''Ice Age 6'' is an upcoming American animated

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produced by

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and distributed by

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. It will serve as a sequel to '' Ice Age: Collision Course'' (2016), the sixth main installment and seventh overall installment in the ''Ice Age'' film series.

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, and

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will reprise their roles from the previous films. It will be the first theatrical ''Ice Age'' film not to be produced by

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, following its closure on April 10, 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 ''

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'' 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 updates arriving that November. ''Ice Age 6'' is scheduled to be released theatrically in the United States on December 18, 2026.

Voice cast

as Manny, a

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and the leader and co-founder of the Herd. *

as Sid, a

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and the co-founder of the Herd. *

as Diego, a

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and the co-leader and co-founder of the Herd. *

as Buckminster "Buck" Wild, a one-eyed weasel and dinosaur hunter. *

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, a female woolly mammoth, Manny's wife, and a member of the Herd.

Production

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. In February 2022, producer Lori Forte discussed the possibility of a sequel while promoting ''

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'', 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,

, the voice of Sid in the ''Ice Age'' films, revealed that the sixth film was in development. By November 2024, during D23 in

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, the film was officially announced to be in production with

, Leguizamo,

, and

reprising their roles from the previous films.

Release

''Ice Age 6'' is scheduled to be released theatrically in the United States on December 18, 2026.

References

External links

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