The teaser trailer for “Shrek 5” sparked a strong response on social media. Many fans are unhappy with the character redesign. The trailer features older versions of Shrek, Fiona, daughters Felicia, Donkey and Pinocchio.
On X, many fans compare the designs of old characters with new ones, saying Dreamworks animation, “Scratching the characters” behind the film.
Stan Twitter needs to be bullying the dreamwork to redesign Shrek in Shrek 5, just like when he did for Sonic. They are making fools out of us with this animation, we must rebellion, we must reclaim our childhood pic.twitter.com/npos7zpyvp
– πππππ’ (@amoremoondizis) February 27, 2025
Priority: I hate new redesigns π€·π½ββοΈ
– Andrea (@andrefabara) February 28, 2025
Some fans have put pressure on DreamWorks animations to restore the characters to their original designs, and are facing early “Sonic the Hedgehog” concept designs, comparing the situation to social media backlash Paramount.
A new redesign of Sonic’s film looks like the 6731949461x Better OMG. pic.twitter.com/8jr0jrbhmu
– jadeΛ£α΅ (@wildbergerrrr) November 12, 2019
Still, some social media users defended the redesign, calling it “inevitable” given the 2001 release of the original “Shrek” film and the advances in animation technology.
Hot Take, I like the redesign of the Shrek 5. People are afraid of change, but while they are looking for something new, they become very old π #shrek5
– knowte (@knowte_worthy) February 28, 2025
I’m going to tell you my truth…I don’t think Shrek 5 is a redesign. I think modeling is excellent just because it will be 24 years from now.
There is little difference pic.twitter.com/y0ouzs91tz
– Mark Lawson (@Born2Beslicker) February 28, 2025
In “Shrek 5,” Mike Myers returns 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 daughters.
The highly anticipated film is scheduled to appear in theaters at Christmas 2026.
