Marcello Hernández and Skyler Gisondo are the newest additions to the Shrek 5 voice solid.
The Saturday Night time Reside star and Superman actor are set to play Shrek’s sons Fergus and Farkle within the upcoming movie, with the DreamWorks Animation mission’s Instagram account sharing the information on Thanksgiving morning.
In a video put up, Hernández and Gisondo had been proven entering into character, with Hernández even donning inexperienced physique paint to channel his ogre offspring function.
“I may need gone a bit overboard,” Hernández wrote, as he shared images of himself in his Shrek greatest.
Gisondo, who shared a photograph of himself sporting a Shrek hat, suggested Hernández by way of textual content message “Buddy these look wonderful however you recognize we’re simply doing the voices proper?”
Cue a photograph of a stunned, inexperienced Hernández.
Hernández, recognized for his function on SNL, has additionally appeared in Completely happy Gilmore 2 and Dying for Intercourse.
Gisondo performed Jimmy Olsen in James Gunn’s Superman reboot for Warner Bros. and his credit additionally embody Licorice Pizza, Booksmart, Trip, The Righteous Gem stones and Santa Clarita Eating regimen. He’s additionally set to play Ben Stiller and Teri Polo’s characters’ son, and Ariana Grande’s character’s fiancé, within the upcoming fourth Meet the Dad and mom movie, Focker-in-Regulation.
Common Footage is ready to launch Shrek 5 on June 30, 2027. Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy and Cameron Diaz are all set to reprise their voice roles as Shrek, Donkey and Fiona. Zendaya has additionally joined the solid as Shrek and Fiona’s daughter, Felicia.
Conrad Vernon and Walt Dohrn are set to direct Shrek 5, together with Minions: The Rise of Gru co-director Brad Ableson. Vernon directed Shrek 2 and Madagascar 2 and is acquainted to audiences because the voice of Gingerbread Man within the Shrek movies. Dohrn labored as a author on the second and third Shrek movies and served as head of story on the fourth movie. He’s additionally lent his voice to the franchise as Rumpelstiltskin.
Shrek Eternally After producer Gina Shay and Illumination CEO Chris Meledandri will produce Shrek 5.
The almost 25-year-old franchise, which additionally spawned two Puss in Boots spinoffs starring Antonio Banderas, has grossed almost $3 billion on the international field workplace. The primary movie, launched in 2001, gained the Oscar for greatest animated function.
Chatting with The Hollywood Reporter about revisiting his function as Donkey for Shrek 5, Murphy mentioned, “I’ve at all times mentioned I’d do Shrek ceaselessly. Donkey is a good character to play. I like the entire solid. So I used to be excited when it was like, ‘Hey, they’re doing one other one,’ they usually need to do a Donkey one, too. I’m completely into it. I are available in too scorching, each vocal session.”
Hernández is represented by CAA, LBI Leisure and Felker Toczek.
Gisondo is repped by UTA, Untitled Leisure and Jackoway Austen.