The teaser trailer for “Shrek 5” has sparked strong reactions on social media, with many fans unhappy about the characters’ redesigns. The trailer features older versions of Shrek, Fiona, their daughter Felicia, Donkey and Pinocchio.
On X, many fans compared the old character design to the new one, saying that DreamWorks Animation, the studio behind the movie, “ruined the characters.”
stan twitter needs to get ready and bully DreamWorks for redesigning Shrek for Shrek 5 just like when we did for Sonic. They are making fools out of us with this animation, we must revolt, bring back our childhood pic.twitter.com/NPOS7ZpyvP
— 𝚖𝚒𝚜𝚜𝚢 ✨ (@amoremoondizis) February 27, 2025
Priorities: I hate the new redesign 🤷🏽♀️ 🤢 Shrek 5 https://t.co/1lVOvlLf2p
— Andrea (@andrefabara) February 28, 2025
Some fans are pressuring DreamWorks Animation to restore the characters to their original designs, comparing the situation to the social media backlash Paramount faced over its early “Sonic the Hedgehog” concept designs.
SONIC'S NEW REDESIGN FOR THE MOVIE LOOKS 6731949461X BETTER OMG. pic.twitter.com/8Jr0jrBhmu
— Jadeˣᵛ (@Wildbergerrrr) November 12, 2019
Still, some social media users defended the redesign, calling it “inevitable” given the original “Shrek” film’s 2001 release and advancements in animation technology.
Hot take, I like the Shrek 5 redesign 🤷🏽♂️ I just feel like the internet likes to bandwagon on hating something cause it’s trendy. People being afraid of change while also asking for something new gets so old 😭 #Shrek5
— KNoWTe (@knowte_worthy) February 28, 2025
I’m just going to speak my truth… I don’t think Shrek 5 is a redesign. I think it’s just that it’s 24 years later and modelling is better.
There’s almost no difference pic.twitter.com/Y0oUZS91TZ
— Mark Lawson (@Born2beSlicker) February 28, 2025
“Shrek 5” will see the return of Mike Myers as Shrek, Cameron Diaz as Fiona and Eddie Murphy as Donkey. Zendaya joins the star-studded cast as the voice of Felicia, Shrek and Fiona’s daughter.
The highly anticipated movie is set to hit theaters on Christmas 2026.
