Ice Age: Boiling Point
The beloved Ice Age universe is set to expand once more with its seventh cinematic installment, a new adventure titled 'Ice Age: Boiling Point'. This upcoming film promises to bring back our favorite prehistoric herd for another epic journey, but with a significant shift behind the scenes. Join us as we explore what's in store for Manny, Sid, Diego, and the gang in this highly anticipated animated feature. Ice Age: Boiling Point marks the first film in the franchise not produced by the original Blue Sky Studios, signaling a new chapter for the series. Fan-favorite voice actors are reprising their iconic roles, ensuring continuity of character and charm despite production changes. The film's journey to the big screen involved initial uncertainty, a studio closure, and a delayed release to avoid blockbuster competition.
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The beloved Ice Age universe is set to expand once more with its seventh cinematic installment, a new adventure titled 'Ice Age: Boiling Point'. This upcoming film promises to bring back our favorite prehistoric herd for another epic journey, but with a significant shift behind the scenes. Join us as we explore what's in store for Manny, Sid, Diego, and the gang in this highly anticipated animated feature.
- Ice Age: Boiling Point marks the first film in the franchise not produced by the original Blue Sky Studios, signaling a new chapter for the series.
- Fan-favorite voice actors are reprising their iconic roles, ensuring continuity of character and charm despite production changes.
- The film's journey to the big screen involved initial uncertainty, a studio closure, and a delayed release to avoid blockbuster competition.
A New Ice Age Dawns
Get ready to bundle up—or perhaps, cool down—because the Ice Age saga is returning to theaters with its sixth main installment and seventh overall film, 'Ice Age: Boiling Point'. This adventure-comedy is a direct sequel to 2016's 'Ice Age: Collision Course', promising new escapades for our familiar prehistoric heroes.
However, this new chapter arrives with a notable change: it will be the first theatrical Ice Age film not to be produced by Blue Sky Studios. The acclaimed animation studio, responsible for bringing the entire franchise to life, sadly closed its doors in April 2021, paving the way for 20th Century Animation to take the reins.
The Herd Returns
While the studio behind the magic has changed, the voices that define these cherished characters are back! Audiences can look forward to hearing the familiar tones of Ray Romano as the grumpy-but-lovable woolly mammoth Manny, and John Leguizamo lending his distinct voice to the perpetually clumsy ground sloth, Sid.
Denis Leary returns as the formidable yet loyal smilodon, Diego, while Simon Pegg reprises his role as the eccentric, one-eyed weasel and dinosaur hunter, Buckminster 'Buck' Wild. Completing this core group is Queen Latifah, once again voicing Ellie, Manny's equally determined woolly mammoth wife.
From Concept to Creation
The idea for a sixth Ice Age film first surfaced back in June 2016. Co-director Galen T. Chu mentioned there were already some initial concepts swirling for the next installment, though its realization depended heavily on how 'Collision Course' performed at the box office.
The closure of Blue Sky Studios in 2021 cast a shadow of doubt over many of their future projects, including potential Ice Age sequels. Fans wondered if the adventures of the herd had come to an end.
Yet, the hope for more stories persisted. In February 2022, producer Lori Forte, while promoting 'The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild', confirmed that while it was 'premature' to commit, the team had 'plenty of ideas' if audiences were ready for more.
Then, a significant breakthrough arrived! In September 2024, John Leguizamo, the voice of Sid, excitedly let slip that a sixth film was indeed in development. This news ignited a fresh wave of excitement among fans.
Just two months later, in November 2024, the film was officially announced to be in production at Disney's D23 fan event in Brazil. The return of the core voice cast was confirmed, solidifying the continuation of the beloved series.
Finally, in August 2025, the official title was unveiled: 'Ice Age: Boiling Point'. This title hints at potential new environmental challenges or dramatic conflicts facing our icy heroes.
