After release of “Shrek 5” teaser fans of the animation showed dissatisfaction with the character’s animation style update
This Thursday, Dreamworks and Universal Pictures revealed the first preview of “Shrek 5”. The video, which is just over 20 seconds, has a new name in the voice acting cast: Zendaya (Euphoria), but what really caught the attention of fans was the new style of animation; look:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbiwl74Kyjq
Now, more cartoonish visuals have been revealed, especially in the expressions of the characters, bringing a more polished look compared to the first franchise films: “Shrek” (2001), “Shrek 2” (2004), “Shrek Third” (2007) and “Shrek Forever (2010).
In the X (former Twitter), netizens began to ask for the return of the former characters’ traits and criticize the new design of the animation, making it clear the strict and stating that the images seem to have been created by artificial intelligence.
See some reactions:
In addition, fans also noted that Shrek and Fiona’s daughter Felicia no longer have the characteristics of when she was a baby, since when she was young her eyes, and on teaser her gaze has a much darker tone.
The first shrek 5 coach just came out, I can say that I loved the look of grown felicia, but one thing that caught my attention was her eyes, because when she was a baby her eyes were blue and now big eyes are brown. pic.twitter.com/oebzowke5o
– Sâmela Marcele (@samelamarcele) February 27, 2025
Still others argue that the teaser was released precisely to realize the reaction of the public regarding the new artistic choice of animation.
If this is the truth, it is possible that DreamWorks follow the steps of “Sonic”, animation of Paramount Pictures, who when he had the first previews of the story starring the Sega Divulga Games character suffered criticism of the look they chose for the blue hedgehog. As a result, the company listened to fans and changed the look before the feature film reached theaters, becoming a big audience success.
It is worth remembering that “Shrek 5” also has the returns of Eddie Murphy (Donkey), Mike Myers (Shrek) and Cameron Diaz (Princess Fiona) In the acting cast. The direction is the direction of Walt Dohrn, screenwriter and artist of Shrek 2 and 3 who was also cast as head of history of ‘Shrek Forever’, a movie in which he gave voice to Rumplestiltskin.
The film will play during Christmas 2026 in the United States.
Source: Recreio
