‘Ice Age 6’ in the Works With Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Queen Latifah Returning
Get ready to head back to the Pleistocene era!
Disney and 20th Century Animation announced Friday that “Ice Age 6” is in the works, which means that Manny, Sid, Diego and the rest of the herd will soon return to screens. In a video announcing the sequel, Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Queen Latifah, Denis Leary, and Simon Pegg, who have all led the voice cast of the family franchise, announced that they are coming back for a new adventure. The film is currently in production.
The last “Ice Age” film, “Collision Course,” opened in theaters in 2016, grossing $408.5 million. It’s a franchise that’s had legs — the first film, “Ice Age,” bowed in 2002. There have also been several shorts and series featuring various woolly mammoths, ground sloths, saber-tooth tigers and other prehistoric creatures who popular the films, as well as a 2022 spin-off, “The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild.” Audiences have been receptive to the films than critics — the last entry suffered an 18% “fresh” rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Disney didn’t offer an update on when “Ice Age 6” will debut in cinemas. Since the series kicked off there have been big changes at the companies that make the movies. In 2017, Disney announced plans to buy most of 21st Century Fox’s film and television operations, and with them the rights to franchises such as “The Simpsons,” “X-Men,” “Alien,” and yes, “Ice Age.” That sale was completed in 2019. The new “Ice Age” will be the first film in the series released in cinemas under Disney’s ownership.
Here’s the video announcing production on “Ice Age 6,” with Romano decked out in winter clothes and a blanket as he endures the arctic chill.
https://twitter.com/Disney/status/1854972443158270272
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