Interestingly, during this period, Seann William Scott, who voices the opossum Crash, speculated that his character might not appear in the new film. He jokingly suggested that the story might not 'need two little opossums', implying a potential streamlining of the ensemble cast.
Behind the Animation
With Blue Sky Studios no longer at the helm, the animation services for 'Ice Age: Boiling Point' are being handled by Bardel Entertainment. This studio previously contributed their talents to 'The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild', demonstrating their familiarity with the franchise's visual style.
Hitting Theaters
'Ice Age: Boiling Point' is currently scheduled to warm up cinemas in the United States on February 5, 2027, distributed by 20th Century Studios. But this wasn't its original intended premiere date.
The film was initially slated for a December 18, 2026 release. However, to avoid a direct clash with other major blockbusters like 'Avengers: Doomsday' and 'Dune: Part Three', its release was strategically shifted. This move, announced in August 2025, aims to give the prehistoric adventure its own spotlight on the big screen.
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Ice Age: Boiling Point
Ice Age: Boiling Point is an upcoming American animated adventure comedy film produced by 20th Century Animation. It is the sequel to Ice Age: Collision Course (2016), the sixth main installment and seventh overall installment in the Ice Age film series. Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Simon Pegg and Queen Latifah will reprise their roles from the previous films. It will be the first theatrical Ice Age film not to be produced by Blue Sky Studios, following its closure in April 2021.
Plans for a sixth Ice Age film were announced in June 2016, when co-director Galen T. Chu stated that there were some ideas for the sixth installment, though Bustle noted that the chances of a sixth entry were relatively high but would depend on the box office performance of the fifth film. The film was eventually revealed to be in development by Leguizamo in September 2024, with production beginning that November and the official title being announced in August 2025.
Ice Age: Boiling Point is scheduled to be released theatrically in the United States on February 5, 2027, by 20th Century Studios.
Voice cast
Ice Age: Boiling Point
• Ray Romano as Manny, a woolly mammoth and the leader of the Herd • John Leguizamo as Sid, a ground sloth and the founder of the Herd • Denis Leary as Diego, a smilodon and the co-leader of the Herd • Simon Pegg as Buckminster "Buck" Wild, a one-eyed weasel and dinosaur hunter • Queen Latifah as Ellie, a female woolly mammoth, Manny's wife, and a member of the Herd
Production
Ice Age: Boiling Point
On the possibility of a potential sequel to Ice Age: Collision Course in June 2016, co-director Galen T. Chu said that there were some ideas for the sixth installment of the Ice Age series. Blue Sky Studios shut down on April 2021 and, consequently, many of their upcoming projects were cancelled.
In February 2022, producer Lori Forte discussed the possibility of a sequel while promoting The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild, saying, "I think it's a little premature. We hope that people will respond to this, and that will promote us to be able to do another movie. If the audiences want it, we've got plenty of ideas. There's no end to ideas and adventures and characters, so we're ready if they're ready."
In September 2024, John Leguizamo, the voice of Sid in the Ice Age films, revealed that the sixth film was in development. By November 2024, during the D23 fan event in Brazil, the film was officially announced to be in production with Ray Romano, Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Simon Pegg, and Queen Latifah reprising their roles from the previous films. In August 2025, it was announced that the film had been titled Ice Age: Boiling Point. In October 2025, Seann William Scott, the voice of Crash, stated in an interview with Aeron Mer Eclarinal from The Direct that he did not expect his character to appear in the film and believed he would be killed off because "the movie doesn't need two little opossums".
Animation services for the film will be done by Bardel Entertainment, who also did work for The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild.
Release
Ice Age: Boiling Point
Ice Age: Boiling Point is scheduled to be released theatrically in the United States on February 5, 2027. The original release date was December 18, 2026, but after Avengers: Doomsday was delayed to that date in May 2025, Boiling Point was expected to be moved to a new release date in the following weeks to avoid competition with Doomsday and Dune: Part Three. Boiling Point was officially delayed to its current release date in August 2025.