Shrek and Donkey head out on new adventure in ‘Shrek 5’ trailer
Donkey (Eddie Murphy) and Shrek (Mike Myers) in DreamWorks Animation’s ‘Shrek 5,’ directed by Conrad Vernon and Walt Dohrn. (DreamWorks Animation)
Shrek, Fiona and Donkey are returning to the land of Far Far Away for another adventure.
The trailer for DreamWorks Animation’s Shrek 5 has been released, nearly a year ahead of its release to theaters on June 30, 2027.
“Shrek and Donkey, two stalwart friends off on another whirlwind big city adventure,” Donkey, voiced by Eddie Murphy, says in the clip.
Shrek (Mike Myers) reluctantly teams up with his old pal, as well as his wife Fiona (Cameron Diaz) and their two sons Fergus and Farkle, voiced by Marcello Hernández and Skyler Gisondo. It’s unclear where the adventure is taking them, but at some point they all end up in jail.
The trailer ends with Donkey badly singing the 1977 song “Baby Come Back” to the annoyance of his ogre cellmates.
Zendaya voices Shrek and Fiona’s teenage daughter Felicia, but the character does not appear in the trailer.
The first Shrek film was released in 2001. It was the first-ever winner of the best animated feature Academy Award. Its three sequels were subsequently released in 2004, 2007 and 2010.
Duane “Keffe D” Davis, charged in the fatal 1996 shooting of rapper Tupac Shakur, is led into the courtroom during his arraignment at the Regional Justice Center, Oct. 4, 2023, in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
The jury has found Duane “Keffe D” Davis guilty in the murder of Tupac Shakur, 30 years after the rapper was killed in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas.
Jurors deliberated for less than three hours before finding him guilty of murder with the use of a deadly weapon with the intent to promote, further or assist a criminal gang. The 63-year-old faces a possible maximum sentence of life in prison.
Davis stood with his lawyer as the verdict was read, then sat with his hands clasped on the table.
Clark County District Court Judge Carli Kierny has set Davis’ sentencing for Oct. 13
Prosecutors say Davis did not fire the gun that killed Shakur in a drive-by shooting near the Las Vegas Strip on Sept. 7, 1996 — they allege that was the work of either Orlando “Baby Lane” Anderson, Davis’ nephew, or another man in the backseat of the car.
Police and prosecutors have accused Davis, an admitted longtime leader of a Los Angeles street gang, of being the “shot caller” and handing the gunman the murder weapon.
The jurors retired Monday after a marathon day of closing arguments that broke only briefly for a bathroom break and to get Davis a cough lozenge from Judge Kierny’s personal stash.
Even without Davis’ numerous confessions to his role in the killing of Tupac Shakur, the case is “drenched with circumstantial evidence” and corroborating witnesses, prosecutor Binu Palal told the jury during his closing argument Monday.
That — taken together with Davis’ incriminating and consistent accounts to police, to the media, and on the pages of his self-published memoir — overwhelmingly show his guilt, Palal argued.
“For nearly 18 years, Duane Davis has told the police, television, books, YouTube interviewers — anybody that will listen, he has told — he is responsible for the murder of Tupac Shakur,” Palal said. “Tell him you hear him — find him guilty.”
Meanwhile, defense attorney Michael Sanft said that three decades after the drive-by shooting, all prosecutors really have is Davis’ alleged confessions — which aren’t worth the paper they’re written on.
“We have to ask ourselves the question really at this particular point: Why are we here 30 years later if Duane Davis had actually confessed — truly confessed?” Sanft said.
Sanft repeatedly emphasized what he said was a lack of real evidence supporting his client’s incriminating claims while urging jurors to find Davis not guilty, saying it’s the “only verdict that makes sense in this case.”
A photo of Jabari Banks. (Ian Buosi) | Chloe Fineman appears in her ‘Saturday Night Live’ season 51 cast headshot. (Rosalind O’Connor/NBC) | A photo of Ben McKenzie. (Scout Tufankjian)
The upcoming Myron Bolitar TV series adaptation has gained several more stars.
Netflix has announced that Jabari Banks, Chloe Fineman and Jamie McShane have joined the cast of the upcoming drama series. Also joining the cast as a recurring guest star is Ben McKenzie.
They join the previously announced stars Colin Woodell, KJ Apa and Diane Guerrero, who will play Myron Bolitar, Win Lockwood and Esperanza Diaz in the show.
Myron Bolitar will be based on writer Harlan Coben’s longest-running series, which spans 12 books.
“After an injury ends his NBA dreams, Myron Bolitar reinvents himself as a sports agent — using charm, smarts, and a ruthless partner to navigate the high-stakes and dirty world of sports, where saving his clients often means risking himself,” according to the show’s official logline.
Banks will play Dwayne Richmond, described as “a charismatic tennis prodigy who experts anticipate will be among the best players in the world,” according to Netflix. “He’s the star client at MB Sports, and the picture of cool, from his signature shoes to his trademarked sunglasses.”
Fineman is set to portray Parker Quinn, “a sports reporter for a major sports publication who has built a stellar reputation through hard work and an undeniable passion for the game,” according to the streamer.
McShane is playing Detective Ray Dimonte, an NYPD homicide detective, while McKenzie will play Gavin Pierce, who’s described as “one of the biggest agents in sports,” according to Netflix. “Gavin was Myron’s agent during Myron’s brief professional career. Following Myron’s injury, Gavin dropped Myron and the two have never reconciled their differences.”
Emmy winner David E. Kelley and Kyle Long are set to co-showrun, write and executive produce the series. House of the Dragon‘s Greg Yaitanes will direct multiple episodes of the show.
Emmy Rossum as FBI agent Alice Black in ‘Furious.’ (Hulu)
Hulu has ordered a second season of its new psychological thriller Furious.
Starring Emmy Rossum, Furious follows rookie FBI Agent Alice Black, who is hunting down a female serial killer while also battling her own demons. As Black grows closer to finding the “mysterious and calculating” killer, played by Lola Petticrew, “their lives start to intertwine [and] the line between right and wrong begins to blur,” according to the show’s official logline.
Quincy Tyler Bernstine and Scoot McNairy also star in the critically acclaimed crime drama; Jake Lacy, Rob Delaney, Hope Davis, Rob Yang and Steve Way guest star.
The series debuted to Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ in July. The season 1 finale will drop Monday, Aug. 31.
Elizabeth Meriwether, known for hits like New Girl and Dying for Sex, created, wrote and executive produced Furious. Rossum also served as an executive director.
There’s no word on when season 2 production will begin.
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