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Over the Hedge: The Big Heist is an American computer-animated heist comedy film loosely based on the comic strip of the same name by Michael Fry and T. Lewis. Produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Universal Pictures, it is the sequel to Over the Hedge (2006). The film is directed by Joel Crawford and co-directed by Karey Kirkpatrick from a screenplay written by Paul Fisher, Bob Logan, and Kirkpatrick and produced by Bonnie Arnold. The music for the film was composed by Heitor Pereira and songs were written by Ben Folds.

In the film’s ensemble voice cast, Steve Carell, Wanda Sykes, Thomas Haden Church, Allison Janney, Eugene Levy, Catherine O’Hara, Avril Lavigne, and Omid Djalili reprised their roles from the first film, with the exception of Bruce Willis (who retired from his acting career in 2022), Gary Shandling (who passed away in 2016), William Shatner, and Nick Nolte, all of whom are replaced by Stephen Stanton, Drew Massey, and Jess Harnell.

Based on the storyline of the 2006 tie-in video game, the film follows RJ, Hammy, Verne, and the gang, who feel that they need to have more things for the log. This leads them on a wild romp through six different areas to snatch different things while avoiding the Verminator during their heist, who tries to defeat them by using a mind-controlled vermin he has captured as his henchmen.

A sequel to Over the Hedge was first announced, with Karey Kirkpatrick returning and Joel Crawford helming the project. As with DreamWorks' previous films The Bad Guys and Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, the inspiration for the film's animation style came from Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, which gives it a visual style that resembles storybook illustrations. To make the film look like a comic strip, the team focused more on a Peanuts Movie style design by using new technology, different than what it was in the first film, which utilized the realistic style like Shrek (2001).

The film received positive reviews from critics, with praise for its animation, voice acting, writing, and humor, with many deeming it superior to its predecessor.

Cast

Steve Carell as Hammy, a hyperactive American red squirrel.

Wanda Sykes as Stella, a short-tempered, sassy stripped skunk.

Thomas Haden Church as Dwayne LaFontant, an over-zealous, middle-aged pest exterminator nicknamed the "Verminator".

Allison Janney as Gladys Sharp, the president of the El Rancho Camelot Estates Home Owners Association.

Eugene Levy as Lou, a North American porcupine and Penny’s husband.

Catherine O’Hara as Penny, a North American porcupine and Lou’s wife.

Avril Lavigne as Heather, a Virginia opossum and Ozzie’s teenage daughter.

Omid Djalili as Tiger, a Persian cat and Stella’s fiancé.

Stephen Stanton as RJ, a duplicitous, selfish, con artist, and extremely intelligent raccoon, and Ozzie, a Virginia opossum and Heather’s father.

Drew Massey as Verne, a naturally cynical ornate box turtle and leader of the foragers.

Jess Harnell as Vincent, a murderous, sadistic and conscienceless American black bear.

Shane Baumel, Sami Kirkpatrick, and Madison Davenport as Spike, Bucky and Quillo, Lou and Penny's three identical children. They appear through the use of previously-recorded material from the first film and the 2006 tie-in video game.

Brian Stephane as Nugent, an excitable Rottweiler whose only spoken word is "Play!". He otherwise communicates by barks.

Charlie Schlatter as Milton, a mole who is mind-controlled by Dwayne LaFontant.

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Buck Wild: Legend of the Lost World is an American computer-animated adventure comedy-drama film produced by 20th Century Animation and distributed by 20th Century Studios. The film is a spin-off/prequel, the second installment in the trilogy of Buck Wild films after The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild (2022), and the eighth installment overall in the Ice Age franchise. It is directed by Donnie Long, who also directed Ice Age: Scrat Tales, written by Michael Berg, Yoni Brenner and Edgar Wright, and produced by John C. Donkin. The music for the film was composed by James Newton Howard.

In the film’s ensemble voice cast, Simon Pegg and Justina Machado reprise their respective roles as the titular character and Zee, while they are joined by Nick Frost and Andy Serkis, who voices new characters introduced in this film.

The film’s plot follows the origin story of Buck Wild on his adventures in the Lost World years before the events of Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs. Accompanied by his ambitious recruits Zee, his grandfather Lloyd, and his brother Ray, they must learn to work together as a team to escape the rouge albino Baryonyx Rudy, who’s planning to hunt down Buck, while going through dangerous obstacles and encountering vicious dinosaurs as they embark on their toughest mission yet.

The computer animation for the film was provided by DNEG, who had also provided animation for 2021’s Ron’s Gone Wrong, 2023’s Nimona and Under the Boardwalk, and 2024's The Garfield Movie and That Christmas.

