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"Madagascar 2"
The New Zoo Review
By Tim Nasson (9/15/05)

Madagascar Lemur Poster PASADENA, CA – Sept. 15, 2005 -- DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg announced yesterday that the studio will produce a sequel to the computer-animated comedy Madagascar, which has now passed the $500-million mark at the worldwide box office, making it the company’s most successful original movie ever.

Katzenberg also announced that Ben Stiller, Chris Rock and Jada Pinkett Smith, who starred in the original Madagascar as Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra and Gloria the Hippo, respectively, will be reprising their roles. He said he was looking forward to other original cast members returning to their roles for the sequel.

Madagascar Penguin Poster The sequel will once again be produced by Mireille Soria and co-directed by Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath.

Speaking at the annual Merrill Lynch Media & Entertainment Conference in Pasadena, Mr. Katzenberg said, “As a result of its tremendous box office success, the potential to tell a new chapter in its story and the popularity of the film’s characters, we are excited to announce that we are making Madagascar our second company franchise – along with Shrek. We will release a theatrical sequel in 2008.”

Madagascar Lion Poster In addition to the sequel, DreamWorks Animation will be giving the scene-stealing Madagascar Penguins the chance to take top billing in a direct-to-video release due out in 2009. The company has also produced its first mini-movie: a ten-minute film featuring the Penguins, which will play in theatres this fall alongside the studio’s main theatrical release: Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, which opens October 7th in theaters nationwide.

Madagascar opened on May 27 and generated a domestic box office of approximately $192 million. It continues to perform extremely well internationally, and currently ranks as one of the top five computer-animated movies of all time.

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AND SIXTH Movie Poster Premiere of "Repo Men"
By Tim Nasson
Publisher, Wild About Movies

Wild About Movies provides you with the most comprehensive movie posters, movie trailers, movie synopses, Behind The Scenes of movies, and celebrity interviews, and current, updated movie release date information - than any other movie website. At WAM you are able to peruse the movie trailers, movie posters and movie synopses of more than 500 movies not yet in theaters (and thousands of movies formerly in movie theaters and currently on DVD, including all "2009 DVDS" and 2010 DVDS and "2009 BluRays" and 2010 BluRays). The latest additions to the Wild About Movies database include the 2010 , 2011 and 2012 Big Screen Releases "She's Out Of My League" and "Knight & Day" starring Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz, as well as "Kick Ass" featuring Nicolas Cage. Julia Roberts in "Eat Pray Love." The - now - non Avatar entitled movie "The Last Airbender" and Dwayne Johnson in and as "The Tooth Fairy." Mel Gibson in "Edge Of Darkness" and the sixty-something year old Sylvester Stallone in front of and behind the camera in "The Expendables" and "Rambo 5." Also "Lovely Still" - featuring Martin Landau & Ellen Burstyn. Matt Damon in the Paul Greengrass movie "Green Zone." Jake Gyllenhaal as "The Prince of Persia" and Rose McGowan as "Red Sonja 2010." And Seth Rogen is "The Green Hornet." Also, a plethora of sequels: Sarah Jessica Parker in "Sex And The City 2" and Emma Thompson in "Nanny McPhee 2" and the non Disney movie "Narnia 3." And everything from Daniel Radcliffe (naked at WAM and fully clothed) in "Harry Potter 7: Part 1," to the Disney 3D films including "Tron 2," "Cars 2" and "Toy Story 3." Michael Douglas in "Wall Street 2." And the requisites, "Cloverfield 2" and "Iron Man 2." Also "Shrek 4." Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio's two year delayed collaboration, "Shutter Island." In addition, "The Escapist," and Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit Movies." Also, Kenneth Branagh's "Thor" and the big screen version of Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" and Ben Stiller's "Chicago 7." More? Yes, a slew of animated and non animated Walt Disney and non Disney movies, many in 3D: including "The Smurfs" and "Fraggle Rock: The Movie" and "The King of the Elves" and "Rapunzel," "The Bear and the Bow;" "Newt," and also "How To Train Your Dragon." The four Jonas Brothers in the big screen adaptation of "Walter The Farting Dog" and Chace Crawford, not dancing queen Zac Efron, in the (now 2011) remake of "Footloose" and Benicio Del Toro as "The Wolfman." In addition, the sequel to "Twilight," and "New Moon," "Eclipse" and all starring Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart. And "Captain America." Also, check out all of the "2008 Movies" that were released in movie theaters. We also bring you "2010 Oscars" coverage - and the movie trailers and movie posters of all "2009 Movies" & "2010 Movies" currently in theaters. Today's IN THE SPOTLIGHT - the SIXTH movie poster premiere of the April 2010 big screen release of "Repo Men"... (continue)