Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa facts for kids

Madagascar 2 - Escape to Africa is a 2008 American computer-animated 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.

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 Dates

Country	Premiere
Kazakhstan	30 October 2008
Russia	30 October 2008
Ukraine	30 October 2008
Hungary	6 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
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

Cast

• 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

Images for kids

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  Chris Rock at the Israeli premiere of the film, on November 22, 2008.

See also

In Spanish: Madagascar 2: Escape de África para niños