Untitled Donkey spin-off

Untitled Donkey Spin-off
Directed by	Mike Mitchell
Produced by	Chris Meledandri Rebecca Huntley
Starring	Eddie Murphy
Production company(s)	DreamWorks Animation
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Country	United States
Language	English

An untitled American animated fantasy comedy spin-off film directed by Mike Mitchell and starring Donkey produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Universal Pictures. An installment in the Shrek franchise, it will see Eddie Murphy reprise his role as the titular character.

Cast

• Eddie Murphy as Donkey

Production

Development

At the same time that Shrek 5 (2027) was revealed to be in development in April 2023, it was revealed that a spin-off film revolving around Donkey was in early talks as well. In June 2024, Eddie Murphy confirmed that the film was happening and that he would return to voice Donkey. In May 2025, it was revealed that Christopher Meledandri would be producing the film and that Christopher Knights would be editing the film. In July 2025, Murphy confirmed that voice recording would commence in September and that the story was centered on his character, his dragon wife and their hybrid kids. He noted the film would be released in 2028.

References

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Media Feature Length Films: Shrek (video/soundtrack/video game) (2001) • Shrek 2 (video/soundtrack/video game) (2004) • Shrek the Third (soundtrack/video/video game) (2007) • Shrek Forever After (soundtrack/video/video game) (2010) • Puss in Boots (soundtrack/video/video game) (2011) • Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (soundtrack/video) (2022) • Shrek 5 (2027) TV Specials: Shrek 4-D • Shrek the Halls • Scared Shrekless • Puss in Boots: The Three Diablos Shows: The Adventures of Puss in Boots Shorts: Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party • Far Far Away Idol • Donkey's Caroling Christmas-tacular • Thriller Night • The Pig Who Cried Werewolf • The Trident Books: Shrek • Puss in Boots Video Games: Shrek SuperSlam • Shrek Smash n' Crash Racing • Shrek Super Party • DreamWorks Super Star Kartz Theatrical Plays: Shrek The Musical Characters Protagonists: Shrek • Donkey • Fiona • Puss in Boots • Kitty Softpaws • Perrito Allies: Dragon • Pinocchio • Gingerbread Man • Three Little Pigs • Wolf • Three Blind Mice • Queen Lillian • King Harold • Mongo • Arthur Pendragon • Doris • Snow White • Cinderella • Sleeping Beauty • Merlin • Farkle, Fergus and Felicia • Dronkeys • Brogan • Cookie • Gretched • Dulcinea Villains: Lord Farquaad • Thelonious • Monsieur Hood • Merry Men • Fairy Godmother • Prince Charming • Rapunzel • Captain Hook • Evil Queen • Stromboli the Puppet Master • Headless Horseman • Cyclops • Steve and Ed • Rumpelstiltskin • Fifi • Pied Piper • Griselda • Sugar • Jack & Jill • Humpty Dumpty • The Terror • Bloodwolf • "Big" Jack Horner • Death • Goldilocks • Three Bears (Papa Bear • Mama Bear • Baby Bear) • Serpent Sisters Others: Magic Mirror • Mister Geppetto • Peter Pan • Little Red Riding Hood • Little Mermaid • Muffin Man • Mabel • Sir Lancelot • Butter Pants • Imelda • Timmy • Perla • Gonzalo • Alessandra Belagomba • The Sphinx • Callista • Fartholomew Fishflinger • Roz • Doctor • Mama Luna • Talking Cricket • Phoenix Locations Duloc • Far Far Away • Ogre Swamp • Poison Apple Inn • Potion Factory • Worcestershire Boarding School Songs I'm a Believer • Livin' la Vida Loca • All Star • Best Years of Our Lives • Accidentally in Love • Darling I Do • Ever Fallen in Love • Barracuda • Stayin' Alive • Funkytown • Y.M.C.A. • Girls Just Want to Have Fun • Thank You (Falletinme Be Mice Elf Agin) • Le Freak • Happy Together • Bad Reputation • Disco Inferno • Feelings • Hungry Like the Wolf • Immigrant Song • Baby Got Back • I'm On My Way • Hooked on a Feeling • Top of the World • What I Like About You • Who Let the Dogs Out? • Welcome to Duloc • These Boots are Made for Walkin' • Sugar, Sugar • Royal Pain • Losing Streak • Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) • My Beloved Monster • Like Wow! • Thriller • Holding Out for a Hero • Like a Virgin • Live and Let Die See also

