EDDIE MURPHY’S DONKEY SPINOFF GOT A JUNE 2028 RELEASE DATE

Shrek’s chatty sidekick is getting his own movie, and the Donkey spinoff now has a release date.

Universal and DreamWorks announced on June 25, 2026 that Donkey will hit theaters June 30, 2028, with Eddie Murphy returning to voice the talkative, deeply needy sidekick.

The date was announced on DreamWorks’ official Shrek account on Instagram, with a caption that leaned hard into the waffle jokes, ABC Audio reported:

“Start heating up those waffle irons. DONKEY is setting out on his very own adventure June 30, 2028”

The film is billed as an origin story about how a donkey became Donkey, Variety Australia reported.

Who is making Donkey

Charlie Bean is directing the film, Rebecca Huntley is producing, and Matt Flynn is co-directing.

Bean’s credits include The Lego Batman Movie and the live-action Lady and the Tramp. Flynn’s DreamWorks story-artist credits include The Wild Robot and Puss in Boots: The Last Wish.

Where it fits on the Shrek calendar

Donkey is set to arrive a year after Shrek 5, which Universal and DreamWorks scheduled for summer 2027.

Mike Myers and Cameron Diaz are returning for that film, and Zendaya is joining the cast.

Murphy had already talked up the Donkey project before the date was made official. “We’re doing a Donkey one, and that’ll [be released] three years from now,” he said in an interview quoted by ABC Audio.

The June 30, 2028 slot was previously occupied by an untitled Illumination event film, Vital Thrills reported.

No newer announcement has followed. Donkey remains scheduled for theaters on June 30, 2028.