From blockbuster franchises like Spider-Man and Dune to critical darlings like Challengers, Zendaya is at the top of her game. And with the arrival of the first teaser trailer for Shrek 5, the actress has kept that momentum going with the bombshell that she will be joining the cast as the titular ogre’s daughter.
“Bronwen Hughes, who directed Harriet the Spy, tells THR that the project was a special one for both herself and her young star, given that the movie was also Hughes’ feature directorial debut. Rosie O’Donnell, J. Smith-Cameron and Gregory Smith rounded out the cast for the film that adapted author Louise Fitzhugh’s 1964 children’s novel of the same name.
In the clip, she appears alongside Shrek himself (Mike Myers), Fiona (Cameron Diaz), and Donkey (Eddie Murphy), as the gang scrolls through TikTok-esque Shrek memes. Watch the full Shrek 5 teaser trailer below.
Shrek 5 is currently slated for a December 23rd, 2026 release. It’ll mark the first film in the mainline Shrek series since 2010’s Shrek Forever After. Universal and DreamWorks Animation have not yet revealed plot details, but if we had to guess, maybe it’ll be about Shrek’s daughter navigating a tennis-themed love triangle set to a Trent Reznor soundtrack. Or maybe they’ll fight sandworms or do drugs in a high school — we’re just spitballing here.
