ICE

ICE, the new disaster epic based on the book by James Follett and directed by Nick Copus, produced by Riccardo Pellizzeri.

Forget global warming, here comes the real nightmare. The next ice age is coming fast - and there's nothing we can do.

Set in 2020 'ICE' sees the destructive effects of climate change cause unimaginable devastation and panic world-wide as the human race faces the dawn of a new ice age.

Professor Thom Archer (Richard Roxburgh) discovers that corporate energy company, Halo's drilling on the Greenland Glacier is causing it to melt. With his warnings ignored, he heads to the Arctic to find indisputable evidence. On arrival he realizes humankind is under threat and races against the odds to try to save his family. The glacier collapses, with devastating consequences. Astonishing weather patterns emerge and plunge the world's temperatures into steep decline.

The extraordinary international line up consists of Richard Roxburgh (Stealth, Van Helsing, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Moulin Rouge), Frances O'Connor (Cashmere Mafia, Three Dollars, Windtalders, Artificial Intelligence:AI), Claire Forlani (The Rock, Meet Joe Black, The Diplomat), Ben Cross (Hannibal, Star Trek), Simon Callow (The Phantom of the Opera, Rome, Doctor Who), Patrick Bergin (Patriot Games, Smallville), Stephen Moyer (True Blood, Quills), and Sam Neill (Jurassic Park, Merlin's Apprentice, Crusoe).

This project is a NZ/UK co-production between Screentime and Power.

This is the first venture into feature film production for Screentime Ltd, one of NZ's most established and leading production companies. Executive Producer, Philly de Lacey says "I am incredibly excited that we were able to attract this project to NZ - in part because of the snow, but also the recently established NZ Screen Production Incentive Fund which made New Zealand a viable place to shoot. We are thrilled with the cast, and excellent production crew and now, with shooting wrapped, we are equally excited by the material that has been shot".