Cameron Diaz returns to Shrek after 12 years for fifth film with Eddie Murphy and Mike Myers

Dreamworks announced on Tuesday, July 9, that the trio will reprise their roles in Shrek 5.

Cameron Diaz is heading back to the big screen with Eddie Murphy and Mike Myers for Shrek 5.

Dreamworks announced on Tuesday, July 9, that the trio will reprise their roles in the fifth installment of the beloved franchise, whose first film premiered in 2001. Diaz, 51, will return as the voice of Princess Fiona, while Murphy, 66, will voice Donkey and Myers, 61, will voice the titular character.

“Not too Far, Far Away… @Shrek 5 is coming to theaters on July 1, 2026 with Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, and Cameron Diaz,” Dreamworks wrote in their announcement via X.

Fans of the animated film series were delighted to hear the news, with one social media user exclaiming, “The GOAT [greatest of all time] is back!” Another added, “Cinema is back.”

Last month, Murphy told Collider that he had already begun working on the film, as well as a movie dedicated to his character.

“We started doing Shrek [5] four or five months ago,” he said. “I recorded the first act, and we’ll be doing it this year, we’ll finish it up.”

Shrek has three additional feature films in its franchise: Shrek 2 (2004), Shrek the Third (2007) and Shrek Forever After (2010). There have been multiple TV productions, videos and made-for-TV movies, including Shrek the Halls (2007), Scared Shrekless (2010), Shrek’s Yule Log (2010) and Shrek’s Thrilling Tales (2012), which serves as the last Shrek project in which Diaz was involved.