INTERVIEW: "Madagascar" Back In Theaters For 20th Anniversary - Animation Scoop
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Directors Tom McGrath and Eric Darnell reflect on making the star-studded comedy classic, which spawned two sequels, a Penguins spinoff film, TV shows and holiday specials. And is a new installment is on the way?

Jackson Murphy: DreamWorks Animation movies were distributed by DreamWorks. They went to Paramount. They went to Fox. They’re now Universal. I think the question everybody wants to know… the fans of the franchise…. Is there more on the way?

Tom McGrath: There could be. I think the great thing about Universal and DreamWorks right now is they know that they could make money on a “Madagascar 4”. But the question I think that the studio has, that they’ll always have is… “Is there a good story for a fourth one?” And it has to be a worthy story to make the sequel, so it’s not necessarily a money grab. Eric and I love those characters, and there’s plenty of life to be had. It’s just finding the right story to tell in the franchise.