Madagascar (live-action horror remake)

Madagascar is an upcoming American survival horror film directed by Emma Tammi who co-wrote with Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick. The film serves as a "mature" reimagining of the 2005 family-friendly DreamWorks Animation movie. It features an ensemble cast starring Hannah John-Kamen, Jessie T. Usher, Ross Butler, and Maya Erskine. The film will be released by Universal Pictures on June 9, 2024.

Premise
While on a plane tour of Africa, two tourist couples crash land on the island of Madagascar. Luckily, they have plenty of tools and supplies to survive in the wild, and are hopeful of a rescue. However, they soon discover that coincidentally a group of zoo animals have been mistakenly dropped on the land, including a giraffe, a hippo, a zebra, and a lion. With the unpredictable effect of the invasive species, the survivors improvise their way on remaining the top apex predator in the dangerous jungle.

Cast

 * Hannah John-Kamen as Emilia
 * Jessie T. Usher Laurence
 * Ross Butler as Parker
 * Maya Eskrine as
 * Matthew Lillard as Tour Pilot

Production
In May 2023, Deadline Hollywood revealed a live-action horror reimagining of DreamWorks Animation's Madagascar was secretly in production from Universal Pictures, who were producing with Jason Blum's Blumhouse Productions and executive producer/original star Ben Stiller's Red Hour Productions; the announcement confirmed that the source material's animated protagonists were only to serve as the "natural antagonists" to the human ensemble cast. Later that same month, Emma Tammi, who previously worked with Universal and Blumhouse on the then-upcoming Five Nights at Freddy's (2023), was announced as director and rewrote the script by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, who were also serving as executive producers.

Release
Madagascar will be released theatrically and via streaming on Peacock by Universal Pictures on June 9, 2024.