Paramount Pictures has released the first official clip from DreamWorks Animation's latest, Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted, and it smoothly reintroduces the anthropomorphized animals voiced by Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, Jada Pinkett-Smith, and David Schwimmer.  It also establishes that wacky hijinks are sure to ensue as the gang has apparently stumbled into ownership of a traveling circus.

Synopsis: Inspired by the perennial New York Times bestseller of the same name, WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU'RE EXPECTING is a hilarious and heartfelt big screen comedy about five couples whose intertwined lives are turned upside down by the challenges of impending parenthood. Over the moon about starting a family, TV fitness guru Jules and dance show star Evan find that their high-octane celebrity lives don't stand a chance against the surprise demands of pregnancy. Baby-crazy author and advocate Wendy gets a taste of her own militant mommy advice when pregnancy hormones ravage her body; while Wendy's husband, Gary, struggles not to be outdone by his competitive alpha-Dad, who's expecting twins with his much younger trophy wife, Skyler. Photographer Holly is prepared to travel the globe to adopt a child, but her husband Alex isn't so sure, and tries to quiet his panic by attending a "dudes" support group, where new fathers get to tell it like it really is. And rival food truck chefs Rosie and Marco's surprise hook-up results in an unexpected quandary: what to do when your first child comes before your first date? A kaleidoscopic comedy as universal as it is unpredictable, WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU'RE EXPECTING finds humor and uplift in all the unexpected trials and triumphs of welcoming a child into the world. The film stars Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez, Elizabeth Banks, Chace Crawford, Brooklyn Decker, Anna Kendrick, Matthew Morrison, Dennis Quaid, Chris Rock, Rodrigo Santoro, Ben Falcone and Joe Manganiello.

A sequel to the 2010 comedy Grown Ups is gearing up in order to meet its release date next summer.  As you'd expect, the ensemble cast of the first film is expected to return, with Adam Sandler leading the comedic cast who will once again play childhood friends reuniting as adults and facing their own maturity or lack therof.  The supporting cast, though, is being rounded out as you read, and today there's word that Taylor Lautner is likely to appear in Grown Ups 2.

It's a time-honored sequel tradition, particularly with comedies, to take the principal characters to Europe at some point in the franchise.  This trope, most obviously demonstrated by the likes of National Lampoon's European Vacation and Deuce Bigelow: European Gigolo, is getting animated in this summer's Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted.  A trailer for the second sequel in the Madagascar series has arrived online, accompanied by a teaser poster.

It was a very animated morning at the Directors Guild of America in Hollywood on Wednesday as filmmakers, actors, executives and press gathered for DreamWorks Animation’s 2012 Film Preview. The studio was prepared to show sneak peeks of two of their most anticipated upcoming 3D computer animated films including Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted, and Rise of the Guardians. The studio is coming off of an incredible year in 2011 with both of their animated projects, Kung Fu Panda 2 and Puss in Boots, being nominated for Best Animated Film at this years Academy Awards. The studio is hoping to repeat that success in 2012 with its new slate of animated projects.

Five new character posters from What to Expect to Expect When You're Expecting pretty clearly convey that the movie is about pregnancy by showcasing the five lead actresses in varying stages of knocked-upedness.  Elizabeth Banks, Cameron Diaz, Anna Kendrick, Brooklyn Decker, and Jennifer Lopez are all present and accounted for, and each also gets a little quotation to give you some insight on their character and let you know that the movie is agreeably lighthearted.