Teeming with boundless energy,
catastrophic creativity and defying continental odds, Sid the sloth (John
Leguizamo) is back with his best friends Manny the mammoth (Ray Romano) and
Diego the tiger (Denis Leary) along with Scrat in the latest adventure for all
in “Ice Age 4: Continental Drift.”
While the earth is being subdivided
into seven continents due to Scrat’s misadventures, Sid’s long-lost family
suddenly appears. Sid is excited when his relatives arrive, seemingly
happy to be reunited with him. But they leave just as quickly as they
came, intentionally ditching his crotchety Granny (Wanda Sykes). Granny
is inadvertently swept out to sea with the trio, making Sid’s job surviving the
adventure that much harder when he must take care of her every need along the
way.
“Sid’s a lovable guy and always
wants to do things his way, which often leads to catastrophe,” says John
Leguizamo, who once again brings his unique vocalizations and performance to
the character. This time the catastrophe – his Granny – has come to
him. “Sid has long wanted to be reunited with his family because everyone
seems to have a family but him,” adds Leguizamo. “And all of a sudden, here
they are. They’re with him, and then they’re not -- leaving him with Granny.”
Granny is a surprise castaway when
Manny, Diego and Sid are swept out to sea on an iceberg following Scrat’s
continental crack-up. Moreover, Manny, Sid, Diego and the members of
their burgeoning group are changing. “They’re all evolving, and we’re along
with them for the ride, physically and emotionally,” says producer/writer Lori
Forte. “But however much they change, they’re still the characters we know
and love.”
Indeed, the “Ice Age” extended
family is far from conventional, and it’s certainly a distant relative of
perfection, but the fact that it is a family is nothing less than ideal.
“The message of the importance of family is integral to the ‘Ice Age’ movies,”
says director Steve Martino. “Audiences around the world enjoy stories
about families that work well together. Even though our characters are
imperfect, and very different from one another, they always work things out and
they’re the better for it.”
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