Ice Age: Boiling Point
Upcoming American animated comedy film
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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 in the Ice Age film series, and seventh Ice Age feature film overall. 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 to not be produced by Blue Sky Studios, following its closure in April 2021.
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| Produced by | Lori Forte[1][2] Patrick Worlock[3] |
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| Distributed by | 20th Century Studios |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plans for Ice Age: Boiling Point were announced in June 2016, when co-director Galen T. Chu stated that there were some ideas for a sixth main 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
- Ray Romano as Manny: a woolly mammoth and the leader of the Herd[4]
- John Leguizamo as Sid: a ground sloth and the founder of the Herd[4]
- Denis Leary as Diego: a smilodon and the co-leader of the Herd[4]
- Simon Pegg as Buckminster "Buck" Wild: a one-eyed weasel and dinosaur hunter[4]
- Queen Latifah as Ellie: a female woolly mammoth, Manny's wife, and a member of the Herd[4]
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 film series.[5] Blue Sky Studios shut down in April 2021[6] 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."[7]
In September 2024, John Leguizamo, the voice of Sid in the Ice Age films, revealed that the sixth film was in development.[8] 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.[4] In August 2025, it was announced that the film had been titled Ice Age: Boiling Point.[9] In October 2025, Seann William Scott, the voice of Crash from the previous films, 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".[10]
Marketing
Ice Age: Boiling Point had a dedicated section at the Walt Disney Studios panel at CinemaCon 2026. Most of the film's lead actors, Ray Romano, Denis Leary and Queen Latifah, were present. The film's opening scene, featuring Scrat and Baby Scrat escaping a volcanic eruption, was shown. Patrick Worlock was also announced to be producing the film alongside Forte.[11]
Release
Ice Age: Boiling Point is scheduled to be released theatrically in the United States on February 5, 2027.[12] The original release date was December 18, 2026,[13] 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.[14]
