Madagascar/Trivia


 * Dueling Movies: With The Wild which actually started production before Madagascar.
 * Hey It's That Voice: King Julien is voiced by Borat, for starters.
 * And then there's Gaylord Focker, Chris Rock, Ross and Niobe.
 * will.i.am (showing off surprisingly good acting) is the voice of Moto Moto.
 * In the second movie, Jack Donoghy as Makunga and Bernie Mac as Zuba.
 * Listen closely for Bob Saget in the first movie.
 * Just get any of the video games. Rainbow Brite (Bettina Bush) is Gloria; Phil La Marr is Marty.
 * Throw It In:
 * Originally only an instrumental version of "I Like to Move It" was to be used at the lemurs' party; Cohen then made up his own lyrics to the Reel 2 Reel song. The rest is history.
 * Animator Tom McGrath did what was supposed to be a temporary voice track for Skipper. Robert Stack was originally cast in the role, but after his death, Eric Darnell decided to keep Tom's voice in because he liked it.
 * What Could Have Been: Jennifer Lopez, Gwen Stefani and Madonna were originally considered to voice Gloria.
 * Melman was originally an okapi, but this was dropped in favor of a more familiar animal, the giraffe.