Eddie Murphy revealed some major Shrek news during a recent interview, promising that a Donkey spinoff feature was in the works.

While promoting his upcoming film The Pickup in an interview with Screenrant, the comedy actor was asked about his upcoming role in Shrek 5 as fan-favourite Donkey. He explained that he’s still recording the DreamWorks animation, and will soon begin recording for a Shrek spinoff.

“We’re still in the booth, and literally, we’re still doing Shrek,” Murphy told Screenrant. “We start in September on Donkey — we’re doing a Donkey one, and that’ll [be released] three years from now. But we’re about two years into Shrek 5. Still in the booth and about to start Donkey in September.”

He continued to state: “Donkey‘s going to be like how Puss in Boots had his own movie, Donkey’s going to have his own movie — [his] own little story with his dragon wife and his kids that are half-dragon and half-donkeys. They’ve written this funny story. We’re doing that, starting that in September.”

Eddie Murphy has teased a Donkey-centred film in the past, but these have been his most concrete comments yet. DreamWorks, however, had no comment.

Shrek 5 is due to release in cinemas on December 18th, 2026.