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{{Short description|American multimedia franchise}}{{About|media franchise|3=Ice age}}
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| animated_series = ''[[Ice Age: Scrat Tales|Scrat Tales]]'' (2022)
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* ''[[Gone Nutty]]'' (2002)
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* ''[[Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas|A Mammoth Christmas]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade|The Great Egg-Scapade]]'' (2016)
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| plays = {{nowrap|''[[#Live show|Ice Age Live! A Mammoth Adventure]]''}}
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* ''[[Ice Age 2: The Meltdown (video game)|The Meltdown]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (video game)|Dawn of the Dinosaurs]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Ice Age: Continental Drift – Arctic Games|Continental Drift – Arctic Games]]'' (2012)
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* ''[[Ice Age: The Meltdown#Soundtrack|The Meltdown]]''
* ''[[Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs#Soundtrack|Dawn of the Dinosaurs]]''
* ''[[Ice Age: Continental Drift#
* ''[[Ice Age: Collision Course#Music|Collision Course]]''
* ''[[The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild#Music|The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild]]''
* ''[[Ice Age: Scrat Tales#Music|
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'''''Ice Age''''' is an American [[media franchise]] centering on a group of [[mammal]]s surviving the [[Pleistocene]] [[ice age]]. It consists of [[computer-animated film]]s, short films, TV specials and a series of video games. The first five films were produced by [[Blue Sky Studios]] and distributed by its then parent company [[20th Century Studios|20th Century Fox]]. The series features the voices of [[Ray Romano]], [[John Leguizamo]], [[Denis Leary]] and [[Chris Wedge]], who were the only constant cast members for the original films.
Five theatrical films have been released in the series: ''[[Ice Age (2002 film)|Ice Age]]'' in 2002, ''[[Ice Age: The Meltdown]]'' in 2006, ''[[Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs]]'' in 2009, ''[[Ice Age: Continental Drift]]'' in 2012, and ''[[Ice Age: Collision Course]]'' in 2016. As of April 2016, the franchise had generated $6 billion in revenue,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Wilonsky|first1=Robert|last2=Engel|first2=Clint|url=http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/530876-ashley-ikidz-retailers-get-promotion-latest-ice-age-movie|title=Clint Engel Ashley iKidz retailers get promotion for latest 'Ice Age' movie|magazine=[[Furniture Today]]|publisher=Sandow Media|date=April 25, 2016|access-date=July 18, 2017|archive-date=August 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808003236/http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/530876-ashley-ikidz-retailers-get-promotion-latest-ice-age-movie|url-status=live}}</ref> making it one of the [[List of highest-grossing media franchises|highest-grossing media franchises of all time]].
A [[Standalone film|standalone]] [[Spin-off (media)|spin-off]] film, ''[[The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild]]'', was produced by [[Walt Disney Pictures]] without the involvement of Blue Sky and released exclusively on [[Disney+]] in January 2022
==Films==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center; width:99%;"▼
===Main series===▼
▲{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! Film
! U.S. release date
! Director(s)
! Screenwriters
! Story by
! Producer(s)
! Composer
|-
! colspan="7" scope="
|-▼
! scope="row" | ''[[Ice Age (2002 film)|Ice Age]]''
| style="text-align:left;" |{{Start date|2002|3|15}}
| [[Chris Wedge]]
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| Michael J. Wilson
| rowspan="2" | Lori Forte
| [[David Newman (composer)|David Newman]]
|-
! scope="row
| style="text-align:left;" |{{Start date|2006|3|31}}
| [[Carlos Saldanha]]
| Peter Gaulke & Gerry Swallow and Jim Hecht
| Peter Gaulke & Gerry Swallow
| rowspan="3" | [[John Powell (film composer)|John Powell]]
|-
! scope="row
| style="text-align:left;" |{{Start date|2009|7|1}}
| Carlos Saldanha and [[Michael Thurmeier]]
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| rowspan="2" | Lori Forte and John C. Donkin
|-
! scope="row
| style="text-align:left;" |{{Start date|2012|7|13}}
| [[Steve Martino]] and Michael Thurmeier
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| Michael Berg and Lori Forte
|-
! scope="row
| style="text-align:left;" |{{Start date|2016|7|22}}
| Michael Thurmeier
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| Aubrey Solomon
| Lori Forte
| [[John Debney]]
! colspan="7" scope="col" style="background-color:#ccccff;" | Spin-off
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{Start date|2022|1|28}}▼
| John C. Donkin▼
| Jim Hecht and William Schifrin & Ray DeLaurentis▼
| Jim Hecht▼
| Lori Forte▼
| Batu Sener▼
|}
▲===Main series===
====''Ice Age'' (2002)====
{{Main|Ice Age (2002 film)}}
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====''Ice Age: Continental Drift'' (2012)====
{{Main|Ice Age: Continental Drift}}
Taking place sixteen years after the events of the third film, Manny's overprotective nature causes a rift between him and his teenage daughter, Peaches. Scrat's pursuit of acorns has world-changing consequences, separating Manny, Sid, Diego and Sid's cantankerous Granny from the rest of their group. Things take a dangerous turn
====''Ice Age: Collision Course'' (2016)====
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Five years after the events of the fourth film, Manny and Ellie are planning the upcoming wedding between their daughter, Peaches and the clumsy but sweet Julian. Manny is reluctant to let his daughter marry Julian as he thinks he is a bit of a goof but Peaches urges her father to get to know him. Scrat's pursuit of his elusive acorn catapults him outside of Earth aboard a UFO, where he accidentally sets off a series of intergalactic events that transform and threaten the planet. To save themselves from peril, Manny, Sid, Diego, and the rest of the gang leave their home and reunite with the adventurous Buck, who leads them on a crazy cosmic journey to find a way to save the planet.
