It Shrek Undoubtedly, the franchise is one of the most iconic and appreciated animated projects of all time. Since the launch of the first film in 2001 it has become A favorite and cultural phenomenon of fanaticsinspirational memes, fan fiction, spinoffs, goods and dresses. Shrek It is a comfort film unlike any other: comedy, music and style of films are easy to recognize today. Recently, there has been a bewilderment after the launch of a teaser of the first film of the franchise in 15 years.
Shrek 5It is planned to be published on Christmas 2026, is directed by Walt Dohrn and Conrad Vernon. Apart from that, fans should expect to see -some New faces in the castIncluding an old Disney Channel star. Of course, he will bring some family voices again (like Eddie Murphy as Donkey and Cameron Diaz like Princess Fiona) but fans are not satisfied because they do not recognize the faces of characters they have loved over the years. As technology has evolved from the last Shrek The cinema, it seems to have achieved a little change: social media users have been vocal.
Shrek looks new but not everyone loves
Fans are doing many judgments about the new movie based on a very brief distribution announcement published on YouTube by Universal Pictures on February 27. Since then it has been a great discussion topic for movies lovers. The video, which has surprisingly disabled the capacity for viewers to comment, says a lot about the direction of the new movie. Although fans are likely to know that the voice actors who are basically basic for the franchise will return, the classic characters look very different.
An interesting new addition to the cast is the actress Zendaya, who will play one of the children of Shrek and Fiona, Felicia. In the brief video, the fans also saw another beloved character, Pinocchio, who has been manifested by Cody Cameron from the previous films. He also stated the always hilarious three pigs, so the first day fans hope to see that they will return.
Beyond these confirmations, not much said Shrek 5Leaving people at their own devices with a promotional video of less than 30 seconds. However, without any other information, it is clear to see that the characters before and after Shrek 5 They are different. The animation style, which many have compared to the image generated by AI, does not resemble the textured aspect used by public. Long before the expected date of launch, fans are already thinking that the nostalgia of (a recognizable) shrek in their swamp with the Smash mouth touching the bottom will be a thing of the past.
This is not the first time that the Internet has reacted badly to character design
There has been a lot of shadow for the animators of the new movie, remembering -“If you do not break, you do not solve it.” Sonic The HedgehogThe 2020 film that led to fans the iconic game character in a live action movie, experienced similar circumstances after initially revealing his work in the world. The adventure movie marketing team even seems to have comments for Shrek’s new film producers. In a dissipation published on their official social media page, they joke in a joke that the Shrek 5 The animation of the film will be done again as they should do to quench the fans. “For any green ogres looking for advice,” they joke to the clip above.
Will Shrek 5’Amation change?
Many find this daring movement of the Sonic hilarious social team. But he has called into question the differences in his circumstances. Since Shrek It is a classic worship animation film that has not differently different in its 24 years of career, perhaps commentators are right. Technically, they have more time that the Sonic animation team had to solve their animation style, since the release date is not until the end of 2026.
As some fans argue, there is a whole generation that has done Shrek A cultural success. With these changes, they consider that the franchise is not honored. The tested and true animation style of those who grew up with the Grouchy Ogre has appeared by the preferences of younger audiences accustomed to a different animation style. On the other hand, some fans defend the new film, going to the comments sections to keep their hope alive. There are even those who vilify others to attack the sequel, which is clearly trying to keep up with time. At the moment it is not clear if Shrek 5 Backlash will make Dreamworks animation redesign the animation style, but the world is certainly attention.
Old Shrek vs. New Shrek: What is the difference?
So why do you do it? Shrek 5 Do you look very different from the rest of the movies? Of course it was no accident. Dreamworks started using a different animation style by 2022 for a spinoff, Puss in Boots: The last wish. Following in his footsteps, the next movie seems to be made from a different animation engine developed by Dreamworks, known as Moonray. This decision has led fans to question the continuity of the franchise style of animation; Has been described as “bewildering” and may even cause a redesign, especially given SonicIt is diss.
Besides Shrek 5 In the reaction of the redesigned animation style, some fans are not affected by the details of the plot revealed to the Teaser. In an almost third break scene, Shrek and his friends travel through a Tiktok-Esque food in the magic mirror. The famous Shrek memes made by previous years appeared as Shrek questions, “Who does these things?” This short scene has some confused viewers on the premise of the movie. He also has some fans who wonder if the producers aggressively manifests themselves to the younger audience to keep them relevant. Although the time has obviously spent the story, maybe things are too different. Previous films have made references to pop culture, for example celebrities and even nod. Shrek 2But are too many recent changes to keep the original audience?
