The Shrek franchise is arguably Dreamworks’ shining achievement*, but the ogre’s time in the spotlight is over.

Or is it?

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Until Shrek 5 comes to fruition (and it will, according to comments from Dreamworks CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg in February 2014), it looks like we’ll be seeing the ogre in the next Puss in Boots sequel tentatively titled Nine Lives and 40 Thieves.

The original Puss in Boots is a spinoff based on the Puss in Boots character who first appeared in Shrek 2. Puss in Boots voice actor Antonio Banderas was speaking to Empire when he let the tease about Shrek’s appearance slip. “I heard some rumors that Shrek may be coming back,” he said. “That would be great. [Slips into Puss in Boots voice.] Shrek doing a cameo in my movie. Uh huh! [Laughs, returns to normal voice.] I would like that.”

Dreamworks’ Puss in Boots sequel has been in development for years. The film was scheduled for November 2018 as of last year before getting pulled off the schedule entirely due to a major restructuring at the studio.

While Banderas did suggest Shrek’s appearance would be a cameo in Puss in Boots 2, we wonder if the ogre could team up with Puss in a situation not unlike what Marvel is doing in Captain America: Civil War. Having two major characters star in a film together could ensure box office success, and may explain why Puss in Boots keeps getting delayed.

Puss in Boots made $149 million worldwide while the most recent installment of Shrek made $238 million.

“I think you can be confident that we’ll have another chapter in the Shrek series,” Katzenberg said last year. “We’re not finished, and more importantly, neither is he.”

We would love to go back to Shrek’s fairytale world, wouldn’t you?

*How to Train Your Dragon is also a big franchise for Dreamworks, but Shrek came first.