The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run is a 2020 American live-actioncomputer-animated adventure comedy film based on the animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. Directed and written by series developer and former series writer Tim Hill, it is the first film in the franchise to be fully animated in stylized CGI rather than traditional 2D animation. 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.

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Summary The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the RunThe SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run is a 2020 American live-actioncomputer-animated adventure comedy film based on the animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. 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 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. The film was released theatrically in Canada on August 14, 2020, and digitally on Netflix in other territories on November 5, 2020. It will have a premium video-on-demand and CBS All Access release in the United States in early 2021.

It is the third theatrical filmbased on the series, following the first in 2004 and second in 2015. The movie is dedicated to creator Stephen Hillenburg, who died in 2018, and also served as an executive producer on the project. The principal cast – Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke, Clancy Brown, Mr. Lawrence, Rodger Bumpass, Carolyn Lawrence, Jill Talley, Mary Jo Catlett, and Lori Alan – are all expected to reprise the roles as their respective characters. Reggie Watts and Awkwafina were added to the cast on June 12, 2019, while Cyndi Lauper and Rob Hyman, who wrote a song for The SpongeBob Musical, would be writing original songs for the film. Snoop Dogg announced on Jimmy Kimmel Live that he would be an original cast member.