Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

Now that you've played all those Hasbro games, how about watching them on the big screen?
Universal is currently developing a movie version of "Candy Land," one of many of Hasbro's popular racing board games.
Etan Cohen, whose credits include "Tropic Thunder" and "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa," is set to write the screenplay.
Directing the live-action film is Kevin Lima, the guy who also helmed 1999's "Tarzan," "102 Dalmatians" and "Enchanted."
I don't know much about this game, but from what I've read it involves some characters trying to find the lost king of Candy Land. Or something like that.
"Candy Land" is certainly not the only board game to come to the big screen. Last November, Ridley Scott announced he will direct a film version based on "Monopoly." "Battleship" and "Ouija" are also in development.
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"High School Musical 3: Senior Year" and "Kung Fu Panda" have collected two nods for Nickelodeon's 22nd annual Kids' Choice Awards. On Thursday, February 5, it was unraveled that while the Walt Disney Pictures musical was up for Favorite Movie, the DreamWorks animation was nominated for Favorite Animated Movie among other nominations.
In the category of Favorite Movie, "High School Musical 3" will be facing strong competition from "Bedtime Stories", "The Dark Knight" and "Iron Man". The Kenny Ortega-directed movie also placed its leading actress Vanessa Hudgens for Favorite Female Movie Star alongside "Marley & Me" star Jennifer Aniston, "Get Smart" actress Anne Hathaway and "Four Christmases" leading lady Reese Witherspoon.
Meanwhile, "Kung Fu Panda" will have to battle against "Bolt", "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa" and "Wall-e" for the Favorite Animated Movie title. Another gong the animation comedy received was Favorite Voice From an Animated Movie for Jack Black. Black's competition included
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Lily Allen or Sacha Baron Cohen—who's more worthy? Each week we ask you to pick one item worth your cash in these tough economic times, and here are this week's contenders. Allen's new collection It's Not Me, It's You goes up against Baron Cohen, Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, Alec Baldwin and the cast of the animated film Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, just released on DVD. Allen has the benefit of tabloid attention, which sometimes eclipses her actual talent, but It's Not You melds her public persona with catchy songs and tart lyrics, including the satirical greedfest "The Fear" and rollicking ode to sexual inadequacy "Not Fair." Plus, it's only...

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