Ice Age: Collision Course 

 

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Ice Age: Collision Course
Teaser poster
Directed by	Mike Thurmeier Galen T. Chu
Produced by	Lori Forte[1]
Starring	Ray Romano John Leguizamo Denis Leary Queen Latifah Jennifer Lopez
Production company	Blue Sky Studios 20th Century Fox Animation
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release dates	July 22, 2016
Country	United States
Language	English

Ice Age: Collision Course is an upcoming 2016 American 3D computer-animated film produced by Blue Sky Studios. It is the fifth installment in theIce Age film series and a sequel to 2012's Ice Age: Continental Drift. Denis Leary, Ray Romano, Queen Latifah, John Leguizamo, Keke Palmer, Jennifer Lopez and Chris Wedge are set to reprise their roles from the previous installment.[1] Simon Pegg will also reprise his role as Buck from the third film.[2] Mike Thurmeier and Galen T. Chu will direct the film.[3] New additions to the cast include Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Adam DeVine, Nick Offerman, Max Greenfield, Stephanie Beatriz, Melissa Rauch, Carlos Ponce, Michael Strahan,Jessie J and Neil deGrasse Tyson.[1] The film is scheduled for release on July 22, 2016, by 20th Century Fox.

Plot

Scrat's adventure into space sets off a series of events that threaten Manny and the rest of the herd down on Earth,[4] forcing them to leave behind their home. On their journey, they discover an exotic place, led by its spiritual leader Shangri Llama.[1]

Cast

• Ray Romano as Manny[5]
• John Leguizamo as Sid[5]
• Denis Leary as Diego[5]
• Queen Latifah as Ellie[5]
• Keke Palmer as Peaches[6]
• Jennifer Lopez as Shira[5]
• Simon Pegg as Buck[2]
• Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Shangri Llama[1]
• Adam DeVine as Julian[1][7]
• Nick Offerman[1]
• Max Greenfield as Roger[1][8]
• Stephanie Beatriz[1]
• Melissa Rauch as Francine[1][9]
• Carlos Ponce[1]
• Michael Strahan as Teddy[1][10]
• Jessie J as Brooke[1][11]
• Neil deGrasse Tyson as Neil deBuck Weasel[1]
• Chris Wedge as Scrat[5]

Production

After the release of Ice Age: Continental Drift, John Leguizamo, the voice of Sid, said of the fifth installment in the Ice Agefranchise: "It sounds like they’re working on something. So hopefully the answer is YES, but I cannot say for sure."[12]

A promotional poster, shown in June 2015, at the Licensing Expo, revealed the film's full title: Ice Age: Collision Course.[13]

Release

Initially the film was scheduled for release on July 15, 2016.[14] However, the release was delayed to July 22,[3] to avoid competition with Ghostbusters, La La Land and The Lake, all scheduled for July 15.[3]

The official trailer was released on December 15, 2015.