On the possibility of a potential sixth film, in June 2016, Galen T. Chu, co-director of the film, stated that there were some ideas for the next installment 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. On October 25, 2019, after the acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney, the project was confirmed to be still in development for Disney+. 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. The film is set to release on January 28, 2022 and will feature Simon Pegg reprising his role as the title character. All of the other main characters will be voiced by different actors. Batu Sener is composing the film's score. After the closure of Blue Sky Studios, the film's animation was outsourced to Bardel Entertainment. Manny, Ellie, Sid, and Diego will appear in the film, but as supporting characters.
Synopsis :
Eager for independence and always on the lookout for a thrill, brother possums Crash and Eddie decide to seek out a home of their own, but soon find themselves trapped under the ice in a huge underground cave inhabited by dinosaurs. Rescued by their buddy Buck Wild, an eccentric one-eyed weasel, they embark on a mission together and with the help of new friends to save the lost world from dinosaur domination.
Ice Age: Adventures of Buck Wild
Directed by John C. Donkin
Produced by Denise L Rottina
Written by William Schifrin, Ray De Laurentis
Starring Simon Pegg, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Justina Machado, Vincent Tong, Aaron Harris, Ray Romano, Queen Latifah, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary
Music by Batu Sener
Production companies : 20th Century Studios, Blu Sky Studios, 20th Century Fox Animation
Distributed by Disney +
Release date : January 28, 2022 (United States), March 25, 2022 (France)
Running time : 82 minutes
