Shrek: Like an Onion

Shrek: Like an Onion, also known as Shrek 5, is a 2025 3D animated comedy action film directed by Joel Crawford and produced by DreamWorks Animation. This movie is a fifth installment of the Shrek franchise (seventh, counting Puss in Boots movies), and the sequel to Shrek Forever After and Puss in Boots: The Last Wish. This film will be relased on August 1st, 2025.

Story
After receiving an invite from Shrek's siblings, Shrek, Fiona, Donkey, Puss in Boots, and the rest of their friends go for a new adventure into less known territories of the fairy tale world to meet with the ogre tribe Shrek is from. Meanwhile, on the other side of fairy tale world, a new villain called King Brutus of the Blade Kingdom emerges and joines his forces with Rumpelstiltskin who gets freed by Brutus' elite forces, with a plan to bring a new order to the world by his armies. Now, the ogres and Far Far Away have to join their forces to protect the world from Brutus' threat.

Plot
The film begins with Shrek having visit from Donkey and his kids on his swamp, during which the two recalls the adventures they had through years, but now, as a heads of their respective families, they have their duties and unlike Puss that left Far Far Away few months earlier, they cannot leave everything back just for sake of adventure. Then, a post arrives, delivering some very interesting news. First, Puss sent a letter from Del Mar that he had enoough adventures in that side of the world and comes back to Far Far Away with some new friends, and for second, the letter sent from ogre's tribe. After reading this, it turns out Shrek has a younger siblings - a brother called Grenk who wrote this letter, and a sister called Kenkra, who became the chieftain of the tribe. They both heard much of their lost older brother and want to meet him personaly. After a moment of thinking, Shrek decides that after getting Puss from the harbor, he and his friends will went for a new adventure

Cast

 * Mike Myers as Shrek
 * Eddie Murphy as Donkey
 * Cameron Diaz as Fiona
 * Antonio Banderas as Puss in Boots
 * Salma Hayek as Kitty Softpaws
 * Harvey Guillén as Perrito
 * Walt Dohrn as Rumpelstiltskin
 * Conrad Vernon as Gingy
 * Cody Cameron as Pinocchio / Three Little Pigs
 * Aron Warner as Wolf
 * Chris Miller as Magic Mirror
 * Justin Timberlake as King Arthur Pendragon
 * Julie Andrews as Queen Lillian
 * Mike Mitchell as Butter Pants
 * Eric Idle as Merlin
 * Keegan-Michael Key as TBA
 * Oscar Issac as TBA
 * Benedict Cumberbatch as TBA
 * Daisy Ridley as TBA
 * Grey DeLisle as TBA

Development
The official development details about Shrek 5, if you want to know more

In July 2023, DreamWorks announced that Shrek 5 is indeed in works via their Twitter account, with the relase date announced on August 1st, 2025. During NYCC 2023, the film's official title and synopsis were revealed, as well as it's director, writers, the part of the cast, and the rest of the main development crew, with the information that more of cast members will be announced soon.

In March 2024, during an interview, the director Joel Crawford revealed that Keegan-Michael Key, Benedict Cumberbatch, Oscar Issac, Daisy Ridley and Grey DeLisle have joined the movie cast for not yet announced roles, and that the paintery animation style from Puss in Boots: The Last Wish will be used in Like an Onion as well. He also revealed that Shrek's relationship with his kids will be a major part of the movie, and that Death cameo is possible.

Trivia

 * It will be the first DreamWorks Animation film to relase in August
 * It will be the third DreamWorks Animation film to be directed by Joel Crawford after The Croods: A New Age and Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
 * It will be the ninth DreamWorks Animation film to have it's score to be composed by Harry Gregson Williams. It is also the first DreamWorks Animation movie with score composed by him since Shrek Forever After