\n<\/aside>\nThe highly anticipated first-look teaser for \u201cShrek 5\u201d just dropped, and it has sparked a mixed reaction from fans.<\/p>\n
One of the most beloved global animated franchises of all time is set to return to the big screen in June 2027, which marks 16 years since its last installment,\u00a0\u201cShrek Forever After\u201d hit cinemas in 2010.<\/p>\n
\u201c2027 can\u2019t come any faster,\u201d one fan commented of the trailer shared on Instagram, as another wrote, \u201cStep aside kids, this is for us adults.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMy childhood is back,\u201d praised another excited fan as one added, \u201cI\u2019m readyyyyyyyyyyy.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cShrek 5\u201d\u00a0follows Shrek (voiced by Mike Myers), Fiona (Cameron Diaz), and Donkey (Eddie Murphy) for a big-city adventure. <\/p>\nThe highly anticipated first-look teaser for \u201cShrek 5\u201d just dropped, and it has sparked a mixed reaction from fans. Universal Pictures<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThis next chapter includes Shrek and Fiona\u2019s sons, Fergus (Marcello Hernandez) and Farkle (Skyler Gisondo), and introduces their daughter Felicia, who will be voiced by new cast member Zendaya.<\/p>\n
In the film, our favourite ogre family travels to unfamiliar urban environments but soon enough find themselves thrown in jail.<\/p>\n
The DreamWorks Animation even takes a cheeky jab at Disney\u2019s\u00a0Frozen<\/em>\u00a0in the trailer by featuring a shady, Olaf-esque snowman in a dark alley who propositions passers-by with \u201cWanna date a snowman?\u201d \u2013 a seedy variation of Olaf\u2019s classic catchphrase, \u201cWanna build a snowman?\u201d<\/p>\n\u201cShrek 5\u201d\u00a0follows Shrek (voiced by Mike Myers), Fiona (Cameron Diaz), and Donkey (Eddie Murphy) for a big-city adventure. Universal Pictures<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nBut it wasn\u2019t the plot or even the Disney dig that some fans took issue with, but rather the apparently glaring stylistic difference from the 2001 original and its three subsequent films.<\/p>\n
Fans claim that the original characters they\u2019ve grown to love have been given a more cartoonish look with smoother, modern features and larger eyes.<\/p>\n
Some diehard fans have even claimed the new-look characters are the handy work of \u201cAI slop\u201d that has \u201cstripped all identity\u201d from the magic of Shrek and his swamp mates.<\/p>\n
\u201cYears of waiting for this crappy animation that looks like AI?\u201d one commented on Instagram, as another wrote, \u201cBring old animation back cause this isn\u2019t it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy did they have to mess with the animation?! It\u2019s what made\u00a0Shrek\u00a0so special and unique,\u201d another wondered, as one fan was adamant, \u201cThis is not my\u00a0Shrek.\u201d<\/p>\n
With the film still one year away, some fans have pleaded with the studio to revert to the franchise\u2019s original look.<\/p>\nFans claim that the original characters they\u2019ve grown to love have been given a more cartoonish look with smoother, modern features and larger eyes. Universal Pictures<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u201cPlease consider changing the animation style and make it more like the first 4 Shrek films,\u201d one asked on the platform, as another noted, \u201cWhy does everything look like Disney now? That gritty, uncanny, realistic style was what made it so charming and original.\u201d<\/p>\n
Aesthetics aside, other fans have come out in defence of the franchise, which was the very first film to take home the Oscar for Best Animated Feature in 2001.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s really not that bad guys,\u201d one fan said of the glow-up\u00a0Shrek.<\/p>\nSome diehard fans have even claimed the new-look characters are the handy work of \u201cAI slop\u201d that has \u201cstripped all identity\u201d from the magic of Shrek and his swamp mates. \u00a9DreamWorks\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nPrincess Fiona (Cameron Diaz), Shrek (Mike Myers), in \u201cShrek\u201d from 2001. \u00a9DreamWorks\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u201cI love that everyone is only bothered by the actually good-looking animation and hasn\u2019t said a thing about the jokes being solid and funny,\u201d another noted.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m just excited that we are actually getting another\u00a0Shrek\u00a0movie,\u201d one concluded.<\/p>\n
\u201cShrek 5\u201d is scheduled to premiere in June 2027.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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