"Madagascar 3" (cartoon, 2012), whose actors very talented voiced the characters, is currently the final film about the adventures of animals that escaped from the New York Zoo. This is one of the most successful films in both creative and commercial terms.
About the cartoon
In Madagascar 3, the actors who gave voices to the beloved characters of millions of people are quite famous. Famous and popular film actors were invited to the voice acting, so that interest in the animated film was even higher.
The painting lasts 93 minutes, which is enough for a cartoon project. The world premiere took place on May 18, 2012. In Russia, it was shown a little later, in June of that year.
The production of the third tape, like all previous ones from this franchise, was engaged in the animation studio DreamWorks Animation. The tape is a direct continuation of the two previous ones, but it has become an even wider spectacle.
Plot
Despite the fact that the cartoon "Madagascar 3", the dubbing actors in which are considered world-class stars, was released 4 years after the second tape, its plot fully continues the history of previous paintings.
In the cartoon, viewers can watch all the same beloved heroes - anthropomorphic animals: the lion Alex, the zebra Marty, the hippo Gloria and a giraffe named Melman. They continue to seek their way home to New York.
This time, fate brought them to Europe, where they encounter animal trapping specialist S. Dubois, who intends to add them to her collection.
Trying to hide from the ubiquitous Dubois, the heroes stumble upon a circus tent, animals in which they intend to go on tour to America. Just there you need to get them. They decide to join the circus.
Madagascar 3: actors and roles
As already mentioned above, many eminent Hollywood stars took part in the film as actors in the voice acting. For example, one of the most popular characters in the tape - Alex Lion - was voiced by the no less famous comedian Ben Stiller, in whose track record such films as "The Incredible Life of Walter Mitty", "Meet the Parents". By the way, in the Russian dubbing, he speaks in the voice of K. Khabensky.
Zebra Marty was voiced by Chris Rock, who gained worldwide fame thanks to the films "Everyone Hates Chris" and "Classmates". In the Russian version, he got the voice of Oscar Kuchera.
In the cartoon "Madagascar 3", the voice actors of the old characters remained basically the same. For example, Gloria is voiced by Jada Pinkett Smith, and in the Russian version - Masha Malinovskaya.
Giraffe Melman was voiced by David Schwimmer, known for the cult series Friends. He spoke Russian in the voice of Alexander Tsekalo. King Julian is voiced by the same Sasha Baron Cohen.
New characters are also voiced by eminent actors. For example, Chantel Dubois in the original voice speaks Francis MacDormand, known for the series "Fargo". In the Russian interpretation, her voice was Alena Ivchenko.
The charismatic Russian tiger Vitaly in the English version was duplicated by Brian Crenston, and in ours - by Mikhail Georgiu, whose voice is the best suited for this character.
Interesting Facts
There are many interesting facts related to the tape "Madagascar 3" (cartoon, 2012). The actors of the picture are very famous, so it attracted great interest of both viewers and the media.
Few people paid attention, but the name of the ship that sets sail at the end of the cartoon is Mal De Mer, which can be translated from French as "Sea sickness." Most likely, it was something like a hidden joke that animators added to amuse particularly attentive viewers.
Dubois performs for his assistants the legendary song E. Piaf Non, je ne regrette rien, which is known throughout the world and in fact has become an unofficial symbol of France.
Box office
The budget of the very first franchise tape was $ 75 million, which is a lot for a cartoon project. However, she managed to raise more than 500 million at the box office, which allowed her to allocate as much as 150 million US dollars for the production of the sequel. The success was not bad, but not as overwhelming as the first time. The second part scored a little more than 600 million at the box office.
Nevertheless, it was also a success. However, getting funds to create a new tape was already more difficult. Therefore, the production dragged on for almost 4 years. As a result, the tape worth 145 million managed to collect almost 750 at the box office. It was an unconditional success. Such large box office receipts are rare for animated films. This is another plus of Madagascar 3 (cartoon, 2012). The actors who voiced the main characters received quite impressive fees.
Despite this, manufacturers are not in a hurry with the release of the sequel, but part 4 has already been announced and the premiere is scheduled for May 2018. Thus, “Madagascar 3” (cartoon, 2012), the voice actors in which they gave all the best to the studio, became the starting point for creating another full-length cartoon about your favorite characters.
Conclusion
The DreamWorks Madagascar cartoon franchise is rightly considered one of the most popular and sought-after films in the world. In addition to the three full-length tapes that have already been released, the company has released an animated series about penguins from Madagascar, as well as a short cartoon dedicated to Christmas. Now the studio, as mentioned above, is preparing the fourth full-length film.
"Madagascar 3" is a cartoon (2012), the actors of which with their talented voice acting made the characters even more interesting. Perhaps this is not the most successful of the three tapes, but, of course, the cartoon is worthy of attention. This is a great sight with a good plot and interesting characters. Here is a bright, colorful picture, good humor and decent animation. In general, there is everything that makes the cartoon interesting, which it undoubtedly is.