Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, and Queen Latifah are returning for "Ice Age 6," Disney and 20th Century Animation announced.

The news comes out of D23 Brazil, the first South American version of the Disney fan convention that had previously been held at the Anaheim Convention Center across the street from Disneyland. One of the most successful animated franchises in history,

The animated franchise kicked off with the 2002 Oscar-nominated original Ice Age 6 is cooking up to be another mammoth-size sequel. At D23 Brazil on Friday, Nov. 8, Disney and 20th Century Animation confirmed that a sixth Ice Age movie is in the works.

At D23 Brazil, Disney and 20th Century Animation announced that Ice Age 6 is happening. The original franchise was created by Blue Sky Animation studios which Disney acquired through the 20th Century Fox merger,