Ice Age: Continental Drift, also known as Ice Age 4, is an upcoming American 3-D computer-animated film directed by Steve Martinoand Mike Thurmeier, starring the voices of Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Queen Latifah, Seann William Scott, Josh Peck, with Chris Wedge and Jeremy Renner.
Ice Age 2: Paint & Create lets you do just that, but there’s a rather sparse feel to the program, what with the lacklustre presentation and limited reserves of clipart.The implementation of some of the painting aspects lacks forethought too.Although this Paint & Create design package is obviously aimed squarely at the little terrors. View full article »
A prehistorical glaciological event may not seem like a premise on which to build a successful franchise of family films – it’s certainly not as obvious as anything involving princesses or other familiar fairy tale staples – yet for almost ten years, the Ice Age films have been a reliable mainstay in animated features, generating more than $4 billion in box office, home entertainment, and merchandising sales. 2002’s Ice Agecast three very different comedians, Ray Romano, Denis Leary, andJohn Leguizamo as a mammoth, a saber-toothed tiger, and a sloth who form a makeshift family.
20th Century Fox Animation and Blue Sky Studios have released the second teaser trailer to the upcoming 3D animated film “Ice Age: Continental Drift” – set to hit theaters July 13, 2012. The new trailer, below, follows the loveable saber-toothed squirrel Scrat as he continues chasing that unrelenting acorn – taking him to the depths of the ocean and back.
In the film, Ray Ramono and Queen Latifah will return as Manny and Ellie, the wooly mammoth couple, John Leguizamo will return as Sid the sloth, Denis Leary will return as Diego, the saber-toothed tiger, and Josh Peck (Drake & Josh) and Sean William Scott will return as Crash and Eddie, the opossums.
Joining the original cast are Keke Palmer (True Jackson VP), Drake (Degrassi), Aziz Ansari (Parks and Recreation), Nicki Minaj, Jeremy Renner, Jennifer Lopez, Wanda Sykes, Heather Morris, Joy Behar, Josh Gad, Alan Tudyk, Nick Frost (The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn), Kunal Nayyar, Alain Chabat, and JB Smoove.
Keke Palmer will voice Peaches, Manny and Ellie’s teenage daughter. Drake plays Ethan, a handsome wooly mammoth who has his eyes set on Peaches. Jeremy Renner voices Gutt, a ‘sailor’ determined to make Manny, Sid, and Diego part of his crew. Wanda Sykes plays Sid’s grandmother. Aziz Ansari plays Squint, a tough rabbit. Jennifer Lopez plays Shira, Diego’s new love interest.
Steve Martino (Horton Hears a Who!) and Michael Thurmeier (Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs) will direct the film.
What do you think of the new teaser? Are you a fan of the “Ice Age” films? How excited are you for “Ice Age 4?”
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