After eight years of waiting for another theatrical adventure Ice Age 6 got a release date. The animated films follow the adventures of Manny (Ray Romano), Sid (John Leguizamo) and Diego (Denis Leary), and also feature Scrat, in his never-ending quest to finally get an acorn. The first Ice Age The film was released in 2002 and was a critical and commercial success, spawning a multimedia franchise including four sequels and a spin-off film on Disney+ led by Simon Pegg.
Following the recent announcement of the film’s development Disney announced that Iat 6 years old will be released on December 18, 2026. This will break the franchise’s previous trend of early year releases, with the first two hitting theaters in March of their respective years, while the previous three were released in July. Ice Age 6 will also occupy a space that Disney had previously planned for a new untitled film Star Wars film.
What the release date means for Ice Age 6
The sixth film will be the franchise’s first theatrical release under Disney.
Ice Age 6The December 2026 release date means that it will be more than 10 years since audiences last saw Manny, Sid and Diego on the big screen in 2016 Ice Age: Collision Course. It will also be the first theater Ice Age film made by Disney since the company purchased 20th Century Fox, which previously distributed the animated comedy adventures.
The first five Ice Age the films were also produced by Fox-owned Blue Sky Studios, but it has since closed following Disney’s purchase. Since purchase, the film The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild and the series Ice Age: Tales of Scrat were released on Disney+, with Nickelodeon Animation Studio vet Bardel Entertainment taking over production from Blue Sky on the former, while the latter served as the now-defunct studio’s final production.
Ice Age 6 it will also be released during the holiday season, which is close to the time when Disney typically releases its own animated films. The last three films from Walt Disney Animation Studio, To wish, Strange Worldand Charm were all released at the end of November, although interestingly, only one of the three films was a successwhile the first two were infamous box office bombs. Moana 2 will also follow the same pattern when it launches on November 27th, although it is projected to surpass the record Inside Out 2 from the beginning of the year.
Our take on the Ice Age 6 release date
A 10-year break may have been exactly what the franchise needed
Although Ice Age: Collision Course wasn’t warmly received by audiences or critics, earning just an 18% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes, having the characters take a break from the big screen for over a decade could be just what they needed to build excitement for their return. . When the time comes Ice Age 6 comes out in 2026, 24 years have passed since the original film, giving nostalgia for the franchise to those who grew up with it. These fans may now also want to share this with their own children.
After just a few projects released on Disney+, it’s also good to see that Disney is giving the Ice Age franchise a chance to continue to grow by putting a new film in theaters. THE series were Blue Sky Studios’ most popular films, putting them on the map before they produced everything from Horton Hears a Who by Dr. Seuss to The Peanut Movie. Although the studio is closed, Disney releases Ice Age 6 shows that the franchise is Blue Sky Studios’ greatest legacy.
Source: Disney