Dreamworks Animation and Paramount have officially announced that they will release Shrek 4 on May 10th 2010, according to Variety. Earlier this year, Dreamworks co-founder Jeffrey Katzenberg has announced that there will be a Shrek 4 and Shrek 5, but THAT IS IT!
“It’s a finite story, has been from the beginning and I think that’s part of its integrity, part of its strength, that we’re not thinking this up as we go,” he told The Age. “Ultimately we will come back to understand how Shrek arrived in that swamp. We will reveal his story.”
Shrek the Third made over $718.6 million worldwide, which is more than the first film ($484.4m) but not nearly as profitable as Shrek 2 ($920.6m). In addition to the big box office numbers, the Shrek films do extremely well on DVD. So while the series is on a downward turn, it’s still one of the most profitable film franchises of 2007 (To be exact: Shrek the Third was the #2 biggest movie of 2007 so far). But many people thought Shrek the Third was the worst film of the bunch, so it will be interesting to see if the series loses a sizable chunk of fanbase when the fourth film is released in 2010. My guess is that it won’t, as the brand name is too huge. Parents will buy tickets for the whole family, and Dreamworks Animation will rake in more cash.
January 14th, 2008 at 2:36 pm
Can you show Shreks Parents in it and how he arrived at his swamp.
February 13th, 2008 at 7:32 pm
My wife and I have a two year old daughter and we all love the Shrek movies. We think they are great, will Mike Myers and Antonio Banderas and Eddie Murphy be in Shrek 4 and 5? You guys did great keep up the great work
Wilson Rogers and Family
June 3rd, 2008 at 12:23 pm
it not the worst its the best or 2nd best but not last got to be a edit error or soming
June 29th, 2008 at 10:09 pm
its true,shrek the third wasnt the biggest shrek ever,,,,,it was lik onley 1 hour,,,
will shrek 4 be able to change peoples minds about shrek,will it be the best shrek yet? find out iiinnnnnn……………2 years!