Mike Myers Would Love to Keep Making Shrek Films and Is Writing a New Austin Powers

Mike Myers says he would love to keep going with the Shrek films after the fifth, and he is working on a fourth Austin Powers movie. He told The Hollywood Reporter at the New York premiere of Focker-in-Law.

Myers spoke about the animated franchise that made him a voice star. He would like to make more Shrek films, he said, beyond the fifth installment. The fifth film will bring back Skyler Gisondo as Farkle, one of Shrek and Fiona's teenage triplet sons.

Donkey is getting his own film. A standalone Donkey movie with Eddie Murphy returning to voice the character is set for release on June 30, 2028. It has been described as a prequel that explores Donkey's origin story. Myers was asked whether he would appear in it, and his answer was playful. "I don't think I'm in it. I might be. I'm not sure, but it's long overdue," he said.

The Austin Powers news may be the biggest surprise for fans of the spy spoof. Myers confirmed that he is writing the screenplay for a fourth film. "I'm writing it right now," he said. Myers created the character and played the lead in all three earlier films. Jay Roach directed the 1997 original, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, and its two sequels. The last film, Austin Powers in Goldmember, reached theaters in 2002, so the wait has been long.

For a general reader, the main point is simple. Myers is writing a new Austin Powers script, and a Donkey film is on the calendar for mid-2028. Studio release dates can move. Those details are still to come.

Myers's comments show how long-running film franchises are kept alive. Characters from animated films can return through new spin-offs, and a comedy series can wait more than two decades before its next chapter. Each step depends on decisions by writers, actors and studio executives, and on whether the next film is ready to go.