"Ice Age: Continental Drift" Opens Nationwide Friday

Blue Sky Studios/Fox(NEW YORK) -- The fourth film in the popular animated series Ice Age opens nationwide Friday.

In Ice Age: Continental Drift, the animal protagonists, led by Ray Romano's mammoth Manny, attempt to return home after the continents split.  However, they are stopped in their tracks by a pirate gang.

Aside from Romano, the film features the voices of John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Queen Latifah, Seann William Scott, Jennifer Lopez, Nicki Minaj and Drake. 

The film -- the only one opening in wide release this week -- is screening in 3D and is rated PG.  [Click here to read a review]

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