![]() ![]() Her other film credits include BRINGING DOWN THE HOUSE, BEAUTY SHOP, THE LAST HOLIDAY and STRANGER THAN FICTION. She was nominated for an Oscar for the role. Her early movies included HOUSE PARTY 2 with Martin Lawrence and her film career moved to another level in 2002, when she starred as ‘Mama’ Morton in the film version of CHICAGO. She had her own American TV show, LIVING SINGLE. She has won four Grammy nominations as well as a Grammy Award. Then in 1993 she released an album, BLACK REIGN, dedicated to the memory of her late brother, Lancelot, a police officer, who died tragically in a motorcycle accident. In 1989 she released her first album, ALL HAIL THE QUEEN, which sold over a million copies. Her musical talents were obvious from an early age and she sang in the choir at the local Baptist church. Her mother was a schoolteacher, her father a police officer. Queen Latifah is a dynamic and charismatic actress who started out life in Newark, New Jersey. The executive producer is Chris Wedge, who directed the first ICE AGE, as well as providing the voice for Scrat. ICE AGE 2: THE MELTDOWN is a TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX animation, produced by BLUE SKY STUDIOS. She is warm and has all the sweetness you need for this character, but she is also an amazingly strong woman.” For me, Queen Latifah not only has a beautiful voice, but she is a person who cares about other people. I always think about what the characters can add to the movie. Her voice just sprang to mind immediately. “When I figured out that I wanted a mammoth who thought she was a possum,” he laughs, “ I had no other name in my head. As far as director, Carlos Saldanha is concerned Queen Latifah is perfect as the female mammoth. For one thing she is attached to her possum ‘brothers’ played by Seann William Scott and Josh Peck. He’s taken with her, but as you might expect, the course of true love does not run smooth. Manny thinks that he is the only existing woolly mammoth in the world, and is surprised to meet a female of the species, the gorgeous Ellie. With spring approaching, the snow slides provide endless opportunity for fun, but there is also a big threat: an enormous glacial damn is about to break and the only chance of survival is to journey to the other end of the valley.Įach animal has fears to confront along the way, as they set off on a risky, funny and often poignant adventure. The story takes place as the Ice Age draws to a close and the animals’ world starts to melt. Just as the original digitally animated prehistoric romp proved to be an entertaining and creative visual feast – the second one is equally enthralling. The popular Scrat (a prehistoric squirrel/rat) is also back, but with a much bigger role woven throughout the story, as he tries to catch and keep that elusive tasty acorn. Denis Leary returns as Diego, the saber toothed tiger. Ray Romano provides the voice for Manny, the big-hearted mammoth and once again, John Leguizamo is the voice of Sid, the wisecracking sloth. We got to know the other idiosyncratic animal characters in the huge hit, ICE AGE and in this film, we are reacquainted with them. During a time when the world is changing beyond recognition for all the inhabitants, her possum ‘brothers’ provide love and security. While the concept is preposterous to everyone except Ellie herself and her possum ‘family’, it makes her character especially endearing. Queen Latifah portrays Ellie, a mammoth who is convinced that she is actually a possum, in the new digitally animated family film, ICE AGE 2: THE MELTDOWN. ![]() The popular Scrat is back and has a much more prominent role in the sequel. Along with Queen Latifah and Ray Romano, John Leguizamo again provides the voice for Sid the loveable sloth and Denis Leary plays Diego the saber toothed tiger. As the ice melts and spring is in the air, the unlikely friends set off on another thrilling journey. Ray Romano reprises his role as Manny, who falls head over heels for Ellie. Like the original ICE AGE, this is an ingenious and funny story about a family of prehistoric animals who are fighting for survival and looking for love. Queen Latifah joins the cast of the delightful new animated film, ICE AGE 2: THE MELTDOWN, as the voice of Ellie, a warm hearted woolly mammoth. ![]()
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