The film was released theatrically in Canada on August 14, 2020, digitally on Netflix in other territories on November 5, 2020. Originally slated for a worldwide theatrical release by Paramount Pictures, plans were changed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The film was produced by Paramount Animation, Nickelodeon Movies, and United Plankton Pictures, with animation provided by Mikros Image. The film is dedicated to creator Stephen Hillenburg, who died in 2018, and also served as an executive producer on the project. It is the third theatrical film based on the series, following the first in 2004 and second in 2015.
The regular voice cast of the series reprise their respective roles from the series and the previous films, and the plot follows the origin of how SpongeBob met Gary the Snail, and SpongeBob's quest to rescue him after he is kidnapped. Directed and written by series developer and former series writer Tim Hill, who co-wrote the story with Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger, it is the first film in the franchise to be fully animated in stylized CGI rather than traditional 2D animation. The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Waterhits theaters on February 6th, 2015.The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run is a 2020 American live-action/ computer-animated adventure comedy film based on the animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants.
What do you make of SpongeBob's latest big screen adventure? Is the sponge beginning to wear out his welcome, or are there still years ahead for the square little dude? Sound off in the comments below! Besides Bandaras and a quick cameo from Guns 'N' Roses guitarist, Slash (as seen in the trailer), no other live-action stars have been announced. All of the original voice actors from the SpongeBob Squarepants series are reprising their roles - Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke, Rodger Bumpass, Clancy Brown, Carolyn Lawrence and Mr. Sponge Out of Water is a co-production between Nickelodeon Movies and Paramount Animation, and it's directed by Paul Tibbett and written by Stephen Hillenburg. Not only do their newly acquired powers help them do battle against the villainous Burger-Beard the Pirate (a ginger Antonio Banderas), but it makes them larger than life and perfectly tailored for capitalizing on our ever-growing obsession with superheroes.
Krabs and Plankton become superheroes thanks to a magical book that makes stories come true. The characters won't only appear as their usual, 2-D animated selves, but after crossing over into our world will appear as the computer-generated models that have become the norm in animated feature films.įans will also see SpongeBob, Patrick, Squidward, Mr. Much has changed for SpongeBob and his friends in their latest cinematic outing.
The first trailer for the film has been released. Now, Spongebob, his best friend Patrick, and the rest of the undersea gang are returning in an all-new sequel - The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water - which finds SpongeBob leaving his world and entering our own. The film was well-received by fans and critics, performed better than expected at the box office, and only further cemented SpongeBob's claim as Nickelodeon's reigning 'toon. Premiering in 1999, the television series' massive success led to a movie in 2004, aptly named The SpongeBob Squarepants Movie. Series creator and marine biologist Stephen Hillenburg began developing SpongeBob Squarepants after the cancellation of his first series for the network, Rocko's Modern Life. With a wildly successful television series (that's still airing!), a feature film, and merchandising out the wazoo, Spongebob Squarepants is to Nickelodeon what Mickey Mouse and Bugs Bunny are to Disney and Warner Bros. For Nickelodeon - the network that birthed such animated classics as Ren & Stimpy, Doug and Rugrats - their most popular and profitable star is a sponge who lives in a pineapple under the sea.