We finally know the Shrek 5 release date… thanks to a Universal LinkedIn intern!

Getting a job at your dream company can sometimes come with unexpected risks, and this intern at NBC Universal (the parent company of Universal Pictures that owns Dreamworks studios) won’t say otherwise.

A post on LinkedIn that will be remembered

But how does the release date of Shrek 5Was , the sequel to one of the most profitable sagas in the world of animation, revealed to the whole world by chance? Thanks to the Reddit community, where nothing escapes. It all started fromA Message on LinkedInsince there are billions of them.

Eager to talk about her professional experiences, an intern detailed the tasks she was entrusted with NBCUniversal.

According to information from Daily emailthe latter declared that he worked from June to August 2023 within the company as a “consumer goods manager” on various projects, including Despicable Me 4 scheduled for 2024, the two parts of Evil in 2024 and 2025, as well Shrek 5thus announcing its release for 2025.

Shrek 5, in the works since 2018

If Chris Meledandri, president of the studios Lighting and creative partner of DreamWorks had announced that a sequel to Shrek was in preparation, the release date was still reserved…

We therefore find ourselves in the position of wondering if Universal had really thought about revealing the release date of the film via LinkedIn or if they really wanted to keep the information secret… If the post has been modified, the intern did not hurry to the Reddit community, which immediately shared the information.

For this fifth part, in preparation since 2018, Chris Meledandri revealed that he wanted it reunite the actors of the original cast : Mike Myers (Shrek), Cameron Diaz (Fiona) and Eddie Murphy.

At the moment, the studios have not reacted to deny or confirm this information.

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