Buck's Back in The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild
It seems impossible, but the Ice Age franchise has been around for nearly two decades at this point. It probably stands to reason, then, why the newest film—the sixth, in fact!—in the franchise would go ahead and focus on the series’ most beloved character, the weasel Buck Wild (voiced by Simon Pegg). And, as this newly released small teaser shows, that’s exactly what the next Ice Age project is going to do.
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How a Single Joke in Ice Age Turned into the Fifth Movie
When Ice Age: Collision Course scurries into theaters on July 22, audiences will bear witness to some cosmic action as the mammoth gang attempts to stop an asteroid from destroying the planet. As producer Lori Forte and co-director Mike Thurmeier point out, it was a throwaway gag in the first Ice Age film — a spaceship that the gang encounters, frozen in a giant block of ice — that inspired the plot of the fifth movie.
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‘Ice Age: Collision Course’ Tops Foreign Box Office With $53.5 Million
"Ice Age: Collision Course" doesn’t even hit the U.S. until next weekend, but the latest film in the prehistoric franchise is already doing brisk business overseas.
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As World Events Turn Dark, Moviegoers Can’t Get Enough Talking Animals
Against a questionable year of ticket sales, where even movie stars like Johnny Depp and George Clooney have come up short, audiences seem to prefer their personalities with tails.
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How "Alien: Resurrection" Led to the "Ice Age" Movies
Blue Sky Studios’ CGI work on "Alien: Resurrection" began a long and fruitful relationship with 20th Century Fox.
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The Latest Chapter in the Ice Age ‘Chilogy’ is Out of This World - Literally!
It’s 14 years since 'Ice Age' - the die-hard animated film that follows a group of mammals in their quest to survive the Pleistocene period - first scurried and slid onto screens. But with its fifth chapter, 'Ice Age: Collision Course,' warming in the wings, the franchise is far from extinct.
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‘Ice Age: Collision Course’ – Filmmaker Interview
Skwigly were able to catch up with Mike Thurmeier (Director) and Lori Forte (Producer) at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival and they were very happy to talk about their latest film…
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Meet the Cebuano who Co-Directed New 'Ice Age'
Did you know? The co-director of the newest installment of the "Ice Age" animated film franchise was born in Cebu.
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Annecy: ‘Ice Age: Collision Course’ – New Worlds, New Characters, New Colors
Producer Lori Forte and director Mike Thurmeier showcase nine sequences at Annecy.
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Exclusive: 'Ice Age' squirrel to make Macy's debut
The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is truly squirrelly this year.
A giant balloon of Scrat, the adorable saber-toothed rodent from the animated Ice Age movies, makes his debut alongside fellow cartoon characters...
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