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Shrek’s Glow-Down? on The Viral List

Shrek’s controversial redesign, college “bed parties,” and John Cena’s shocking heel turn are going viral...

Written and Edited by the YPulse Editorial Team

Mar 7 2025
North America

KEY TAKEAWAYS

DreamWorks just dropped the Shrek 5 trailer, but fans are upset about the character redesigns
Parents are going all with extravagant “bed parties” to celebrate their kids’ college acceptances
John Cena’s finally turned into the bad guy WWE fans have been waiting over two decades for

Shrek 5’s first teaser trailer was released, and the characters’ new looks got the Sonic treatment Shrek 5 is still far-far-away from hitting theaters (set for December 2026), but DreamWorks gave the internet something to talk about with the teaser drop on Feb. 27. It shows key members of the original Shrek franchise are returning: Mike Myers as Shrek, Cameron Diaz as Fiona, and Eddie Murphy as Donkey. But while the gang’s all here, they’re looking…a little different. The teaser’s animation tweaks got quite the reaction from longtime fans—which, of course, means memes. DreamWorks used its upgraded animation engine, MoonRay—the same one from How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World and in Shrek spinoff, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish—to give Shrek & Co. a fresh look. But some fans weren’t thrilled with the glow up. One X user said, “I don’t know who this man is, but it ain’t Shrek,” which got 1.4M views, while another compared the animation to an AI-generated version of what Shrek 5...