Our hapless hero learns the joys of parenthood in 6 all-new animated shorts featuring the famed saber-toothed squirrel of the popular ‘Ice Age’ franchise; voiced by Oscar-winning director Chris Wedge, Scart and his epic adventures hit Disney+ April 13.
Disney+ has released a hilarious trailer for Ice Age: Scrat Tales, a series of six all-new CGI animated shorts starring Scrat, the famed saber-toothed squirrel of the popular Ice Age franchise. In the series, our hapless hero experiences the ups and downs of fatherhood, as he and the adorable, mischievous Baby Scrat, alternately bond with each other and battle for ownership of the highly treasured Acorn.
The series features the voice talents of Chris Wedge (Scrat) and Kari Wahlgren (Baby Scrat). It is produced by Anthony Nisi, with Robert L. Baird and Andrew Millstein serving as executive producers. Ice Age: Scrat Tales will debut on Disney+ on April 13.
Check out the trailer:
The Shorts:
“Nuts About You” – Directed by Michael Berardini and Donnie Long. Story by Berardini.
- Scrat meets Baby Scrat and experiences the pure joy of being a new parent—until Baby Scrat sees The Acorn for the first time.
“LoFi Scrat Beats to Sleep/Chill to” – Directed by Donnie Long and Matt Munn. Story by Long.
- Scrat pounds out a percussive lullaby to get a crying Baby Scrat to fall asleep.
“X’s and Uh-O’s” – Directed by Long and Drew Winey. Story by James Young Jackson and Winey.
- Scrat demonstrates for Baby Scrat how to plant The Acorn, but Scrat is really the one being taught a lesson.
“Nutty Reflections” – Directed by Long and Eric Prah. Story by Galen Tan Chu.
- Scrat and Baby Scrat run after The Acorn into a dark cave, which resembles a creepy funhouse hall of mirrors.
“Teeter Toddler” – Directed by Jeff Gabor and Long. Story by Tan Chu.
- Thanks to a dodo bird, Scrat and Baby Scrat end up on opposite sides of a log held up by a single branch.
“Nut The End” – Directed by Lisa Allen Keane and Long. Story by Michael Thurmeier.
- The Acorn goes flying off a cliff. With it seemingly gone forever, can Scrat and Baby Scrat live in harmony?
Source: Disney+
Debbie Diamond Sarto is news editor at Animation World Network.
