The Plug Talk on Instagram: "The Wild Story Behind Madagascar’s Creation When DreamWorks set out to make Madagascar in 2005, the goal was simple — create an animated film that didn’t feel like a fairytale. They wanted chaos, color, and characters that felt alive. Production began in the early 2000s after a small team of animators pitched a story about zoo animals escaping into the wild. The concept evolved through hundreds of sketches and storyboards until the final team — directors Eric Darnell