Last Updated on March 1, 2025, 4:36 AM AST by Anthony Morris
A short teaser for the long awaited Shrek 5 movie has been released that introduces the characters Shrek, Donkey, Pinocchio, and Princess Fiona alongside Felicia (Shrek and Fiona’s child).
The short teaser got mixed reviews from its fans as some criticized the appearance of the characters’ different facial features as compared to the older movies.
Fans who are not happy with the changes in characters’ features, took to social media and said that making changes to the characters is disrespectful to the original style. Some fans also shared that the changes make the characters look like an AI interpretation of Shrek 5.
Animator of Shrek 5 reacts to the criticism
Oli Hyatt, owner of Blue Zoo Animations, designed the characters and said that there is always an “instant reaction” whenever changes are made to films like Shrek as they are very nostalgic for some fans.
He further said that most of the movie fans who first watched it back in 2001, have now grown into adults and feel like ‘this isn’t what I knew’ or ‘ I want the old show I remember.’
Furthermore, his team said that because the trailer is just a few seconds long, it is hard to tell how the entire movie will look in general.
Hyatt also reacted to fans calling it an AI interpretation of the movie and said that not much of the movie’s original style has been changed, except the colours, vibrancy, and realism that shows the advancement of animation technology.
Actors and Premise of Shrek 5
The 27-seconds trailer introduced Zendaya who will be giving her voice to the character Felicia. The trailer also introduced Mike Myers (Shrek), Cameron Diaz (Princess Fiona), and Eddie Murphy (Donkey).
The trailer shows Shrek, Princess Fiona, Donkey, and Felicia gathering around a mirror and asking it “Who’s the fairest of them all?”
To which the mirror says it is Shrek with photos of him appearing in the mirror wearing sunglasses and posing, then dancing in a skin tight catsuit.
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