Bernie Mac to star in MADAGASCAR 2

Bernie Mac will play the head lion in charge in the upcoming sequel to “Madagascar,” joining returning voices Chris Rock as Marty the zebra, David Schwimmer as Melman the giraffe and Ben Stiller as Alex the lion.

Mac will give life to the character Zuba, Alex’s father and head of the pride. Additionally, comedian Sherri Shepherd (“The View”) will play Alex’s mom, while will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas is on board as Moto Moto, a watering hole lothario.

In the new story, Alex, Marty, Melman and their fellow zoo refugees find themselves marooned in Madagascar. They make it to Africa, where they encounter species of their own kind for the first time.

Alec Baldwin has also come on board as Makunga, a challenger to Zuba.