====Untitled
On the possibility of a sequel, co-director Galen T. Chu stated in June 2016 that there were some ideas for the sixth installment.<ref name="FR"/> In July 2016, Bustle noted that the chances of a sixth entry were relatively high but would depend on the box office performance of the fifth film.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bustle.com/articles/172484-will-there-be-another-ice-age-movie-this-franchise-is-staying-strong|title=Will There Be Another Ice Age Movie? This Franchise Is Staying Strong|first=Johnny|last=Brayson|work=Bustle|date=July 21, 2016|access-date=April 18, 2018|archive-date=April 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180418225815/https://www.bustle.com/articles/172484-will-there-be-another-ice-age-movie-this-franchise-is-staying-strong|url-status=live}}</ref>
In February 2022, 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."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sarah Sheer |date=January 25, 2022 |title=Ice Age 7: Producers Talk Future Franchise Possibilities |url=https://screenrant.com/ice-age-7-franchise-future-response/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126140622/https://screenrant.com/ice-age-7-franchise-future-response/ |archive-date=January 26, 2022 |access-date=January 26, 2022 |website=[[Screen Rant]] |publisher=Valnet Inc.}}</ref>
In September 2024, while making a guest appearance on the ''Wait Wait…Don't Tell Me!'' podcast, Leguizamo stated "We’re about to do ''Ice Age 6''!", though he did not expand on the comment.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kelley |first1=Aidan |title=John Leguizamo Says Another Sequel in This Popular Kid’s Franchise Is on the Way |url=https://collider.com/ice-age-6-john-leguizamo/ |website=Collider |access-date=9 October 2024 |language=en |date=11 September 2024}}</ref>
===Spin-off film===
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▲! scope="row" style="text-align:left" | ''[[The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild]]''
▲| style="text-align:left;" |{{Start date|2022|1|28}}
▲| John C. Donkin
▲| Jim Hecht and William Schifrin & Ray DeLaurentis
▲| Jim Hecht
▲| Lori Forte
▲| Batu Sener
▲|}
====''The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild'' (2022)====
{{Main|The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild}}
On the possibility of a potential sixth film in the franchise, in June 2016, Galen T. Chu, co-director of the film, stated that there were some ideas for the next installment.<ref name="FR">{{cite web|url=https://www.flickreel.com/ice-age-collision-course-interview-with-co-director-galen-t-chu/|title=ICE AGE: COLLISION COURSE INTERVIEW WITH CO-DIRECTOR GALEN T. CHU|author=Cassam Looch|work=Flickreel|date=June 27, 2016|access-date=July 16, 2016}}</ref> In August 2018, CEO of 20th Century Fox [[Stacey Snider]] announced that a television series based on ''Ice Age'' and centered around the character Buck is in development.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/tv/news/965417-fox-developing-wimpy-kid-ice-age-and-night-at-the-museum-tv-shows|title=Fox Developing Wimpy Kid, Ice Age, and Night at the Museum TV Shows|website=Coming Soon.net|last=Paz|first=Maggie Dela|date=August 10, 2018|access-date=August 11, 2018}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://discussingfilm.net/2019/10/25/ice-age-rio-spinoffs-in-early-development-for-disney-exclusive/|title=Ice Age and Rio spinoffs in early development for Disney+|work=Discussing Film|date=October 25, 2019|access-date=November 4, 2019|archive-date=December 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191229093524/https://discussingfilm.net/2019/10/25/ice-age-rio-spinoffs-in-early-development-for-disney-exclusive/|url-status=live}}</ref> In October 2019, after the [[acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney]], the project was confirmed to be still in development for [[Disney+]].<ref name="auto"/> In December 2020, the project was confirmed to have been redeveloped as a film and to be titled ''Ice Age: Adventures of Buck Wild'', centering around Buck going on an adventure in the Dinosaur World with Crash and Eddie.<ref name="Peters">{{Cite web|last=Peters|first=Jay|date=2020-12-10|title=Here are all the new Marvel, Star Wars, and other projects Disney announced at its investor day|url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/10/22167976/disney-investor-day-2020-biggest-announcements-plus-marvel-star-wars-pixar-animation|access-date=2020-12-11|website=The Verge|language=en|archive-date=December 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211081613/https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/10/22167976/disney-investor-day-2020-biggest-announcements-plus-marvel-star-wars-pixar-animation|url-status=live}}</ref>
