Wild (2015 film)

Wild is a 2016 American computer-animated comedy film produced by the Warner Animation Group. Directed by Brad Bird, it features the voices of Robert Downey, Jr., Keegan-Michael Key, Steve Carell, Winona Ryder, Ewan McGregor, and Elijah Wood, with additional voices provided by Taika Waititi, Forest Whitaker, Maurice LaMatche, Dee Bradley Baker, Rob Paulsen, Ashly Burch, and Frank Welker.

The film follows a group of animals from the Central Park Zoo: Alex, a lion (Cooper), Marty, a zebra (Kay), Weebie, a dachshund (Carell), Bridgette, a giraffe (Ryder), Nigel, a koala (DeVito), and Larry, an anaconda (Baruchel), who end up being stranded on Madagascar after Marty is captured by animal control after trying to embark on an adventure.

The film received critical acclaim for its humor, voice acting, visuals and soundtrack. A box office success, it launched a franchise of films, with three sequels: Wild 2 in 2018, Wild 3: Road to Madness in 2020, and Wild 4: The Great Escape, in 2023, as well as two direct-to-DVD movies, Wild: Marty's Date  and The Adventures of the Penguin Agents. It also has a spin-off film, The Penguin Agents'.

Voice cast

 * Robert Downey, Jr. as Alex, a convinced lion, who used to be the "king" of the Central Park Zoo on New York City, but gets crazed once he is left stranded on Madagascar. He is Marty's best friend.
 * Keegan-Michael Key as Marty, an adventurous zebra, who wishes to live in the wild and be free from the zoo. His shenanigans eventually leads him and his friends to Madagascar. He is Alex's best friend.
 * Steve Carell as Weebie, a German-accented heroic and energetic dachshund who has a secret crush on Bridgette. He is the pet of Mrs. Nana and Mr. Bob.
 * Winona Ryder as Bridgette, a strong, confident reticulated giraffe. She is insecure about her love life, however, unaware of Benny's love towards her.
 * Danny DeVito as Nigel, an eccentric and short-tempered Italian-American koala. He hates nature and the wild, but ends becoming a god figure to Madagascar's fossas.
 * [[Wikipedia:Karen Gillan|Karen Gillan]] as Rosie, a dim-witted green Anaconda. Rosie is the kindest and most underlooked member of the group, and they often ignore her.
 * Taika Waititi as King Julien XII, a ring-tailed lemur and the king of Madagascar's lemurs. He enjoys partying, but is ennefective in securing his people from the fossas.
 * Jemaine Clement as Maurice, a mild-mannered and calm-spoken aye-aye, and the royal advisor of King Julien.
 * Ashly Burch as Mort, a cuddly Goodman's mouse lemur who always accompany King Julien and Maurice.
 * Maurice LaMatche as Skipper, the leader of the penguins. Resourceful, intelligent, and commanding, he plans on reaching Antarctica with his men to live free.
 * Dee Bradley Baker as Kowalski, a British penguin and Skipper's second in command who is the operator and tactician of the team.
 * Rob Paulsen as Private, one of the penguins and the newest member of the team. He is eager to prove himself worthy, but he is looked down and bullied by his fellow penguins.
 * Frank Welker as Rico, a smart penguin who can only speak in growls. He is able to take any equipment and weapon from inside his mouth.
 * Arte Johnson as Serge, a flamingo and the best friend of Deni, another flamingo who is mute. The two of them escape alongside the main animals and the penguins.
 * Brad Bird as Mrs. Nana, a crazed and aggressive old woman who lives in New York City and is married to Mr. Bob, a man of no words. She is the owner of Weebie.
 * Chick Vennera as Carmine, one of the sewer alligator brothers who guide the animals through New York's sewers.
 * John Mariano as Stan, one of the sewer alligator brothers who guide the animals through New York's sewers.