DreamWorks confirmed the fabulous news on X , writing, "Not too Far, Far Away… @Shrek 5 is coming to theaters on July 1, 2026 with Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, and Cameron Diaz."
The post also came with a cute number 5 animation with Shrek ogre ears and the caption, "The all-star returns in theaters July 1, 2026."
At time of writing, the tweet has over 100k likes, clearly showing that fans are stoked for the next installment of the cult animated movie series.
Diaz hasn't appeared in a movie since 2014's Annie , and has spoken out several times about her decision to step away from Hollywood.
Speaking to Gwyneth Paltrow for a goop interview in 2020, she said that after she stopped acting, "I got a peace in my soul, you know? Because I finally was taking care of myself."
And in 2021, she told Kevin Hart on Hart to Heart that she needed to step away for her peace of mind and to nurture her relationships and other aspects of her life she hadn't previously had energy for. "I just really wanted to make my life manageable by me," she said. "Like, my routine in a day is literally what I can manage to do by myself. I feel whole."
In the interim, Diaz married Benji Madden in 2015, and welcomed daughter Raddix in 2019, followed by son Cardinal in 2024.
She has also spent time developing her line of wine made from organic grapes, Avaline, with co-founder Katherine Power.
And if you're as excited as I am for Diaz' big return to movies, you'll be delighted to hear that Shrek 5 isn't her only project in progress. The star also has two movies in post-production right now, according to iMDb: Outcome with Keanu Reeves and Matt Bomer, and Back in Action with Andrew Scott and Jamie Foxx. Woohoo!!!!
Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx in Back in Action . (Image credit: Courtesy of Netflix)
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