiona, Variety has reported. Previously, DreamWorks Animation confirmed Spider-Man prima Zendaya would dependable the 3rd of Shrek's triplets, Felicia.

Shrek and Fiona's trio of ogre babies archetypal featured successful 2007's Shrek The Third, and reappeared successful insignificant roles wrong 2010's Shrek Forever After — erstwhile intended arsenic the last movie successful the series. But now, DreamWorks is keen connected reviving its hugely-successful franchise, and intelligibly has plans to found Shrek's kids arsenic much of their ain characters.

Shrek 2 and Madagascar 2 manager Conrad Vernon is helming the caller film, alongside Walt Dohrn, a writer connected each of the seris' sequels. Its producers see Shrek Forever After's Gina Shay, arsenic good arsenic Illumination brag Chris Meledandri, known for helping Nintendo to occurrence with its Super Mario Bros. Movie.

It's casual to spot wherefore DreamWorks and Universal Pictures are keen for a Shrek revival. The franchise's archetypal 4 Shrek films collectively earned $2.9 billion, and spawned a bid of spin-offs, including 2 Puss successful Boots movies, a Broadway philharmonic and more.

When Shrek 5 arrives, much than 17 years volition person passed since the motorboat of the series' preceeding film. A first-look trailer, above, antecedently revealed Zendaya's quality cringing arsenic she looked astatine images of her dada enactment done an AI-style filter connected his magic mirror.

Details of Shrek 5's communicative stay nether wraps, though Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy and Cameron Diaz are each acceptable to instrumentality for the caller movie, arsenic Shrek, Fiona and Donkey, respectively.

The movie is presently acceptable to get successful theaters connected June 30, 2027.

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