The film released on January 28, 2022 and features [[Simon Pegg]] reprising his role as the title character. All of the other main characters are voiced by different actors.<ref name="Peters"/> Batu Sener composed the film's score. Unlike the previous ''Ice Age'' films released by [[20th Century Fox]] and produced by [[20th Century Fox Animation]] and Blue Sky, the film was produced by [[Walt Disney Pictures]], with the animation being outsourced to [[Bardel Entertainment]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Klein |first1=Riki |title=Check out the teaser trailer for The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild streaming January 28th on Disney+ |url=https://bardel.ca/the-ice-age-adventures-of-buck-wild/ |access-date=15 November 2021 |work=Bardel Entertainment |publisher=Bardel Entertainment Inc. |date=12 November 2021}}</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/DisneyTVANews/status/1459567297996152838 Disney TV Animation News on Twitter: "Clarifications about ...] Date published: November 13, 2021. 9:02AM. Author: @DisneyTVANews</ref> Manny, Ellie, Sid, and Diego appear in the film as supporting characters.
==Short films==
===''Gone Nutty''===
{{main|Gone Nutty}}
''Gone Nutty'' is a 2002 animated short film directed by [[Carlos Saldanha]]. It originally released on the ''Ice Age'' [[DVD]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,393167,00.html?xid=rss-allabout-MovieIceAge-Ice+Age|title=Ice Age DVD review|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=November 29, 2002|access-date=August 9, 2011|last=Fretts|first=Bruce|archive-date=October 20, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020151652/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,393167,00.html?xid=rss-allabout-MovieIceAge-Ice+Age|url-status=
===''No Time for Nuts''===
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===''Scrat: Spaced Out''===
''Scrat: Spaced Out'' is a 2016 animated short film directed by Michael Thurmeier. It was originally released on the ''Ice Age: Collision Course'' DVD and Blu-ray. The short once again follows Scrat, trying to get back to Earth after the events in ''Cosmic Scrat-tastrophe''.
===''The End''===
In April 2022,
==Television specials==
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In May 2021, it was rumored that a short series produced by [[Blue Sky Studios]] known as ''Scrat Tales'' would be coming to [[Disney+]]. The series would follow the titular [[Scrat]], who discovers that he has a son.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 4, 2021 |title=📷 RUMOR: Ice Age Scrat Themed Shorts Coming Soon To Disney+? |url=https://disneytvanimation.com/post/650273422956462080/rumor-ice-age-scrat-themed-shorts-coming-soon-to |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220115080635/https://disneytvanimation.com/post/650273422956462080/rumor-ice-age-scrat-themed-shorts-coming-soon-to |archive-date=January 15, 2022 |access-date=January 12, 2022 |website=[[Tumblr]] |publisher=Walt Disney Television Animation News}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=January 2022}} Footage of the series was later [[Internet leak|leaked]] onto [[YouTube]], with former Blue Sky animators revealing that the series would be coming to Disney+ in 2022 after ''The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild''. A plush for the character of Scrat's son was unveiled via Just Play Products’ website, with the second image featuring a blue tag containing the logo for Scrat Tales, although the listing was retitled under ''The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild'' to promote the new film.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild Baby Scrat Animated Feature Plush |url=https://justplayproducts.com/products/the-ice-age-adventures-of-buck-wild-baby-scrat-animated-feature-plush/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220112190618/https://justplayproducts.com/products/the-ice-age-adventures-of-buck-wild-baby-scrat-animated-feature-plush/ |archive-date=January 12, 2022 |access-date=January 13, 2022 |website=Just Play | Toys for Kids of All Ages}}</ref>
The series was released as a [[List of Disney+ original programming|Disney+ original series]] in April 2022.<ref>{{Cite tweet|number=1496152815277850640|user=[[Disney+|disneyplus]]|title=The nut doesn't fall far from the tree. Ice Age: Scrat Tales starts streaming on #DisneyPlus April 13!|date=February 22, 2022|access-date=February 22, 2022}}</ref> The soundtrack album for the show was released in March 2022 by [[Hollywood Records]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 25, 2022 |title=Ice Age: Scrat Tales Soundtrack Album Details |url=https://www.soundtrack.net/album/ice-age-scrat-tales/}}</ref> Music for the series is composed by Batu Sener and End Titles music is provided by [[John Powell (film composer)|John Powell]].
