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Did ‘Shrek 5′ Characters Go Under the Knife for the New Sequel?

The new animation has them looking nipped and tucked—and fans are not pleased.

Well, folks, Shrek is officially back. But it’s not just the usual green ogre and his talking donkey that have us talking.

Universal Pictures just dropped the trailer for Shrek 5, and let’s just say it’s not going over well with fans. Zendaya is joining the cast, voicing Shrek and Fiona’s daughter, alongside the returning Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, and Cameron Diaz—but it’s the new animation style that’s got everyone completely losing it.

The trailer, just 30 seconds long, shows Shrek, Fiona, and Donkey with some… let’s call them “enhancements.” And by enhancements, we mean the kind of work you’d expect to see on a Real Housewives reunion.

Fans are shook by the new animation change that gives a smooth, slightly-too-polished look to the characters, with some even accusing Universal of putting their beloved swamp dwellers under the knife.

“Rhinoplasty, lip filler, cheek implants, jaw shave, chin reduction, face lift, blepharoplasty, buccal fat removal, Botox, eye lift, cheek filler,” one user wrote on X, giving a laundry list of “surgical” enhancements they believe Universal put Shrek through.

Another user shared a side-by-side comparison of “old” and “new” Fiona, commenting: “Are you guys seeing this.... what did they do to her?”

Other outraged Shrek fans took to Reddit to express their distaste over the change in animation style.

“This better not be real, why the f*** does Shrek look like that,” one fan asked. “Fr he looks like one of those AI generated fake movie posters,” replied another user.

After a tidal wave of criticism, Universal Pictures disabled comments on the teaser, likely hoping to stem the backlash—but not before it had already gone viral. Not a great sign for the first Shrek sequel in over 15 years.

Clare DonaldsonEditorial Intern

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