Exile (film)

Exile is a 2018 comedy epic adventure drama musical film. It stars Ed Helms, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Emma Watson, Stanley Tucci and Bill Murray.

Plot
A Narrator (Ben Kingsley) says, "There was a king named Julien, who's kingdom all did hail! Until he lost his crown and his peeps were put in jail by an evil dude named Koto causing Julien and Maurice to flee. Clover's hiding out with Sage, and Mort sacrificed his freedom on the way. Now Julien's lost at sea!" Then the opening titles begin.

King Julien (Ed Helms) is a king no more. He has lost his crown to Koto (Chiwetel Ejiofor) and is lost aimlessly at sea in a sub with limited food. Clover (Emma Watson) and Sage (Paul Whitehouse) set off on a quest to find Sage's mentor and find a weapon that can help them defeat Koto. Julien, Maurice (Stanley Tucci), Pancho (Kevin Hart) and Ted (Ewan McGregor) have arrived at a mysterious aisle of suspiciously generous female lemurs that want to feed them a buffet. Sage and Clover have a long journey ahead of them, and while the assistance of Sage's hawk would be nice, Sage and his hawk aren't currently on speaking terms so they attempt to get a new one. Meanwhile, Rob is starting a resistance movement and he enlists the aid of Mort (Bill Murray) to get inside information.

Julien, Maurice and Pancho have been captured and are about to be fed to a tentacle monster. It's up to Ted to lemur up and save them. Clover and Sage have arrived at the temple of Jarsh-Jarsh seeking his wisdom. The lemurs of the kingdom start planning their escape. King Julien is ready to fight for his kingdom, but trouble arises when the submarine sinks and is boarded by sharks. In order to provide a cover for their escape attempt, Mort puts on a play for Koto's birthday. Clover and Sage are given an item that will help them on their quest. Julien's group have been cornered by sharks... offering them an army to fight Koto in exchange for the rescue of their leader. The lemurs' escape attempt is thwarted and only Mort manages to escape. Clover and Sage follow the map, but find nothing but extreme danger and peril.

The army the sharks promised Julien turns out to be a large group of Russian space monkeys, who would rather build a blimp to return to Russia than help Julien out. Clover and Sage have stumbled upon a self-help seminar hosted by Fred and Pam. Mort finds himself at Timo's pod, but Timo (Steve Martin) has locked himself in. The monkeys rebel against Julien when they find out he sabotaged their first blimp. Clover has been completely drawn in by Fred's cult and Pam has taken over. Mort tries to use Timo's radio to call for help but Timo's overbearing Mom-bot (Martin Short) is making it difficult.

When Julien discovers Mary-Ann is going to send a party of fossa to perform as gladiators at Koto's wedding party, Julien comes up with an idea to disguise himself as a fossa to infiltrate Koto's wedding to get a chance to assassinate him. Timo has repaired Mom-Bot and sets out with Mort to find Hans. Jarsh-Jarsh has switched Clover and Sage's bodies as one final test. Julien's fossa, dubbed "Fartacus" has found itself being trained by Uncle King Julien (Eddie Izzard), who sees right through his disguise and is eager to take the chance to eliminate his nephew. Mort is planning on recruiting the army of Morts from the alternate dimension, but first he needs Smart Mort to help him repair the dimensional portal. Sage returns to his homeland, hoping to find something that will remind Koto of the good inside of him.

Julien has no will to go on with Maurice dead, and winds up in Frank-ri La, where he is put on trial for his life. Maurice has survived and has been taken in by the Ancient Bell Gods, who reveal their true identity. Mort challenges Morticus Khan for control of the Mort army. Karl and Julien have infiltrated the Kingdom and are ready to execute their plan to take Koto down. Mort has gained control of the Mort army, but with the portal broken and in a multiverse without coffee, Mort needs to travel inside himself to find Smart Mort. Koto's wedding to the Crocodile princess is about to unfold, and the opening act will be the execution of King Julien and friends.

The War of the Beasts is underway. It's time for Julien to make his final stand against Koto. Koto is crushed by a statue thing and Julien returns to his place as a king. The film concludes with a dance party. During the second half of the party, the end credits' first half roles.

Credits

 * Directed by Tim Burton
 * Produced by Joe Roth


 * Written by Linda Woolverton
 * Music by Danny Elfman
 * Cinematography by Dean Semler
 * Edited by Chris Lebenzon and Richard Pearson
 * Ed Helms
 * Exile
 * A Tim Burton Film
 * Chiwetel Ejiofor
 * Emma Watson
 * Stanley Tucci
 * and Bill Murray
 * Supporting Roles by:
 * Kevin Hart
 * Ewan McGregor
 * Steve Martin
 * Martin Short
 * Maya Rudolph
 * Eddie Izzard
 * and Paul Whitehouse