Madagascar (franchise) - Wikipedia. Madagascar is a computer- animatedfranchise produced by Dream. Works Animation. Voices of Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer and Jada Pinkett Smith are featured in the films.

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It began with the 2. Madagascar, the 2. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, and the third film Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted in 2.

A spin- off film featuring the penguins, titled Penguins of Madagascar, was released in 2. A fourth film, Madagascar 4, was announced for 2. The overall plot through the series follows the adventures of four Central Park Zoo animals who have spent their lives in blissful captivity and are unexpectedly shipped back to Africa. Now they must struggle to survive while attempting to return to New York City with the help of a crafty cadre of penguins and with many other characters along the way. The series has now grossed over $1. Shrek, Despicable Me, and Ice Age), and the second highest- grossing Dream.

Works Animation's franchise. Main films[edit]Madagascar (2. Madagascar is a 2. Directed by Eric Darnell and Tom Mc.

Alex, Marty, Gloria and Melman are still fighting to get home to their beloved Big Apple. Their journey takes them through Europe where they find the perfect cover: a. Concept and creation. Tom McGrath explained in an interview that the intention of Madagascar was not to take a political stance on whether "zoos are bad and the wild. With Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith. Spoiled by their upbringing and unaware of what wildlife really is, four animals from the New York. Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted is a 2012 computer animated comedy film, and the third installment in the series, directed by Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath, along.

Grath, the film tells the story of four Central Park Zoo animals: Alex the Lion (Ben Stiller), Marty the Zebra (Chris Rock), Melman the Giraffe (David Schwimmer), and Gloria the Hippo (Jada Pinkett Smith). These animals have spent their lives in comfortable captivity, and are unexpectedly shipwrecked on the island of Madagascar. The film was a commercial success, grossing over $5. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa is a 2.

Madagascar. Directed by Eric Darnell and Tom Mc. Grath, the film continues the adventures of Alex, Marty, Melman, and Gloria, who try to fly back to New York, but they crash- land in Africa.

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Grath, along with Conrad Vernon. Alex, Marty, Gloria, and Melman are still struggling to get home to New York. This time, their journey takes them to Europe where they purchase a failing traveling circus as they become close friends with the staff like Stefano the sea lion (Martin Short), Vitaly the tiger (Bryan Cranston), Gia the jaguar (Jessica Chastain), and Sonya the bear (Frank Welker), King Julien's (Sacha Baron Cohen) true love. Together, they spectacularly revitalize the business even as the fanatical Monaco Animal Control officer Captain Chantel Du.

Bois (Frances Mc. Dormand) relentlessly pursues them. In the end, the zoo animals finally get back to New York, only to find that they have grown too much in spirit to return to captivity, and decide to stay with the circus instead. The film grossing over $7. Madagascar 4 (TBA)[edit]Dream. Works Animation C. E. O. Jeffrey Katzenberg has stated that there is likely to be a fourth installment in the franchise.[1] However, in June 2.

Dream. Works Animation's head of worldwide marketing, Anne Globe, said, "It's too early to tell. There hasn't been a lot of discussion about that."[2]Eric Darnell, who co- directed all three films, spoke of the possibility of the fourth film, noting, "Two things have to happen. One is that the world has to want Madagascar 4, because if they don't want it, it doesn't matter what we do. And the other thing is even if the world wants Madagascar 4, we have to make sure that we have an idea that is incredible, that is great, that is unexpected. If the audience wants it and we have a great idea, we will see – maybe."[3] On June 1.

May 1. 8, 2. 01. 8.[4] In January 2. Madagascar 4 was removed from the release schedule following corporate restructuring and Dream. Watch Evil Dead Online Hitfix. Works Animation's new policy to release two films a year.[5][6] In April 2.