Originally planned to be a sequel to The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild, it was later scrapped in favour of a spin-off prequel that mainly focuses on Buck, due to the film’s poor critical reception and audience viewership and how it lacked the primary focus on the titular character.

The film was released on the Disney+ streaming service and received positive reviews from critics and audiences, with Rotten Tomatoes calling it “an Ice Age spin-off centered on Buck done right”. Many praised the animation, Pegg and Machado’s performance, action sequences, and musical score, and deemed it a significant improvement over the 2022 film.

Cast

Simon Pegg as Buck “Buckminster” Wild, a one-eyed fearless weasel who is daring, adventurous and a little eccentric.

Justina Machado as Zee, a sarcastic yet compassionate zorilla who is Buck’s love interest.

Nick Frost as Ray “Raymond” Wild, a dimwitted yet optimistic weasel who is Buck’s brother. He previously voiced Flynn in Ice Age: Continental Drift.

Andy Serkis as Lloyd Wild, an elderly cranky yet goodhearted weasel who is Buck's grandfather.

Eric Bana as Buck's father who is killed by Rudy.

Karen Disher as Buck's mother who is killed by Rudy.

Frank Welker as Momma, a female Tyrannosaurus, and Rudy, a rouge albino Baryonyx.

Dee Bradley Baker as Poppa, a Tyrannosaurus and Momma’s husband, and Juniper, a Compsognathus and Zee’s canine companion.

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Robots: Ratchet Strikes Back (also known as Robots 2 in other territories) is an American computer-animated science fiction adventure comedy film produced by 20th Century Animation and released by 20th Century Studios. It is the sequel to Robots (2005) and the second installment in the Robots film series. It was directed by Chris Wedge, written by David Lindsay-Abaire, Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger, and produced by William Joyce.

In the film’s ensemble voice cast, Ewan McGregor, Halle Berry, Greg Kinnear, Drew Carey, Amanda Bynes, Harland Williams, and Stanley Tucci reprised their roles from the first film, with Ethan Trace, Drew Barrymore, and Jim Meskimen replacing Robin Williams (due to his death in August 2014), Dianne West, and Mel Brooks. The returning cast is joined by Scarlett Johansson and Laurence Fishburne, who voices new characters introduced in this film.

The computer animation for the film was provided by DNEG, who had also provided animation for 2021’s Ron’s Gone Wrong, 2023’s Nimona and Under the Boardwalk, and 2024's The Garfield Movie and That Christmas.

This was Blue Sky Studios' second follow-up film outside of the Ice Age and Rio franchises.

Premise

Two years after the events of the first film, Rodney and Cappy get married at their wedding in Rivet Town and were always in the hopes of leaving town for their nice honeymoon. However, back in Robot City, Ratchet, who’s stuck in the ceiling with his father, plans to get revenge on Rodney and the gang for the death of his mother Madame Gasket.

Cast

Ewan McGregor as Rodney Copperbottom, an idealistic young blue robot and aspiring inventor.

Halle Berry as Cappy, a strait-laced former executive at Bigweld Industries and Rodney's wife.

Greg Kinnear as Phineas T. Ratchet, the menacing and arrogant right-hand-man who wants revenge on Rodney and the gang.

Jim Meskimen as Bigweld, an elderly sphere robot who is the caring inventor. He was originally voiced by Mel Brooks in the first film.

Drew Carey as Crank Casey, a cynical orange vacuum cleaner/monster truck-like robot who is Rodney’s friend.

Amanda Bynes as Piper Pinwheeler, a plucky yellow tomboy robot who is Fender's younger sister.

Ethan Trace as Fender Pinwheeler, a mischievous red blender-like robot and Rodney’s friend who is constantly falling apart. Trace replaced Robin Williams from the first film due to his death in 2014.

Scarlett Johansson as Cynthia, a hyperactive pink kettle-like robot and Fender’s love interest.

Laurence Fishburne as Maxer Gasket, a sinister rusty unicycle/chainsaw-like robot who is Ratchet’s long lost brother.

Harland Williams as Lugnut, an imposing but good-natured green muscular robot who is Rodney’s friend along with his mute best friend Diesel.

Stanley Tucci as Herb Copperbottom, Rodney's father and a dishwasher at Gunk's.

Drew Barrymore as Lydia Copperbottom, Rodney's mother. She was originally voiced by Dianne Weist in the first film.

Will Arnett as Mr. Gasket, Madame Gasket’s past husband and Ratchet’s father. He was originally voiced by Lowell Ganz in the first film.

Chris Wedge as Wonderbot, a small helicopter/cup-like robot, who is Rodney's invention.

