Madagascar (Franchise)

This article is on all three movies. For the article on just the first movie, See Madagascar (Original Film)
Madagascar is the second computer-animated film series, following Shrek, produced by Dreamworks Animation. Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer and Jada Pinkett Smith are featured in the films. 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. The first movie Madagascar  was released in 2005. The Second Movie, Madagascar 2:Escape 2 Africa was released in 2008 and the third movie, Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted was released in 2012. The series is the fourth computer animated series (Following Shrek, Ice Age and Toy Story) to make it to three movies. The series has now grossed over $1.8 billion, making it the 18th highest-grossing franchise of all time, the fourth highest-grossing animated franchise (behind Shrek, Ice Age, and Toy Story), and the second highest-grossing franchise that DreamWorks which also enjoyed steadily improving critical favor with the primary film series.
Creator:DreamWorks Animation
Films and television
*Films
*#Madagascar (2005)
*#Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)
*#Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012)
*#Penguins of Madagascar (2014)
Animated series: The Penguins of Madagascar (2008–2015)
Presentations
*Plays
#Madagascar Live! (2011)
#Madagascar Live! Prepare to Party (2012)
Games
*Video games
#Madagascar
#Madagascar: Operation Penguin
#Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
#Madagascar Kartz
#The Penguins of Madagascar
#The Penguins of Madagascar: Dr. Blowhole Returns – Again!
#Super Star Kartz
#Madagascar 3: The Video Game
Audio
*Soundtracks
#Madagascar
#Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
#Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Miscellaneous
*Short films: The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper (2005)
*TV specials
*#Merry Madagascar (2009)
*#Madly Madagascar (2012)
Directed by: Eric Darnell (1-3), Tom McGrath (1-3) and  Conard Vernon (3)
Produced by: Mireille Soria (1-3) and Mark Swift (2 and 3)
Written by: Mark Burton (1), Billy Frolick (1), Etan Cohen (2), Noah Baumbach (3), Tom McGrath (1 and 2) and   Eric Darnell (1-3)
Starring
*Ben Stiller
*Chris Rock
*David Schwimmer
*Jada Pinkett Smith
*Sacha Baron Cohen
*Cedric the Entertainer 
*Andy Richter 
*Tom McGrath 
*Chris Miller 
*Christopher Knights 
*Conrad Vernon 
*Fred Tatasciore (1 and 2) 
*Elisa Gabrielli (1 and 2) 
*Bob Saget (1) 
*David Cowgill (1) 
*Stephen Apostolina (1) 
*Bernie Mac (2)  
*Sherri Shepherd (2)  
*Alec Baldwin (2) 
*Will.i.am (2) Al Roker (2) 
*Stephen Kearin (2) 
*Danny Jacobs (2 and 3) 
*Stacy Ferguson (2) 
*Harland Williams (2)
*Bridget Hoffman (2)
*Quinn Dempsey Stiller (2) 
*Declan Swift (2) 
*Thomas Stanley (2) 
*Zachary Gordon (2)  
*Willow Smith (2)   
*David P. Smith (2)    
*Conner Rayburn (2)    
*John Eric Bentley (2)    
*Bryan Cranston (3)   
*Jessica Chastain (3)    
*Martin Short (3)    
*Paz Vega (3)   
*Frances McDormand (3)
*Vinnie Jones (3)
*Steve Jones (3)
*Nick Fletcher (3)
*Frank Welker (3)
*Daniel O'Connor (3)
*Eric Darnell (3)
*Stephen Kearin (3)
*Emily Nordwind (3)
*Asucena Jimenez (3)
Music By: Hans Zimmer (1,2 and 3) and Will.i.am (2)
Editing by
*Clare De Chenu (1)
*Mark A. Hester (1)
*H. Lee Peterson (1)
*Mark A. Hester (2)
*Nick Fletcher (3)
Studio: DreamWorks Animation
Distributed by: DreamWorks (1) and Paramount Pictures (2 and 3)
Country: United States
Language: English
==Films==
===Madagascar 1 (2005)===
Main Article: Madagascar (Original Film)
Madagascar, The first film in the series, was released in Theatres May 27th 2005. Directed by Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath, the film tells the story of four Central Park Zoo animals, Alex The Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman The Giraffe and Gloria The Hippo who have spent their lives in blissful captivity in the New York City Zoo and are unexpectedly shipwrecked on the island of Madagascar. Despite the mixed response from critics, the film was a commercial success, earning more than $500 million worldwide.
===Madagascar 2 (2008)===
Main Article: Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, The second film in the series, was released in Theatres November 7th 2008. Directed by Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath, the film continues the adventures of Alex, Marty, Melman, and Gloria, who escape Madagascar and crash-land in Africa. The film received mixed to positive reviews from critics, and grossed more than $600 million worldwide, which is higher than its predecessor.
===Madagascar 3 (2012)===
Main Article: Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted , The third film in the series, was released in Theatres and 3D June 8th 2012. Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath, the directors of the first two films, return, along with Conrad Vernon to direct the film. Alex, Marty, Gloria, and Melman are still fighting to get home to New York. This time the journey takes them to a traveling circus in Europe which they reinvent Madagascar style. In the end, they finally get back to New York, but rather decide to stay with the circus instead. Frances McDormand appears as main antingost Captain Chantel Dubois. New characters introduced include Stefano (sea lion), Vitaly (tiger), and Gia (jaguar). This movie made Madagascar the fourth computed film series (after Shrek, Ice Age and Toy Story) to make it to three movies.
===Possible Fourth Film (TBA)===
Katzenberg has also stated that, like the Toy Story series, there is likely to be a fourth installment to the series.
==Spin-Off==
===Untitled Penguins Movie===
In March 2011, it was announced that the penguin characters would be given their own feature film, similar to the 2011 Puss in Boots movie, 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 DreamWorks' Megamind.
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