| Madagascar: Cali4nia | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Tom McGrath |
| Produced by | Jeff Hermann |
| Written by | Tom McGrath Michael McCullers |
| Starring | Ben Stiller Chris Rock David Schwimmer Jada Pinkett Smith Sacha Baron Cohen Cedric the Entertainer Andy Richter Jessica Chastain Bryan Cranston Martin Short August Michael Peterson Kim Kardashian Idris Elba Awkwafina |
| Music by | Hans Zimmer Steve Mazzaro |
| Edited by | James Ryan |
| Production company |
DreamWorks Animation |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
| Release date | June 30, 2028 |
| Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $87 million |
| Box office | $866 million |
Madagascar: Cali4nia is a 2026 American computer-animated comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation. The sequel/epilogue to 2012's Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted and the fourth and final main installment in the Madagascar franchise, it was directed by Tom McGrath. In the film's ensemble voice cast, Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Sacha Baron Cohen, Cedric the Entertainer, Andy Richter, Jessica Chastain, Bryan Cranston, and Martin Short, reprise their roles from the previous films. The returning cast is joined by August Michael Peterson, Kim Kardashian, Idris Elba, and Awkwafina, who voice the new characters introduced. In the film, while Circus Afro, while on their American tour, are scheduled to put on a circus performance in Los Angeles, Alex, Marty, Melman, and Gloria, along with a new Gotland rabbit friend, are accidentally left behind in San Diego. When they are put into the San Diego Zoo, Alex befriends an African elephant, while Marty, Melman, and Gloria plot to escape and reunite with Alex, with the help of a free-spirited okapi who knows of dark secrets about the zoo that its other inhabitant animals don't.
Madagascar: Cali4nia was released in theaters in the United States on June 30, 2028 by Universal Pictures. It grossed over $866 million worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing Madagascar film and Universal's highest-grossing animated film not to be produced by Illumination. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and has been considered the best Madagascar film.
Cast[]
- Ben Stiller as Alex
- Chris Rock as Marty
- David Schwimmer as Melman
- Jada Pinkett Smith as Gloria
- Sacha Baron Cohen as King Julien
- Cedric the Entertainer as Maurice
- Andy Richter as Mort
- Jessica Chastain as Gia
- Bryan Cranston as Vitaly
- Martin Short as Stefano
- Idris Elba as Clive K. Towers the elephant
- Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Cleveland the Gotland rabbit
- Taraji P. Henson as Oakleigh the okapi
- Mo'Nique as Zookeeper Madeline McAdams
- Tom McGrath as Skipper
- Chris Miller as Kowalski
- Christopher Knights as Private
- John DiMaggio as Rico
- Conrad Vernon as Mason the chimpanzee
- Frank Welker as Sonya
- Paz Vega as the Andalusian Triplets
- Vinnie Jones as Freddie the dog
- Steve Jones as Jonesy the dog
- Nick Fletcher as Frankie