Trump-Inspired Cantonese Opera Brings Laughter and Political Satire to Hong Kong 
FCC Chair Brendan Carr to Face Senate Oversight After Controversy Over Jimmy Kimmel Show 
Gulf Sovereign Funds Unite in Paramount–Skydance Bid for Warner Bros Discovery 
Mexico Probes Miss Universe President Raul Rocha Over Alleged Criminal Links 
How Marvel’s Fantastic Four discovered the human in the superhuman 
George Clooney Criticizes Trump’s Tariff Threat, Calls for Film Tax Incentives 
Netflix Shuts Down Boss Fight Entertainment, Developer of “Squid Game: Unleashed” Amid Gaming Strategy Shift 
FCC Chair Brendan Carr to Testify Before Senate Commerce Committee Amid Disney-ABC Controversy 
Disney’s Streaming Growth Hinges on International Expansion and Local Content 
Paramount’s $108.4B Hostile Bid for Warner Bros Discovery Signals Major Shift in Hollywood 
Trump–Kushner Links Raise Concerns as Paramount Pushes $108B Warner Bros Discovery Bid 
Trump Threatens Legal Action Against Disney’s ABC Over Jimmy Kimmel’s Return 
Some ‘Star Wars’ stories have already become reality 
Trump Proposes Two-Year Shutdown of Kennedy Center Amid Ongoing Turmoil 
Trump Slams Super Bowl Halftime Show Featuring Bad Bunny 
Trump to Pardon Reality Stars Todd and Julie Chrisley After Tax Fraud Conviction 
The last time that moviegoers watched a “Shrek” movie was in 2010, and that was the fourth movie installment titled “Shrek Forever After.” It took a while before “Shrek 5” was confirmed, but fans are just happy that another one is coming.
It seems that the confirmation of the fifth film in the franchise came a bit late because NBCUniversal bought Dreamworks, the studio that produced one of the favorite animations of all-time. The fifth movie in the “Shrek” series is just one of the animated films that the bosses of NBCUniversal want Dreamworks to revive, so a plan for it was laid out as early as 2016.
Prepping for the new movie sequel
As soon as it was announced that “Shrek 5” is happening, NBCUniversal’s CEO Steve Burke told investors that he appointed producer Chris Meledandri to oversee the production of the movie. He said that he thinks the producer will be able to breathe new life to the movie franchise.
“He (Meledandri) is creatively going to try to help us figure out how to resurrect ‘Shrek’ and add value as we create new franchises,” NME quoted the NBCUniversal head as saying after officially announcing the film. “The overall goal will be to maximize revenues by creating popular characters which can be licensed out for lucrative spin-off merchandise and theme park attractions.”
Also, the script for “Shrek 5” is complete already since Michael McCullers immediately went to work on it after he was hired to be its new screenwriter. He revealed that he reinvented the story because it was “sort of called for.”
“I finished that script which I really, really, really love. It's really personal to me,” Cinema Blend quoted McCullers as saying. “It's got a pretty big reinvention behind it that I guess I can't really reveal.”
Predicted release date
There were reports that emerged stating that “Shrek 5” was originally scheduled for release in 2019, but it did not happen because it gave way to “Puss in Boots” movie sequel. And now that it was delayed, based on the detail posted on the film’s IMDb page, the much-awaited animation is coming in 2022.