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Ice Age: Freezing Finale (also known as Ice Age 6: Freezing Finale or simply Ice Age 6) is an American computer-animated adventure comedy-drama film produced by 20th Century Animation and distributed by 20th Century Studios. It is the sixth and final main installment and the seventh overall installment in the Ice Age franchise, and the direct sequel to Ice Age: Collision Course (2016), while ignoring the events of the previous film The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild (2022), since the latter was declared non-canon to the entire series. The film was directed by Troy Quane and Nick Bruno, written by Michael Berg, Michael J. Wilson, and Mike Reiss, and produced by John C. Donkin. The music for the film was composed by Hans Zimmer and John Powell, the latter of whom previously composed the first three sequels.

In the film’s ensemble voice cast, Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Seann William Scott, Josh Peck, Jack Black, Keke Palmer, Adam DeVine, Josh Gad, Jessie J, Jennifer Lopez, and Queen Latifah reprise their roles from the previous films. The returning cast is joined by Ryan Reynolds as a returning character from the first film, with Djimon Hounsou, Rachel Bloom, Diego Luna, Michael Peña, Gabriel Iglesias, Harvey Guillén, Josh Hutcherson, Zachary Levi, Bradley Cooper, and Dave Franco voicing new characters introduced in this film.

The computer animation for the film was provided by Reel FX Creative Studios, who had also provided animation for 2011’s Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas.

Originally planned as the seventh Ice Age film for Disney+, with Ray DeLaurentis penning the script, it was later redeveloped into the sixth and final mainline film and DeLaurentis’ version of the film was scrapped in favour of a new script, due to The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild’s poor critical reception and audience viewership.

The film received positive reviews from critics who praised its animation, themes, voice acting, humor, Quane and Bruno’s direction, musical score, human characters, and satisfying conclusion of the series. It was also deemed a significant improvement over its predecessor and was considered to be the best installment of the Ice Age franchise.

Ice Age: Freezing Finale was the final film in the Ice Age series to be theatrically released after Collision Course.

Premise

Some time after the events of the fifth film, Manny and the rest of the Herd are expecting their daughter Peaches and her husband Julian to have their first child after their marriage, until they come across a human friend Roshan, who warns them about a possible mammal hunting season that would change their lives forever. To save themselves from being hunted down, Manny, the Herd and Roshan team up with the other mammals and humans to defeat the hunters and create a peaceful life where both human and mammal can co-exist together.

Cast

Ray Romano as Manny, a woolly mammoth and the leader of The Herd

John Leguizamo as Sid, a ground sloth and the founder of The Herd

Denis Leary as Diego, a saber tooth tiger and the member of The Herd

Seann William Scott and Josh Peck as Crash and Eddie, two opossums and Ellie's brothers

Ryan Reynolds as Roshan, an adult human friend who reunites with The Herd to warn them about a possible mammal hunting season

Djimon Hounsou as Jeger, an evil human hunter who killed Manny's past family in the flashback and plans to start the next possible mammal hunting season

Jack Black as Zeke, a saber tooth tiger - Jeger's henchman and former member of Soto’s pack

Jessie J as Brooke, a female ground sloth - Sid's wife and former resident of Geotopia

Jennifer Lopez as Shira, a female saber tooth tiger – Diego's wife and former first mate pirate

Queen Latifah as Ellie, a female woolly mammoth – Manny's wife

Keke Palmer as Peaches, a female woolly mammoth – Manny and Ellie's daughter

Adam DeVine as Julian, a woolly mammoth and Peaches' husband

Josh Gad as Louis, a molehog and Peaches' best friend

Rachel Bloom as Lola, a female molehog and Louis' love interest

Diego Luna as Santiago, a Chalicothere and the leader of the Fantabulous Four

Michael Peña as Pablo, an Andrewsarchus and the member of the Fantabulous Four

Gabriel Iglesias as Carlos, a Gigantopithecus and the member of the Fantabulous Four

Harvey Guillén as Miguel, a grey wolf and the member of the Fantabulous Four

Josh Hutcherson as Leroy, the younger brother

Zachary Levi as Artie, the middle brother

Bradley Cooper as Everett, the oldest brother

Dave Franco as Baxter and Thraxter, a pair of twins

Chris Wedge as Scrat, a saber-toothed squirrel

Karen Disher as Mary, a female woolly mammoth – Manny's past wife who got killed by hunters in the flashback

Iain Armitage as Junior, a child woolly mammoth – Manny and Mary's past son who got killed by hunters in the flashback

Tara Strong as Sheldon, a baby woolly mammoth – Peaches and Julian’s son

Cedric the Entertainer as Carl, an Embolotherium

Stephen Root as Frank, a Brontops

Clea Lewis as Female Mini-Sloth

Jay Leno as Fast Tony, a giant armadillo

Will Arnett as Lone Gunslinger Vulture

Bill Hader as Gazelle