June 2025 – “What if fairy tales screamed back?”
DreamWorks and Blumhouse have just dropped the official trailer for SHREK (2025) — not a reboot, but a bold, terrifying reimagining of the beloved green ogre. Forget the comedy. This version transforms Shrek into a feral, cannibalistic monster haunting the frozen outskirts of a desolate village. And the only man standing in its way? Pedro Pascal, in one of his darkest roles to date.
Scroll down to the bottom of the article to see the Trailer
🧟♂️ Plot Overview
In this twisted retelling, Far Far Away is no longer a fairy tale kingdom — it’s a decaying, snow-covered town plagued by unsolved disappearances and mutilated corpses. The townsfolk whisper legends of a hulking creature who lives in the nearby swamps. They call him “Shrek.”
Pedro Pascal stars as Gabriel Vale, a weathered monster hunter haunted by past failures. When he’s called to Far Far Away to investigate a string of brutal slayings, he uncovers signs of something far older, and far more vicious, than anyone expected.
As the trailer reveals, Shrek is not just a beast — he’s the result of ancient forest magic, warped by isolation and bloodlust. And he’s hungry.
🔪 Trailer Highlights
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A frozen village lit only by lanterns as a 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥’s voice whispers: “He’s watching.”
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Shrek’s massive silhouette dragging something through the trees.
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Pedro Pascal cocking a crossbow, blood on his gloves, growling: “It’s not an ogre. It’s a demon.”
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Fast cuts of shredded armor, burning cottages, and terrified townspeople hiding under floorboards.
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Final shot: Shrek’s face — rotted, tusked, inhuman — lunging through the shadows.
🎬 Cast & Crew
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Pedro Pascal as Gabriel Vale
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Directed by: André Øvredal (Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark)
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Produced by: Blumhouse & DreamWorks Dark
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Written by: C. Robert Cargill
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Visual FX: WETA Workshop
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Score by: Bear McCreary
📅 Release Date
SHREK (2025): A Horror Story premieres in theaters on October 10, 2025, just in time for Halloween, with a streaming release later on Peacock.
As Pascal says at the trailer’s end: “This isn’t a storybook. It’s a warning.”
