Formerly known as
The SpongeBob Movie: It's a Wonderful Sponge,
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge On The Run will release in theatres in May 2020. Previously, the 3D animated movie was to arrive in theatres in July but its release date has evidently been bumped up.
Tim Hill (
Alvin and the Chipmunks) directs. Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke, and more of the voice actors of the SpongeBob SquarePants cartoon will reprise their roles in the movie. Back in June, both Awkwafina (
Jumanji: The Next Level) and Reggie Watts (
The Late Late Show with James Corden) joined the cast of the
SpongeBob SquarePants movie —
more on their casting here.
The upcoming movie is said to be a mixture of computer-generated and hand-drawn animation — unlike the previous
SpongeBob SquarePants movie which was entirely 3D CGI. Renowned composer Hans Zimmer is at the helm of the film's score. Ali Dee will provide an original song.
Recently, Paramount Pictures released a cool, new poster for
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge On The Run (via
@ParamountKids). Both SpongeBob and Patrick feature and attempt to make use of binoculars — SpongeBob is clearly having more luck with that than Patrick. Based on the tagline and what SpongeBob is holding, it appears that the duo will go on an adventure to find Gary.
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge On The Run will arrive in theatres in May 2020.