Madagascar 4 (2019)

Madagascar 4 is a 2019 animated film that happens 5 years after Penguins of Madagascar (2014), 7 years after Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012), 11 years after Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) and 14 years after Madagascar (2005) and the last film in the Madagascar franchise. It will be released on theaters on May 24, 2019, Digital HD July 12, 2019 and Blu-Ray/DVD August 13, 2019.

Plot
After 5 years have passed The Penguins of Madagascar (2014), The gang is back for awesome adventures. Alex, Marty, Melman and Gloria are going an Airport Adventure. But when Alex was kidnapped by a bunch of Hunters, Marty, Melman and Gloria must help with the other Animals to save him.

Alex was still kidnapped and was alone in a cage of the Zoo. There was a battle in Africa. So that the other Animals do a fight. Marty could not believe that his friend Alex was lost. But they went to the airplane to find him. And Alex was still alone in a cage. Marty finally saved him after he defeated all the Hunters in Madagascar.

Marty had saved his friend Alex a long time ago. The penguins, King Julien, Maurice and Mort are watching a program in their Television. Alex wishes that he could be with them. But he's still with their friends Marty, Melman and Gloria. After that, They went to their home along with The penguins, King Julien, Maurice and Mort to go to their home for swimming in the water.

Cast

 * Ben Stiller as Alex the Lion
 * Chris Rock as Marty the Zebra
 * David Schwimmer as Melman the Giraffe
 * Jada Pinkett Smith as Gloria the Hippopotamus
 * Sacha Baron Cohen as King Julien
 * Cedric the Entertainer as Maurice
 * Andy Richter as Mort
 * Tom McGrath as Skipper
 * Chris Miller as Kowalski
 * Christopher Knights as Private
 * John DiMaggio as Rico
 * Bryan Cranston as Vitaly
 * Jessica Chastain as Gia
 * Martin Short as Stefano
 * Conrad Vernon as Mason (Phil is unvoiced)
 * Will Forte as Henry the Elephant
 * Seth MacFarlane as Sykes the Jaguar
 * Bill Hader as Steven the Snake
 * Justin Bieber as Clayton the Fish
 * Miley Cyrus as Monica the Fish

Production
On April 18, 2012, it was announced that DreamWorks Animation had started developing the film, with Eric Darnell, Conrad Vernon and Tom McGrath to direct it. According to Jeffrey Katzenberg, the film will focus more on Alex and Marty, while it will be "the last chapter of society," expanding on the third film, which is about "the last chapter of the animals".

On October 14, 2013, it was announced that Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer and Jada Pinkett Smith will reprise their roles in the film. On September 11, 2014, it was announced that the film would be released on May 26, 2017. On December 2015, it was pushed back to May 18, 2018. On January 21, 2016, Will Forte and Bill Hader joined the voice cast. Justin Bieber will lend his voice to an upside fish of the sea, while Miley Cyrus will voice his Girlfriend. Seth MacFarlane will also reprise his roles. On July 12, 2016, Fox has pushed the release date of the film back to May 24, 2019, to avoid competition with Minecraft: The Movie, and because of negotiations with NBCUniversal/Comcast's impending acquisition of DreamWorks Animation. The distribution rights to the film transferred from Fox to Universal Pictures in 2019.

Trivia

 * The seventh DreamWorks Animation film to be distributed by Universal Pictures.
 * The film will be released along with Me and My Shadow, Mr. Peabody and Sherman 2, Turbo 2, Shrek 5, Bee Movie 2, Over the Hedge 2, Home 2, Antz 2 and others.