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Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted

2012 · Film · 93 min

  • Animation
  • Family
  • Comedy
  • Adventure

Plot

Animal pals Alex, Marty, Melman, and Gloria are still trying to make it back to New York's Central Park Zoo. They are forced to take a detour to Europe to find the penguins and chimps who broke the bank at a Monte Carlo casino. When French animal-control officer Capitaine Chantel DuBois picks up their scent, Alex and company are forced to hide out in a traveling circus.

About Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted is a 2012 American animated comedy film directed by Eric Darnell, Conrad Vernon, and Tom McGrath, and written by Darnell and Noah Baumbach. It is the third installment in the Madagascar film series, a sequel to Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008), it was produced by DreamWorks Animation. The film features Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Sacha Baron Cohen, Cedric the Entertainer, Andy Richter, and McGrath reprising their roles from the previous films, with Jessica Chastain, Bryan Cranston, Martin Short, and Frances McDormand joining the cast. In the film, the main characters—a party of animals from the Central Park Zoo whose adventures have already taken them to Madagascar and mainland Africa—attempt to return to New York City and find themselves traveling across Europe with a circus while being chased by the villainous head of Monaco's animal control service. DreamWorks Animation announced the third film in August 2008, three months before the release of the second film. As with the previous films in the franchise, the score was composed by Hans Zimmer. Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted premiered out of competition at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival on May 18, 2012, and was theatrically released in the United States on June 8 by Paramount Pictures. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, with…

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Series

Part of DreamWorks Animation feature films. Comes after Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008). Followed by Penguins of Madagascar (2014).

Awards

Nominated for 2 other awards: Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Animated Feature, Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Animated Movie.

As recorded on Wikidata, which may not list every award.

Cast

  • Ben StillerAlex (voice)
  • Chris RockMarty (voice)
  • David SchwimmerMelman (voice)
  • Jada Pinkett SmithGloria (voice)
  • Sacha Baron CohenJulien (voice)
  • Cedric the EntertainerMaurice (voice)
  • Andy RichterMort (voice)
  • Tom McGrathSkipper / Policeman #1 (voice)
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