Machado says it is, “Exciting.” She also adds, “It was a lot of fun voicing somebody so strong, a social warrior, somebody who’s so rational and has it so together. Justina Machado, who voices Zee, talks about getting to bring life to a new character in the Ice Age franchise.

So, it’s nothing but a joy to play Buck because it has all this kind of emotional resonance for me personally in my own family. So there’s a new Ice Age baby to take the stories forward. Pegg ass, “And weirdly as this new Ice Age installment comes out, my sister just gave birth this week. So the first time I played Buck was the year my kid was born and she’s grown up with those movies and with him.” I have a very strong affection for him, not least because he was born the same year my daughter was born. Simon Pegg also speaks more to his connection with his character. I mean, he is all those things I just mentioned, eccentric and joyful and wacky and lovable and wonderful.” And it obviously it’s such a lovable and eccentric and wacky and joyful and adventurous character and Simon brought all of that to life for us. Lori adds, “We came up with Buck for Dawn of the Dinosaurs, which was the third Ice Age film. Just the extension, like Simon said, it’s such a great franchise to open it up and to spend time with certain characters that we can’t get to see all the time.”Ī scene still from ICE AGE: THE ADVENTURES OF BUCK WILD, exclusively on Disney+. I’ve been living with all these saber tooth tigers and mammoths and possums and weasels for so long.

She says, “I’ve really honestly been living in the Ice Age for the last 20 years. Lori Forte explains how this latest Ice Age film came to be. When expanding any franchise, there is a great deal of thought that goes into deciding what direction to take the project in. I don’t think there is another animation, which is more suited to expansion like this. Maybe…’ The great thing about this is that the Ice Age story has so many fabulous characters in it, this is the era of the cinematic universe. Simon adds that producer Lori Forte can, “Attest to this, every time we do it, I’m like, ‘Probably this Buck should have his thing. Pegg mentions, “I’ve been dropping hints about this for 12 years.”

All Rights Reserved.īuck’s voice actor Simon Pegg talks about how exciting it is to have a Buck Wild movie. Photo courtesy of Disney Enterprises, Inc. Buck (voiced by Simon Pegg) in THE ICE AGE ADVENTURES OF BUCK WILD, exclusively on Disney+.

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