Tom Mc. Grath said about the film: "There are things in the works, nothing is announced yet, but I think they'll show their faces once more.."[7]Spin- off film[edit]Penguins of Madagascar (2. A direct- to- video film featuring the penguins had been in the works since 2. Madagascar film had been released, with a release date planned for 2. In March 2. 01. 1, it was announced that the penguin characters would be given their own feature film, similar to the 2. Puss in Boots movie,[9] to be directed by Simon J. Smith, the co- director of Bee Movie, produced by Lara Breay, and written by Alan J.

Schoolcraft and Brent Simons, the writers of Dream. Works' Megamind.[1. Watch Baby Boom Online Forbes. In July 2. 01. 2, at Comic- Con, it was announced that the film, titled The Penguins of Madagascar, would be released in 2. Robert Schooley, one of the producers of The Penguins series, said that the film will be unrelated to the TV series of the same name, but he did say that could always change.[1. In September 2. 01. Century Fox and Dream. Works Animation announced the release date for March 2.

Michael Colton and John Aboud.[1. In August 2. 01. 3, it was reported that Benedict Cumberbatch would voice Agent Classified from the North Wind and John Malkovich the film's charming villain, Dr. Octavious Brine (a. Dave the octopus).[1. On May 2. 0, 2. 01.

November 2. 6, 2. Dream. Works Animation's other film Home.[1. Television series[edit]The Penguins of Madagascar[edit]The Penguins of Madagascar is a television series that aired on Nickelodeon.

In a situation completely separate and non- canonical to the Madagascar films, the series follows the adventures of the four penguins: Skipper (the leader of the group), Kowalski (the smartest), Rico (the craziest), and Private (the youngest) in New York City's. Central Park Zoo. The penguins rule the roost at their Central Park habitat, carrying out secret missions in the heart of the city. At times, their missions beckon them to venture outside the zoo. King Julien, the primary antagonist, is also a resident of the zoo (though it is unknown how he, Maurice, and Mort got there) and the penguins must compete against him to maintain order in the zoo. While Tom Mc. Grath, John Di.

Maggio, Conrad Vernon, and Andy Richter reprised their roles as Skipper, Rico, Mason, and Mort respectively, Jeff Bennett replaced Chris Miller as Kowalski, James Patrick Stuart replaced Christopher Knights as Private, Danny Jacobs replaced Sacha Baron Cohen as Julien, and Kevin Michael Richardson replaced Cedric the Entertainer as Maurice. The series also features a new character, Marlene, an otter voiced by Nicole Sullivan. All Hail King Julien[edit]All Hail King Julien is a television series starring the lemur King Julien from the Madagascar franchise, which takes place in Madagascar, before the events of the first film.[1. The series debuted on December 1. Netflix, when the first five 2.

The series features the voices of Danny Jacobs (replacing Sacha Baron Cohen) as King Julien; Henry Winkler as Julien's regal predecessor, Uncle King Julien; Andy Richter as Mort; Kevin Michael Richardson (replacing Cedric the Entertainer) as Maurice; and India de Beaufort as Clover, the king's special- ops expert.[1. Short film[edit]The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper[edit]The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper is a computer- animated short film, which premiered in theaters on October 7, 2. Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were- Rabbit. The short was directed by animation veteran Gary Trousdale, produced by Teresa Cheng, and written by Michael Lachance. Set on Christmas Eve, the 1. Central Park Zoo who discover that one of them has gone missing.

Television specials[edit]Merry Madagascar[edit]Merry Madagascar was a Christmas special first broadcast on the NBC network in November 2. Madagascar film series. The story appears to takes place sometime between the first and second films. It featured many of the same voice actors as the films, including Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, and Jada Pinkett Smith. However, voice actor Danny Jacobs replaced Sacha Baron Cohen as the voice of the character King Julien. Carl Reiner provided the voice of Santa Claus. Santa Claus crash lands in his sleigh on Madagascar and loses his memory after Alex shoots him down, leaving him, Marty, Gloria and Melman to be Santa for the night.