▁and ▁dis gr unt led ▁oct opus ▁who ▁has ▁the ▁human ▁dis gu ise ▁of ▁Dr . ▁Oct av ius ▁Br ine . ▁ ▁Werner ▁Herzog ▁as ▁a ▁document ary ▁film maker . ▁ ▁D anny ▁Jacob s ▁as ▁King ▁Jul ien ▁XIII , ▁a ▁ring - ta iled ▁lem ur . ▁ ▁Andy ▁Rich ter ▁as ▁Mort , ▁a ▁Good man ' s ▁mouse ▁lem ur . ▁ ▁Production ▁A ▁direct - to - video ▁film ▁featuring ▁the ▁p engu ins ▁had ▁been ▁in ▁the ▁works ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁when ▁the ▁first ▁Mad agas car ▁film ▁was ▁released , ▁with ▁a ▁release ▁date ▁initially ▁planned ▁for ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁The ▁studio ▁announced ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁that ▁the ▁p engu in ▁characters ▁would ▁be ▁given ▁their ▁own ▁feature ▁film ▁to ▁be ▁directed ▁by ▁Simon ▁J . ▁Smith , ▁the ▁co - direct or ▁of ▁Be e ▁Movie , ▁produced ▁by ▁L ara ▁Bre ay , ▁and ▁written ▁by ▁Alan ▁J . ▁School craft ▁and ▁Br ent ▁Sim ons , ▁the ▁writers ▁of ▁Dream Work s ' ▁Meg am ind . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Com ic - Con , ▁Dream Work s ▁An imation ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁film , ▁titled ▁The ▁P engu ins ▁of ▁Mad agas car , ▁would ▁be ▁released ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁Robert ▁Sch o ole y , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁produ cers ▁of ▁The ▁P engu ins ▁series , ▁said