Ice Age 6 Finally Unveils Its Wild New Title And Release Date
Disney officially dropped the news, confirming that the Ice Age franchise is far from extinct. After years of speculation, the announcement has fans buzzing about what the next adventure will look like.
Disney finally put a name on Ice Age 6 and nudged the date. The sequel is now called 'Ice Age: Boiling Point' and it will hit theaters on February 5, 2027. That is a slight shift from the previously planned December 28, 2026 slot. Title and logo are out there, so yes, this one is actually happening.
Where the reveal happened
The announcement dropped during Disney's Destination D23 event, and Walt Disney Studios posted the title/logo on August 30, 2025. The tease is exactly what you think it is: more prehistoric chaos, new terrain.
"Coming to theaters on February 5, 2027, the newest adventure takes the herd to visit never-before-seen corners of the treacherous Lost World!"
Who is back (and who we are still waiting on)
- Ray Romano as Manny, the woolly mammoth
- John Leguizamo as Sid, the ground sloth
- Denis Leary as Diego, the saber-tooth tiger
- Queen Latifah as Ellie, the woolly mammoth
- Simon Pegg as Buck, the one-eyed weasel (he first showed up in 2016's 'Collision Course' and then took center stage in the Disney+ spin-off 'The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild')
What we do not have yet: a director or a writer. Disney is keeping the creative team under wraps for now, which is a little inside baseball considering the cast is locked but the people steering the ship have not been named.
The bigger picture
If the 'Boiling Point' subtitle made you think volcanoes and disaster-movie energy, you are not alone. The 'Lost World' angle suggests a return to the subterranean setting the franchise has played with before, just with fresh corners to explore.
For context: the Ice Age franchise started at Blue Sky Studios under 20th Century Fox. Five theatrical films rolled out from 2002 through 2016, and together they pulled in about $3.2 billion worldwide. Along the way, the ensemble grew to include folks like Josh Peck, Seann William Scott, Keke Palmer, Wanda Sykes, Nick Offerman, Jennifer Lopez, Peter Dinklage, and Josh Gad. Blue Sky was shut down in 2021, and Disney now exclusively controls the series, which is why you saw Buck spin off on Disney+ and why this new sequel is a Disney-branded affair.