Universal postponed the release of Shrek 5advanced that of Minions 3 and postponed that of a new and mysterious film.
If 2025 has some big productions in store for us on the animation side (Looney Tunes: Daffy and Porky Save the World, Dog Man, Elio, The Bad Guys 2, Zootopia 2), THE highly anticipated meeting of the genre will take place in 2026, with the double cinema release of Shrek 5 et Toy Story 5. Furthermore, another big title from Universal, more precisely from Illumination studios, has just recently joined next year’s calendar, Minions 3.
Shrek 5 and Minions 3 shifted
In fact, Universal Pictures has just postponed the release date of several of its productions. Scheduled for June 30, 2027 in the United States, the next opus of Minions should finally arrive on July 1, 2026. The film is directed Pierre Coffin, director of the first three Despicable Me and the first The Minions. The screenplay is by Brian Lynch (both Minions and both Like animals).
The other release, highly anticipated and postponed by the studio, is that of Shrek 5. The new DreamWorks Animation film was scheduled to be released on July 1, 2026 in the United States – a few days later Toy Story 5planned for June 2026 – but was ultimately postponed to December 23 of the same year. Walt Dohrn (the three The Trolls) et Brad Ableson (Minions 2: Once upon a time Gru) are responsible for producing this new component.
Universal also pushed back his new film Illumination, with a still secret title. It should take the place of Minions 3 in the studio’s release calendar and land on June 30, 2027, while it was scheduled for the previous March 19. Illumination films have become box office staples, as evidenced by the recent success of Despicable Me 4.
Produced for around $100 million, the film directed by Chris Renaud and Patrick Delage collected around $361 million in domestic revenue. Worldwide, it has grossed over $969 million. While waiting to discover the Universal films planned for 2026, let us remember that Dog Man et The Bad Guys 2the next DreamWorks feature films, will be released respectively in our French cinemas April 9 and July 30.