==Cast==
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| colspan="2" | Denis Leary
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| {{small|screenplay:}} Ray DeLaurentis
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===Critical and public response===
While the first film received generally positive reviews, the series has received some criticism for making no attempt to be scientifically accurate<ref>{{cite
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| 77% (168 reviews)<ref name=RTIceAge>{{cite web|title=Ice Age (2002)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/ice_age/|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=October 15, 2012|archive-date=January 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116110001/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/ice_age|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 60 (31 reviews)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.metacritic.com/video/titles/iceage | title=Ice Age | work=[[Metacritic]] | publisher=CNET Networks, Inc | access-date=October 15, 2012 | archive-date=May 14, 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090514040833/http://www.metacritic.com/video/titles/iceage | url-status=live }}</ref>
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| ''Ice Age: The Meltdown''
| 57% (144 reviews)<ref name=RTIceAge2>{{cite web|title=Ice Age 2: The Meltdown (2006)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/ice_age_2/|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=October 15, 2012|archive-date=September 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925030751/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/ice_age_2|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 58 (29 reviews)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/iceagethemeltdown | title=Ice Age: The Meltdown | work=[[Metacritic]] | publisher=CNET Networks, Inc | access-date=October 15, 2012 | archive-date=February 9, 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090209053354/http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/iceagethemeltdown | url-status=live }}</ref>
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| ''Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs''
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==Themed Park==
''Ice Age'' inspired rides and attractions first opened at [[Movie Park Germany]]. In 2012, a new Ice Age 4D experience opened at Alton Towers. In 2014, new Ice Age rides opened at Dufan Ancol, [[Jakarta]] that introduced 2 Ice Age themed rides named Ice Age: Sid's Arctic Tours and Kontiki. In 2021, ''Ice Age'' attractions are featured at the first [[20th Century Fox]] theme park, called [[Genting SkyWorlds]],<ref>{{cite news|last=Tartaglione|first=Nancy|title=Fox Breaks Ground On Malaysia Theme Park; 20th Century Fox World To Open 2016|url=https://www.deadline.com/2013/12/fox-breaks-ground-on-malaysia-theme-park-20th-century-fox-world-to-open-2016/|access-date=December 17, 2013|newspaper=Deadline|date=December 17, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217111020/http://www.deadline.com/2013/12/fox-breaks-ground-on-malaysia-theme-park-20th-century-fox-world-to-open-2016/|archive-date=December 17, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref> which opened in 2021 as part of Malaysia-based [[Genting Highlands|Resorts World Genting]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Han|first=Angie|title=Fox to Build Theme Park Featuring 'Life of Pi', 'Alien', 'Ice Age' Attractions|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/foxs-malaysian-theme-park-to-feature-life-of-pi-alien-ice-age-attractions/|access-date=July 28, 2013|newspaper=/Film|date=July 26, 2013|archive-date=July 31, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130731234753/http://www.slashfilm.com/foxs-malaysian-theme-park-to-feature-life-of-pi-alien-ice-age-attractions/|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Merchandise==
[[Jakks Pacific]] produced toys based on the property.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jakkspacific.com/subcompany/news.shtml?id=189&more=1|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20020804193330/http://www.jakkspacific.com/subcompany/news.shtml?id=189&more=1|title=Jakks Pacific Signs Master Toy License for Twentieth Century Fox Epic Feature Ice Age|website=[[Jakks Pacific]]|archivedate=August 4, 2002|date=August 28, 2001|accessdate=March 28, 2024}}</ref>
==References==
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