Ice Age: The Meltdown

Ice Age: The Meltdown is a 2006 sequel to the 2002 computer-animated film Ice Age. It is being produced by Blue Sky Studios for 20th Century Fox, and is scheduled to be released in theatres on March 31, 2006. It is directed by Carlos Saldanha, co-director of the original Ice Age.

Taglines:

- The countdown to the meltdown will begin.

- The chill is gone.

- Kiss your ice goodbye.

Characters
Just as in the original, prehistoric animals are the focus of the story. Returning in their original roles are:
 * Manfred the wooly mammoth - Ray Romano
 * Sid the sloth - John Leguizamo
 * Diego the sabre toothed tiger - Denis Leary
 * Scrat the squirrel rat - Chris Wedge

Joining them this time in their adventures will be:
 * Ellie the female wooly mammoth - Queen Latifah
 * Crash the opossum - Seann William Scott
 * Eddie the opossum - Josh Peck
 * Fast Tony the armadillo - Jay Leno
 * Lone Gunslinger Vulture the vulture- Will Arnett

Trivia

 * In March 2005, MPAA originally rated this film G until February 9, 2006, because, according to Coming Soon.net, MPAA re-rated it PG for some mild language and innuendo.

Quotes
Manny (referring to Ellie): Hey, you think she's the girl for me? Sid: Sure. She's tons of fun, and you're no fun at all. She completes you.

Sid: We're going to live. (Then a geyser shoots water out of the ground) We're going to die.

Sid: Maybe we could rapidly evolve into water creatures. Diego: That's nice, Sid. Sid: Call me Squid.

Pre-Release
The working title for this movie was Ice Age 2: The Meltdown. For the movie's final release, they decided to remove the number 2, to call it Ice Age: The Meltdown.