Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Madagascar 2 - Escape to Africa is a 2008 computer-animated adventure comedy movie and the sequel to the first movie about the same characters. It is directed by Eric Darnell and written by Thomas "Tom" McGrath. It stars the voices of Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, Jada Pinkett Smith, David Schwimmer, Sacha Baron Cohen, Cedric the Entertainer and Andy Richter. Also providing voices are Alec Baldwin, will.i.am, Bernie Mac and Sherri Shepherd. It was made by DreamWorks Animation and was released in 2008.
| Madagascar 2 - Escape to Africa | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Eric Darnell Tom McGrath |
| Written by | Eric Darnell Tom McGrath |
| Produced by | Mireille Soria Mark Swift |
| Starring | Ben Stiller Chris Rock Jada Pinkett Smith David Schwimmer Sacha Baron Cohen Cedric the Entertainer Andy Richter Bernie Mac Sherri Shepherd Alec Baldwin will.i.am |
| Edited by | Mark A. Hester |
| Music by | Hans Zimmer will.i.am |
| Distributed by | DreamWorks Paramount Pictures |
Release date | November 7, 2008 |
Running time | 89 minutes |
| Countries | United States Canada |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $150 million |
| Box office | $594,728,447 |
In the movie, the New York Zoo animals, Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe and Gloria the Hippo, still stranded on Madagascar, started to leave the island. All of the sudden, they landed in the wilderness of Africa. There, Alex soon meet the rest of his family and starting to have trouble communicating with them after much of his time at the Central Park Zoo. It was followed by Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted.
Release DatesEdit
| Country | Premiere |
|---|---|
 Kazakhstan |
30 October 2008 |
 Russia |
30 October 2008 |
 Ukraine |
30 October 2008 |
 Hungary |
6 November 2008 |
 Canada |
7 November 2008 |
 Philippines |
7 November 2008 |
 United States |
7 November 2008 |
 Czech Republic |
13 November 2008 |
 Malaysia |
13 November 2008 |
 Singapore |
13 November 2008 |
 Slovakia |
13 November 2008 |
 Netherlands |
19 November 2008 |
 Denmark |
21 November 2008 |
 Finland |
21 November 2008 |
 Norway |
21 November 2008 |
 Sweden |
21 November 2008 |
 Egypt |
26 November 2008 |
 United Arab Emirates |
27 November 2008 |
 Portugal |
27 November 2008 |
 Bulgaria |
28 November 2008 |
 Colombia |
28 November 2008 |
 Spain |
28 November 2008 |
 Iceland |
28 November 2008 |
 Lithuania |
28 November 2008 |
 Romania |
28 November 2008 |
 Turkey |
28 November 2008 |
 Vietnam |
28 November 2008 |
 Belgium |
3 December 2008 |
 Switzerland |
3 December 2008 (French speaking region) |
 France |
3 December 2008 |
 Argentina |
4 December 2008 |
 Bolivia |
4 December 2008 |
| Switzerland |
4 December 2008 (German speaking region) |
 Chile |
4 December 2008 |
 Germany |
4 December 2008 |
 Dominican Republic |
4 December 2008 |
 Peru |
4 December 2008 |
 Austria |
5 December 2008 |
 United Kingdom |
5 December 2008 |
 Ireland |
5 December 2008 |
 Mexico |
5 December 2008 |
 Nigeria |
5 December 2008 |
 Uruguay |
5 December 2008 |
 South Africa |
5 December 2008 |
 Lebanon |
8 December 2008 |
 Pakistan |
9 December 2008 |
 Croatia |
11 December 2008 |
 Serbia |
11 December 2008 |
 Slovenia |
11 December 2008 |
 Brazil |
12 December 2008 |
 Ecuador |
12 December 2008 |
 Estonia |
12 December 2008 |
 Latvia |
12 December 2008 |
 Venezuela |
12 December 2008 |
 Australia |
18 December 2008 |
 Greece |
18 December 2008 |
 Israel |
18 December 2008 |
 New Zealand |
18 December 2008 |
 India |
19 December 2008 |
 Italy |
19 December 2008 |
 Panama |
19 December 2008 |
 Hong Kong |
20 December 2008 |
 Indonesia |
24 December 2008 |
 Thailand |
25 December 2008 |
 China |
1 January 2009 |
 Poland |
1 January 2009 |
 South Korea |
8 January 2009 |
 Taiwan |
23 January 2009 |
 Brunei |
17 February 2009 |
 Japan |
14 March 2009 |
CastEdit
- Ben Stiller as Alex
- Chris Rock as Marty and other zebras
- David Schwimmer as Melman
- Jada Pinkett Smith as Gloria
- Sacha Baron Cohen as King Julien XIII
- Cedric the Entertainer as Maurice
- Andy Richter as Mort
- Elisa Gabrielli as Nana
- Bernie Mac as Zuba
- Alec Baldwin as Makunga
- Sherri Shepherd as Florrie (credited as "Mom")
- will.i.am as Moto Moto
- Tom McGrath as Skipper
- Chris Miller as Kowalski
- John DiMaggio as Rico
- Christopher Knights as Private
- Conrad Vernon as Mason
Video gamesEdit
Same as previously movie, Madagascar 2: Escape 2 Africa has also adaptaion into video games. Release in platforms PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, and also Microsoft Windows.
Other websitesEdit
- Official website
- Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa on IMDb
- Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa at AllMovie
- Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa at Box Office Mojo
- Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa Archived 2006-04-24 at the Wayback Machine on the DreamWorks Animation website
- Official video game website Archived 2005-05-26 at the Wayback Machine
- Madagascar 2: Escape Africa (PS3) Archived 2006-10-17 at the Wayback Machine at IGN
