10 Announced Movie Sequels That Shouldn't Happen
1. Ice Age 6
Are there many franchises more obviously played-out than Ice Age? Fox's hit animated series released five movies between 2002 and 2016 of wildly varying quality, with the disappointing performance of the most recent film - Ice Age: Collision Course - suggesting audiences had tired of the formula.
The final nail truly seemed to be hammered in when studio Blue Sky was closed by Disney in 2021, after which they produced a direct-to-streaming spin-off - The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild - which was widely panned by critics and fans alike. But last September, franchise star John Leguizamo confirmed that Ice Age 6 was indeed happening with all original cast members returning, and a theatrical release set for December 18, 2026.
It's tough to be even remotely enthusiastic or optimistic, though, given that the only genuinely good Ice Age movie is the first, with the four mainline sequels ranging from passable to terrible. There's no juice left to be squeezed from this franchise, creatively speaking at least, and so Disney probably should've just let it die with Blue Sky. But, you know, money.