Cinematical has received this exclusive poster for Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (click to enlarge), a follow-up to the very successful Madagascar. The film, which stars the voices of Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer and Jada Pinkett Smith, follows our animal friends as they hatch a plan to get back to New York; more specifically, Central Park. However, when they attempt to fly themselves out, the crew accidentally crash land in the wildest place of all -- the vast plains of Africa itself. While there, they'll get a better feel for their roots, as well as the difference between life in the concrete jungle and life on the world's second largest continent. But with danger right around the corner, will this family reunion be cut short a little too soon? And will our heroes ever return home?

Find out for yourself when Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa arrives in conventional theaters and IMAX on November 7.

USA Today has a piece up today about 16 "hot" movies to watch for in 2008. Here's the list:

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Sex and the City: The Movie
The Dark Knight
Mamma Mia!
The X-Files
Quantum of Solace (aka the New James Bond Flick)
Star Trek
Iron Man
Speed Racer
The Incredible Hulk
Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
Madagascar: The Crate Escape
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
The Day the Earth Stood Still

A plethora of release date announcements and changes have hit the net for all the world to see. While this may not be of interest to some of you, the words 'Harry Potter' are mentioned below ... along with something called a Half-Blood Prince. Check it out:

• Even though it's nowhere near time for production yet, the big-screen version of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince has been given a release date of November 21, 2008. Should the date stick, this will mark the closest amount of time in between the release of two Potter flicks. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix hits theaters on July 13, 2007.
• Justin Timberlake's Alpha Dog has finally settled in to a release date, eying January 12, 2007. Yeah, let's see if that happens.
• The next Halloween film (directed by Rob Zombie) will, hopefully, scare the living hell out of you when it arrives in theaters on October 19, 2007.
• The Roland Emmerich-directed 10,000 B.C. has been pushed back six months from July 27, 2007 to December 14, 2007.
• The Visiting (Invasions of the Body Snatchers remake), starring Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig, has been delayed and pushed from early 2007 to November 2, 2007.
• The animated comedy Madagascar is looking to spit out a sequel on or around November 7, 2008.
• The Mandy Moore comedy License to Wed will attempt to snatch up those not interested in Transformers when it debuts next July 4th.
• Will Smith's I am Legend will venture into the post-apocalyptic world on November 21, 2007.
• Vince Vaughn's Christmas comedy, Fred Claus, will open up the holiday season a bit early on November 9, 2007.
• Finally, Jodie Foster will have to wait a little while longer before seeking revenge, as The Brave One has been pushed back from June 22, 2007 to October 12, 2007.

Thanks to Dark Horizons for the list.