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Theatrical films Animated films: Antz (1998) • The Prince of Egypt (1998) • The Road to El Dorado (2000) • Chicken Run (2000) • Shrek (2001) • Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002) • Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003) • Shrek 2 (2004) • Shark Tale (2004) • Madagascar (2005) • Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) • Over the Hedge (2006) • Flushed Away (2006) • Shrek the Third (2007) • Bee Movie (2007) • Kung Fu Panda (2008) • Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) • Monsters vs. Aliens (2009) • How to Train Your Dragon (2010) • Shrek Forever After (2010) • Megamind (2010) • Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011) • Puss in Boots (2011) • Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012) • Rise of the Guardians (2012) • The Croods (2013) • Turbo (2013) • Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014) • How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) • Penguins of Madagascar (2014) • Home (2015) • Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016) • Trolls (2016) • The Boss Baby (2017) • Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017) • How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019) • Abominable (2019) • Trolls World Tour (2020) • The Croods: A New Age (2020) • Spirit Untamed (2021) • The Boss Baby: Family Business (2021) • The Bad Guys (2022) • Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022) • Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (2023) • Trolls Band Together (2023) • Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024) • The Wild Robot (2024) • Dog Man (2025) • The Bad Guys 2 (2025) Live-action films: How to Train Your Dragon (2025) Hybrid films Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie (2025) Upcoming films Forgotten Island (2026) • Cocomelon: The Movie (2027) • How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2027) • Shrek 5 (2027) • Untitled film (2027) Direct-to-video films Joseph: King of Dreams (2000) Streaming films Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans (2021) • Orion and the Dark (2024) Television specials Shrek the Halls (2007) • Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space (2009) • Merry Madagascar (2009) • Scared Shrekless (2010) • Kung Fu Panda Holiday (2010) • Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury (2011) • Madly Madagascar (2013) • Puss in Book: Trapped in an Epic Tale (2017) • Trolls Holiday (2017) • Home: For the Holidays (2017) • How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming (2019) • Trolls: Holiday in Harmony (2021) TV Shows Toonsylvania (1998-1999) • Invasion America (1998) • Alienators: Evolution Continues (2001-2002) • Father of the Pride (2004-2005) • The Penguins of Madagascar (2008-2015) • Neighbors from Hell (2010) • Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness (2011-2016) • DreamWorks Dragons (2012-2018) • Monsters vs. Aliens (2013-2014) • Turbo FAST (2013-2016) • VeggieTales in the House (2014-2016) • All Hail King Julien (2014-2017) • The Adventures of Puss in Boots (2015-2018) • Dinotrux (2015-2018) • The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show (2015-2017) • Dawn of the Croods (2016-2017) • Noddy, Toyland Detective (2016-2020) • Voltron: Legendary Defender (2016-2018) • Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh (2016-2018) • Trollhunters (2016-2018) • VeggieTales in the City (2017) • Spirit Riding Free (2017-2020) • Trolls: The Beat Goes On! (2018-2019) • The Boss Baby: Back in Business (2018-present) • The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (2018-2019) • Harvey Girls Forever! (2018-2020) • The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants (2018-2020) • She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (2018-2020) • 3-Below: Tales of Arcadia (2018-2019) • Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny (2018-2019) • Where's Waldo? (2019-present) • Archibald's Next Big Thing (2019-present) • DreamWorks Dragons: Rescue Riders (2019-present) • Cleopatra in Space (2019-present) • Fast & Furious Spy Racers (2019-present) • Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts (2020) • Rhyme Time Town (2020-present) • Wizards: Tales of Arcadia (2020) • Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous (2020-2022) • Go, Dog, Go! (2021-present) • Gabby's Dollhouse (2021-present) • The Mighty Ones (2020-present) • Trolls: Trollstopia (2020-present) • Madagascar: A Little Wild (2020-2022) • Doug Unplugs (2020-present) • The Croods Family Tree (2021-2023) Upcoming shows Felix the Cat (TBA) • Bearbrick (TBA) • The Adventures of Little Audrey (TBA) Characters Shrek Characters: Shrek • Donkey • Princess Fiona • Puss in Boots • Dragon • Kitty Softpaws • Perrito Madagascar Characters: Alex • Marty • Melman • Gloria • King Julien XIII • Maurice • Mort • Skipper • Kowalski • Private • Rico Kung Fu Panda Characters: Po • Shifu • Tigress • Viper • Crane • Mantis • Monkey • Master Oogway Monsters vs. Aliens Characters: Susan Murphy • B.O.B. • Missing Link • Dr. Cockroach How to Train Your Dragon Characters: Hiccup Haddock • Toothless • Astrid Hofferson • Stoick the Vast • Gobber the Belch • Fishlegs Ingerman • Snotlout Jorgenson • Ruffnut Thorston • Tuffnut Thorston Trolls Characters: Poppy • Branch • Biggie • Cooper • Satin and Chenille • Guy Diamond • Smidge • Fuzzbert • DJ Suki • Bridget • King Gristle Jr. The Croods Characters: Grug Crood • Eep Crood • Guy • Ugga Crood • Gran • Thunk Crood • Sandy Crood • Belt Shark Tale Characters: Oscar • Lenny • Angie • Sykes Over the Hedge Characters: RJ • Verne • Hammy • Stella • Ozzie • Heather • Lou • Penny • Bucky, Spike and Quillo Bee Movie Characters: Barry B. Benson • Vanessa Bloome Megamind Characters: Megamind • Minion • Roxanne Ritchi The Boss Baby Characters: The Boss Baby • Tim Templeton • Janice Templeton • Ted Templeton Mr. Peabody & Sherman Characters: Mr. Peabody • Sherman • Penny Peterson Home Characters: Oh • Tip Tucci • Kyle • Lucy Tucci Turbo Characters: Turbo • Chet • Whiplash • Burn • White Shadow • Smoove Move • Skidmark • Tito • Angelo Antz Characters: Z • Princess Bala Chicken Run Characters: Rocky Rhodes • Ginger Wallace & Gromit Characters: Wallace • Gromit Flushed Away Characters: Roddy St. James • Rita Malone Spirit Characters: Lucky Prescott • Pru • Abigail • Spirit Jr. • Chica Linda • Boomerang • Jim Prescott • Cora Prescott • Snips Stone • Spirit Abominable Characters: Yi • Everest • Jin • Peng The Bad Guys Characters: Mr. Wolf • Mr. Snake • Ms. Tarantula • Mr. Shark • Diane Foxington Rise of the Guardians Characters: Jack Frost • Nicholas St. North • Tooth Fairy • Easter Bunny • Sandman Other Characters: Ruby Gillman • Roz • Orion • Dog Man • Gabby Girl • George Beard • Harold Hutchins • Captain Underpants Songs I'm a Believer • I Like to Move It • Kung Fu Fighting • Can't Stop the Feeling! • Where No One Goes • What the World Needs Now is Love • Way Back When • Feel the Light • Shine Your Way • The Snail is Fast • Beautiful Life • Car Wash • Heist • High Hopes • Fearless • Here Comes the Sun • Dancing with Myself