20th Century Studios debuted the first trailer for the new Ice Age installment — Ice Age: Boiling Point — at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, confirming the franchise’s return to theaters next February. The footage reintroduces familiar faces while signaling a bolder, more perilous chapter for the prehistoric ensemble — and it marks a notable production shift after a long hiatus.
The trailer opens on a frozen plain where the franchise’s perennial troublemaker, Scrat, now appears with an infant companion. A brief, comic tussle over an acorn gives way to a darker turn: a smoldering volcano looms, spewing lava that turns the icy landscape into a moving minefield. Scrat and the youngster avoid disaster by leaping between breaking floes, offering the film’s central visual tension.
What the cast revealed in Las Vegas
Lead voice cast members Ray Romano, Denis Leary and Queen Latifah attended the presentation. Romano blended self-deprecating humor with nostalgic remarks about how long the franchise has been running, while Latifah described the story as a moment of change for the animal group — a crossroads that sends them into an unknown, dangerous realm.
Also confirmed at the event: veteran voices John Leguizamo and Simon Pegg are back. Producers listed for the project include Lori Forte and Patrick Worlock.
The film’s sequence of trials, including volcanic upheaval and a journey to a lost world, suggests a bigger emphasis on action-driven set pieces than in some previous entries, while retaining the franchise’s comedic undercurrent.
Why this release matters now
The new film is the first Ice Age movie to reach theaters in more than ten years, and it arrives after a major change behind the scenes. The series began under Blue Sky Studios, which produced the original 2002 hit and its sequels, but Blue Sky was shuttered in 2021 after Disney acquired 21st Century Fox. Ice Age: Boiling Point is the first theatrical entry not made by Blue Sky, a point that could shape both creative direction and audience expectations.
From a business perspective, the franchise remains significant: the original 2002 film took roughly $383 million worldwide, and the Ice Age series has accumulated more than $3.2 billion at the global box office across multiple sequels.
- Release window: February (next year)
- Key returning voices: Ray Romano, Denis Leary, Queen Latifah, John Leguizamo, Simon Pegg
- Producers: Lori Forte, Patrick Worlock
- Notable change: First theatrical Ice Age film produced after the closure of Blue Sky Studios
- Franchise box office: Over $3.2 billion worldwide
Fans and industry watchers will be looking to see whether this installment keeps the tonal balance that made the series a family staple, or uses the production transition to take the property in a new direction. The visual emphasis on natural disasters — fire and ice battling onscreen — suggests an attempt to raise the stakes while preserving the franchise’s trademark humor.
For now, the trailer offers a clear promise: familiar characters in unfamiliar peril. With the film due in February, studios and audiences alike will soon learn whether the new approach rekindles the broad popular appeal that made Ice Age a global juggernaut.
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