THE PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR (U)

WHO’S IN IT?

Tom McGrath (Madagascar), Chris Miller (Shrek), John DiMaggio (Futurama), Christopher Knights (Flushed Away), Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock), John Malkovich (Con Air), Ken Jeong (The Hangover), Annet Mahendru (The Americans), Peter Stormare (Fargo), Werner Herzog (Jack Reacher)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Eric Darnell (Antz) and Simon J. Smith (Bee Movie), directors; John Aboud (The Comebacks), Michael Colton (Leverage) and Brandon Sawyer (Voltron Force), writers; Lara Breay (Megamind) and Mark Swift (Shark Tale), producers; Lorne Balfe (The Frozen Ground), composer

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

The origins of everyone’s favourite penguin task force including Skipper (McGrath), Kowalski (Miller), Rico (DiMaggio) and Private (Knights) are revealed, including their brief association with the North Wind, an undercover inter-species task force led by Agent Classified (Cumberbatch), as they try and take down Dr. Octavius Brine (Malkovich), a disgruntled octopus who’s determined to take over the world…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

The breakthrough characters from the Madagascar film series are awarded their own movie, which seems to carry with it the hilarity and fun-filled nature of those films.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 5TH DECEMBER 2014

Search from over ten years of movies here:

Other recent reviews:

Joker: Folie à Deux (2024, dir. Todd Phillips)

Certificate: 15 Running Time: 138 mins UK Distributor: Warner Bros UK Release Date: 4 October 2024WHO'S IN JOKER: FOLIE À DEUX? Joaquin Phoenix, Lady Gaga, Catherine Keener, Zazie Beetz, Harry Lawtey, Steve Coogan, Leigh Gill, Sharon Washington, Brendan Gleeson, Jacob...

Hellboy: The Crooked Man (2024, dir. Brian Taylor)

In the 1950s, Hellboy investigates a supernatural phenomenon…

Never Let Go (2024, dir. Alexandre Aja)

A mother attempts to protect her family from an unseen enemy…

Megalopolis (2024, dir. Francis Ford Coppola)

An ambitious architect sets out to redesign a monumental city…

Wolfs (2024, dir. Jon Watts)

A pair of lone-wolf fixers are forced to work together…

The Outrun (2024, dir. Nora Fingscheidt)

A recovering alcoholic reconnects with her cultural roots…

My Old Ass (2024, dir. Megan Park)

A teen has an unexpected encounter with her older self…

The Critic (2024, dir. Anand Tucker)

A scathing theatre critic is drawn down a darkly vindictive path…

Lee (2024, dir. Ellen Kuras)

In the 1940s, war photographer Lee Miller captures the conflict in Europe…

His Three Daughters (2024, dir. Azazel Jacobs)

Three estranged sisters reunite to care for their dying father…

Optimized by Optimole