Zendaya has been tapped to star in Shrek 5 as one of the first new actors to join the franchise. The in-demand star, who had Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers and Dune: Part Two film last year, is currently in production on Euphoria and already has Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey and Spider-Man 4 on her to-do list. Now, the 28-year-old will join Shrek veterans Eddie Murphy, Mike Myers and Cameron Diaz for the film’s fifth installment. Zendaya will add a new element to the 25-year-old franchise as the daughter to Diaz’s Fiona and Myers’ Shrek. Launched in 2001, Shrek quickly gained critical acclaim and earned an Oscar. The film follows the titular ogre who ultimately falls for the princess of Far Far Away, Fiona, who becomes trapped in an ogre’s body thanks to a curse. With Murphy as Donkey, the film became an instant hit thanks to its focus on love, an unlikely friendship between an ogre and a donkey, and its twist on beloved fairy tales like The Gingerbread Man and Robin Hood. When...
