Ice Age: Collision Course facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Ice Age: Collision Course
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Mike Thurmeier
Produced by	Lori Forte
Screenplay by	Michael J. Wilson Michael Berg Yoni Brenner
Story by	Aubrey Solomon
Starring	Ray Romano John Leguizamo Denis Leary Josh Peck Simon Pegg Seann William Scott Jennifer Lopez Queen Latifah
Music by	John Debney
Cinematography	Renato Falcão
Editing by	James Palumbo
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date(s)	June 19, 2016 (2016-06-19) (Sydney Film Festival) July 22, 2016 (2016-07-22) (United States)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$105 million
Money made	$408.6 million

Ice Age: Collision Course is a funny computer-animated movie from 2016. It's the fifth film in the popular Ice Age series and a follow-up to Ice Age: Continental Drift. The movie was made by Blue Sky Studios and released by 20th Century Fox.

The story was directed by Mike Thurmeier. Many famous actors like Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, and Queen Latifah lend their voices to the characters. In this adventure, the clumsy saber-toothed squirrel Scrat accidentally sends dangerous meteors towards Earth. Manny the mammoth, his friends, and the brave weasel Buck must work together to stop them.

The film first showed at the Sydney Film Festival on June 19, 2016. It came out in the United States on July 22. While it didn't do as well in the US, it earned a lot of money worldwide, making over $408 million against a budget of $105 million.

The Story of the Herd's Adventure

Five years after their last big journey, Manny and Ellie are busy. Their daughter, Peaches, is getting ready to marry Julian, who is a bit clumsy but very kind. Manny isn't sure about the wedding. Diego and his wife Shira want to start a family, but their fierce looks scare little kids. Sid the sloth is sad because his girlfriend, Francine, just broke up with him.

During Manny and Ellie's wedding anniversary party, asteroids suddenly hit! The Herd barely escapes the danger. Meanwhile, deep underground in the lost world of dinosaurs, Buck the weasel is busy. He returns a dinosaur egg that was stolen by three flying dinosaurs named Gavin, Gertie, and Roger. Buck then finds an old stone pillar with strange carvings. He brings it to the surface and meets The Herd again after 21 years.

Buck's Warning and the Dino Birds

Buck explains that the pillar shows a big asteroid caused two past extinctions, wiping out many creatures and dinosaurs. Another huge asteroid is heading their way! The pillar suggests that the only way to stop it is to go to the place where the old asteroids landed. The three flying dinosaurs, Gavin, Gertie, and Roger, overhear this. Gavin and Gertie decide to stop The Herd. They think if the asteroid hits, they will be safe and rule the Earth. Roger is scared, but his parents make him help.

As The Herd travels, they learn that the asteroids have magnetic powers. Buck figures out a plan: if they can gather many smaller asteroids and launch them into space, their magnetic pull could move the main asteroid away from Earth.

Geotopia and the Crystal City

After facing many challenges and dealing with the dino birds, The Herd reaches a special place called "Geotopia." This is a hidden community of animals who live inside an old asteroid that fell long ago. Here, Sid meets Brooke, a female ground sloth who quickly falls in love with him.

However, Shangri Llama, the leader of Geotopia, doesn't want to help. He refuses to let them use the city's special crystals. These crystals are what keep the Geotopians young forever. Sid accidentally breaks the city when he tries to take a crystal for Brooke. This makes all the Geotopians, including Shangri Llama, suddenly turn old!

Saving the World and Happy Endings

Brooke convinces the Geotopians that saving the world is more important than their lost youth. So, they and The Herd work together on Buck's plan. They decide to fill a volcano with the crystals. The pressure from the volcano will launch the crystals into space, hopefully pulling the asteroid away.

The dino birds try to stop them, but they soon realize they won't survive the asteroid either. Buck convinces them to help. The plan almost fails because of a small leak. But Granny, Sid's grandmother, bravely plugs the leak with her cane. This causes a huge explosion, and the asteroid is pulled back into space!

The Herd heads home. Sid says goodbye to Brooke, but just after they leave, a small crystal shard falls into a hot spring. This makes the spring magical, and the Geotopians, along with Granny who stayed behind, become young again! Back home, Manny finally accepts Julian. Peaches and Julian get married. Diego and Shira become heroes to the kids who used to be scared of them. And a young Brooke appears at the wedding to reunite with Sid!

Meet the Voices and Characters

Here are some of the main characters you'll hear in Ice Age: Collision Course:

• Ray Romano as Manny, the big woolly mammoth, leader of the Herd, Ellie's husband, and Peaches’ dad.
• John Leguizamo as Sid, the funny ground sloth who started the Herd.
• Denis Leary as Diego, the saber-toothed tiger and a strong member of the Herd, Shira's husband.
• Queen Latifah as Ellie, Manny's wife and Peaches’ mom.
• Simon Pegg as Buck, the one-eyed weasel who helps the Herd stop the asteroid.
• Seann William Scott and Josh Peck as Crash and Eddie, two silly opossums and Ellie's adopted brothers.
• Keke Palmer as Peaches, Manny and Ellie's daughter, who gets married in the movie.
• Adam DeVine as Julian, Peaches' kind fiancé.
• Neil deGrasse Tyson as Neil deBuck Weasel, a smart weasel astronomer who lives in Buck's mind.
• Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Shangri Llama, a yoga-loving llama and the leader of Geotopia.
• Jessie J as Brooke, a ground sloth from Geotopia who falls in love with Sid.
• Jennifer Lopez as Shira, a female saber-toothed tiger and Diego's wife.
• Wanda Sykes as Granny, Sid's very old and funny grandmother.
• Nick Offerman as Gavin, a flying dinosaur and father of Roger and Gertie.
• Stephanie Beatriz as Gertie, Gavin's daughter.
• Max Greenfield as Roger, Gavin's son, who is a bit scared.
• Melissa Rauch as Francine, Sid's ex-girlfriend.
• Chris Wedge as Scrat, the saber-toothed squirrel who is always chasing his acorn.

Music from the Movie

The music for Ice Age: Collision Course was created by John Debney. He took over from John Powell, who composed the music for the previous three films. Some of John Powell's music from the third Ice Age movie was still used, along with music from the first film by David Newman. Singer Jessie J also performed a song called "Superstar" for the movie.

What's Next for Ice Age?

Future Movies

After Collision Course, people wondered if there would be a sixth Ice Age movie. The co-director, Galen T. Chu, said in 2016 that they had some ideas for another film. Whether a sixth movie would be made depended on how well Collision Course did at the box office. However, the animation studio, Blue Sky Studios, closed down in 2021. This made the future of a main Ice Age movie uncertain.

A Spin-off Adventure

In 2019, after Disney bought 21st Century Fox, a new Ice Age story was planned for Disney+. This spin-off movie was officially named Ice Age: Adventures of Buck Wild. It focuses on Buck the weasel as he goes on an exciting adventure in the Dinosaur World with Crash and Eddie. This movie was released in early 2022, celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Ice Age series.

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