Original cast members plus a few new voices have been added to Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, due for release on November 7, 2008. The film is the sequel to the hit Madagascar, which grossed over $532 million in worldwide box office and became the top animated film of 2005.
 
 The original cast from Madagascar, including Ben Stiller as Alex the Lion, Chris Rock as Marty the Zebra, David Schwimmer as Melman the Giraffe, Jada Pinkett Smith as Gloria the Hippo, Sacha Baron Cohen as King Julien the Lemur King, Cedric The Entertainer as Julien's advisor Maurice, and Andy Richter as Mort the Chimp, will reprise their roles in the second installment.
 
Joining the Central Park zoosters for their new adventure in Africa is host of new stars, including Bernie Mac (The Bernie Mac Show) as Zuba, Alex's dad and head of the pride, Sherri Shepherd (The View) as Alex's mom, Alec Baldwin (30 Rock) as Makunga, a challenger to Zuba, and Will.i.am (The Black Eyed Peas) as Moto Moto, a watering hole lothario. Will.i.am also serves as co-composer alongside Hans Zimmer.

In the sequel to Madagascar, Alex, Marty, Melman, Gloria, King Julien, Maurice and some assorted penguins and chimps find themselves marooned on the distant shores of Madagascar. In the face of this obstacle, the New Yorkers have hatched a plan so crazy it just might work. With military precision, the penguins have repaired an old crashed plane – sort of. Once aloft, this unlikely crew stays airborne just long enough to make it to the wildest place of all – the vastplains of Africa, where the members of our zoo-raised crew encounter species of their own kind for the very first time. Africa seems like a great place ... but is it better than their Central Park home?