It’s official: Ice Age 6 is already in development and will be released in 2026.

Great news for fans of the iconic Blue Sky Studios franchise: Disney has confirmed it. Ice Age 6 (ice age 6 in Latin America) is already in development. Although this has already been hinted at Ray Romano in September this year, the company has now announced this definitively.

A new part of the saga about Manny, Diego, Sid and company. will be released in theaters in 2026although a more specific date has not yet been announced. It has been confirmed that the original cast will return, guaranteeing a treat for fans of the saga.

Announcement about Ice Age 6 (ice age 6) was made with a video of the aforementioned Romano and Queen Latifahwho will return as mammoths Manny and Ellie. Added to them John Leguizamoagain like the hilariously lazy Sid, Denis Leary like Diego, the saber-toothed tiger, and Simon Pegg as Buck, a dinosaur-hunting weasel who appeared in some of the later films in the series.

Ice Age 6 (ice age 6) premiere will take place in 2026

Disney has not revealed further plot details. Ice Age 6. In any case, if the trend of the previous parts continues, some event or circumstance will force the main characters to go on a new adventure that will lead them to discover new places, events and scenarios of our ever-changing Earth.

Since the debut of the first film in 2002 Ice age It has become one of the most popular animated franchises. The original film was followed by four sequels, as well as several specials and spin-offs (including a miniseries starring Squirrel). Scrat) for Disney+.

Although Ray Romano teased the possibility of Ice Age 6, fans weren’t so sure it would happen. Let’s not forget this Blue Sky Studiosthe studio responsible for the saga was a subsidiary of 20th Century Animation until Disney bought Fox in 2019. In 2021 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse decided to close it due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which made many people think that there would be no more new films.

Fortunately, this was not the case. It’s clear that Disney knows the importance and popularity of this intellectual property better than anyone and wasn’t going to pass up the opportunity to take advantage of it a little more. Ice Age 6 (ice age 6) will arrive sometime in 2026, so next year we will definitely see the first achievements.