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Cosmic Scrat-tastrophe
''Ice Age: Collision Course'' is a 2016 American animated adventure comedy film produced by Blue Sky Studios and distributed by 20th Century Fox. It is the sequel to '' Ice Age: Continental Drift'' (2012) and the fifth installment in the ''Ice Age'' film series. The film was directed by Michael Thurmeier and co-directed by Galen T. Chu, from a screenplay written by Michael Wilson, Michael Berg, and Yoni Brenner, based on a story conceived by Aubrey Solomon. Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Keke Palmer, Josh Peck, Simon Pegg, Seann William Scott, Jennifer Lopez and Queen Latifah reprise their roles from previous films, with Adam DeVine, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Max Greenfield, Jessie J and Nick Offerman voicing new characters. In the film, Scrat is propelled into outer space in an abandoned spaceship during an attempt to bury his acorn and accidentally sends a giant asteroid towards Earth. Manny, the Herd and Buck must go on a life-or-death mission to find a way to fend i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Thurmeier
Michael Thurmeier is a Canadian film director and animator. He is best known for directing the Blue Sky Studios animated films ''Ice Age: Continental Drift'' (2012) and ''Ice Age: Collision Course'' (2016), which are the fourth and fifth installments in the ''Ice Age (franchise), Ice Age'' franchise. Along with Chris Renaud, he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for the ''Ice Age'' short film ''No Time for Nuts'' (2006). Early life and education Thurmeier was born and raised in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, and went to Archbishop M.C. O'Neill High School. Although he enjoyed drawing for much of his early life, he was more interested in becoming a lawyer, but he changed his mind after seeing ''Aladdin (1992 Disney film), Aladdin'' in his last year of high school. Career After he joined Blue Sky Studios, Thurmeier served as an animator for ''Fight Club'' and ''The Sopranos''. He later served as a supervising animator for ''Ice Age (2002 film), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |