The SpongeBob Movie: It's a Wonderful Sponge | |
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Directed by | Tim Hill |
Screenplay by | |
Based on | SpongeBob SquarePants by Stephen Hillenburg |
Music by | Hans Zimmer |
Cinematography | Larry Fong |
Production companies | |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
The SpongeBob Movie: It's a Wonderful Sponge is the third American live-action/animatedcomedy film based on the animated television seriesSpongeBob SquarePants. The film is directed by former series writer Tim Hill, with the screenplay by Hill, Michael Kvamme, Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger. The show's regular voice cast are expected to reprise their respective roles from the series and the previous films. It is a prequel to the series.
The film will be produced by Paramount Animation, Nickelodeon Movies and United Plankton Pictures with animation provided by Mikros Image, and will be released on May 22, 2020 by Paramount Pictures.
This is the first film in the series released after the death of both series creator Stephen Hillenburg on November 26, 2018, and the voice of Barnacle Boy, Tim Conway on May 14, 2019.
Set before the events of the television series, SpongeBob goes on a trip to Camp Coral and meets some new friends. However, when his pet snail Gary gets kidnapped by Poseidon and taken to the Lost City of Atlantic City, he and his new best friend Patrick must go on a rescue mission to save him from the dastardly plan of Poseidon before it is too late.[1]
The series' regular voice cast is expected to reprise their roles.[2][3]
In a February 2015 interview discussing The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water's success at the box office, Megan Colligan, president of worldwide distribution and marketing at Paramount Pictures, stated the possibility of a third film was 'a good bet.'[4] In another interview, Paramount vice-chairman Rob Moore remarked, 'Hopefully, it won't take 10 years to make another film,' in reference to the time passed between The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004) and its 2015 sequel.[5] Later in 2015, it was revealed that Paramount was developing sequels to its franchises, including another SpongeBob film.[6]
Vincent Waller, who has worked on the television series but was not involved with the film,[7] announced in August 2015 that the film was in pre-production.[8] Waller said the film would be mostly 2D.[9] He also confirmed that the show's crew would not be working on the movie,[10] although he later confirmed that former SpongeBob writer Aaron Springer would be the head of story while former writer Zeus Cervas does storyboards.[11] The film was initially scheduled for release in 2019,[12][13] before being delayed to 2020.[14] By January 2016, Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger had been chosen to write the film.[15]
In March 2017, Paramount president Marc Evans announced that the studio would work closely with Viacom on its TV brands, including the SpongeBob film.[16] During the same month, Yahoo! Entertainment stated that the film would be titled The SpongeBob Movie.[17]
In April 2018, the film's official title was revealed as The SpongeBob Movie: It's a Wonderful Sponge, and former SpongeBob writer Tim Hill was announced as director and writer for the film.[18][19] It was reported later in the year that the film would be written by Aibel, Berger, and Michael Kvamme.[20] 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 from the series and the films.[21] In October 2018, at the VIEW Conference in Turin, Italy, Paramount Animation president Mireille Soria revealed the plot for the film. Hans Zimmer was also announced as the composer for the film, while Paris and Montreal-based Mikros Image would handle animation for the film, which would be created entirely through computer graphics.[22]
On January 22, 2019, it was confirmed that production on the film had officially begun.[23] Like its predecessors, the film will include live-action sequences, with Larry Fong as the film's cinematographer.[24]
The SpongeBob Movie: It's a Wonderful Sponge is scheduled to be released on May 22, 2020 by Paramount Pictures.[25] It was originally set for February 9, 2019,[13] but was pushed back to August 2, 2019,[16] then July 31, 2020,[26] and later July 17, 2020,[20] before finally moving to its current date.
Season 11, Episode 54
February 9, 2019
Mr. Krabs turns the Krusty Krab into a jailhouse after Plankton breaks the law; and SpongeBob and Patrick turn the pineapple into a mobile home to take Squidward on the road trip he deserves.
Season 11, Episode 53
February 3, 2019
SpongeBob and Patrick work for a day at Old Man Jenkins' farm.
Season 11, Episode 52
January 27, 2019
Mr. Krabs decides to turn the Krusty Krab into a jailhouse.
Season 11, Episode 51
January 26, 2019
Patrick inducts SpongeBob into his prestigious society of dullards and doofuses. He takes his grime to a new extreme, playing around in so much trash that he becomes unrecognizable.
Season 11, Episode 50
January 20, 2019
Patrick takes his grime to a new extreme, playing around in so much trash that he becomes unrecognizable.
Season 11, Episode 49
January 13, 2019
SpongeBob joins Patrick's society of dullards and doofuses.
Season 11, Episode 46
November 25, 2018
Sandy takes her “Science Scout” troop on a trip to the moon.
Season 11, Episode 45
November 18, 2018
SpongeBob and Patrick's peaceful day of jelly fishing is disturbed by Sandy's competitive nature; SpongeBob pulls from Squidward's shirt a loose string that never seems to end.
Season 11, Episode 44
November 12, 2018
SpongeBob goes to Bubbletown. Later, Sandy invites Mrs. Puff and Karen out of town.
Season 11, Episode 43
October 26, 2018
SpongeBob helps out the Krusty Krab's night shift crew, but the customers crave something creepier than usual.
Season 11, Episode 42
October 25, 2018
When a gang of kids steals the Krusty Krab's grill, SpongeBob and Mr. Krabs go to extreme lengths to win it back.
Season 11, Episode 41
October 24, 2018
Karen gets a computer virus, and it is up to SpongeBob to get it out of her.
Season 11, Episode 40
October 23, 2018
The long-lost episode of Mermaid Man is finally showing on TV and SpongeBob needs to make it home in time to watch.
Season 11, Episode 39
October 22, 2018
Sandy struggles to build a ship-in-a-bottle before a big contest, so SpongeBob calls in a little extra help.
Season 11, Episode 38
October 11, 2018
Plankton goes to jail, but the secret formula is taken as evidence, so SpongeBob and Mr. Krabs plot to get it back; Sandy struggles to build a ship-in-a-bottle before a big contest, so SpongeBob calls in a little extra help.
Season 11, Episode 37
September 27, 2018
Plankton goes to jail, but the secret formula is taken as evidence. SpongeBob and Mr. Krabs plot to get it back.
Season 11, Episode 36
September 26, 2018
Plankton hasn't tried to steal the secret formula in a while and that's making Mr. Krabs nervous.
Season 11, Episode 35
September 25, 2018
SpongeBob introduces Patrick to the wonderful world of book learning when he discovers the pineapple's library.
Season 11, Episode 34
September 24, 2018
SpongeBob and Sandy have to collect Krabby Patty ingredients, but Plankton is following their every step.
Season 11, Episode 33
August 9, 2018
When Mr. Krabs puts in an open kitchen, SpongeBob gets stage fright and has to invent a new persona.
Season 11, Episode 32
August 8, 2018
Plankton tells Patrick he's his conscience so he can convince the wooden-headed star to steal him a Krabby Patty.
Season 11, Episode 31
August 7, 2018
After spilling a milkshake during a delivery, SpongeBob vows to return and clean the entire building.
Season 11, Episode 30 Beltway sniper attacks motive.
August 6, 2018
Mr. Krabs hires Squidward to babysit Pearl for the night, but Pearl just wants to sneak out to a cool teen party.
Season 11, Episode 29
May 10, 2018
When the Krusty Krab runs out of mustard, Mr. Krabs sends SpongeBob, Patrick and Squidward to dig up some more.
Season 11, Episode 28
May 9, 2018
Patrick's lemonade stand isn't doing too well—until he gets a secret ingredient from Squidward.
Season 11, Episode 27
May 8, 2018
Now that Fred's leg has healed up, SpongeBob is determined to keep it out of harm's way—no matter what.
Season 11, Episode 26
May 7, 2018
When Mr. Krabs gets in trouble for littering, he makes SpongeBob and Squidward clean up Bikini Bottom.
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SpongeBob wants to work at the local restaurant. / SpongeBob gets out his trusty reef blower. / SpongeBob meets a squirrel named Sandy.
SpongeBob introduces his talent of bubble blowing. / When SpongeBob tries to impress Sandy Cheeks, he ends up ripping his pants.
SpongeBob and Patrick take an injured Squidward jellyfishing. / SpongeBob falls victim to a scheme by the evil Plankton.
Squidward plays a joke on SpongeBob and Patrick, but the joke backfires on Squidward. / It's exam time again at Mrs. Puff's Boating School.
Mr. Krabs has SpongeBob and Squidward make their first successful pizza delivery. / SpongeBob is losing his pineapple house to parasites.
SpongeBob notices Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy live nearby. / A customer claims SpongeBob didn't put pickles on his Krabby Patty.
Mrs. Puff's Boating School picks SpongeBob as this week's hall monitor. / Despite warnings, SpongeBob takes a wild jellyfish home.
Sandy is taking a rocket ship into outer space. / Mr. Krabs gives SpongeBob a pair of squeaky boots in lieu of pay.
SpongeBob goes to live off the land with the jellyfish. / Fed up with SpongeBob and Patrick, Squidward wants to sell his house.
There's a talent show at the Krusty Krab and Squidward takes over the planning. / The evil Plankton tries to steal a Krusty Krabs Krabby Patty.
SpongeBob gets pumped up with the aid of inflatable muscles. / Squidward's accidental pasting by a flying shell haunts SpongeBob and Patrick.
When Pearl is stood up, SpongeBob agrees to step in. / Mr. Krabs dupes SpongeBob into believing he might lose to Squidward.
It's Halloween and SpongeBob is the easiest to scare in Bikini Bottom. / Squidward reluctantly agrees to take care of SpongeBob's pet snail, Gary.
Fleeing from SpongeBob and Patrick's noise, Squidward ends up frozen. / SpongeBob and Sandy's karate sparring is wreaking havoc.
SpongeBob is able to visit his friend's dreams. / SpongeBob comes down with an illness that turns him into a bubble-maker.
Patrick feels snubbed when SpongeBob's gift doesn't arrive. / SpongeBob turns Squidward's old gum wrapper into a magical toy.
A pretend search for gold turns into a real treasure hunt. / SpongeBob gets on the wrong bus and finds himself lost in a mysterious part of the sea.
Sandy is homesick and plans to return home. / The evil Plankton is up to no good once again when he tries to manipulate SpongeBob.
Squidward decides to teach SpongeBob a 'real' April Fool's prank. / SpongeBob seizes the mythical spatula of King Neptune.
Mr. Krabs warns SpongeBob and Patrick to beware the dangerous fishing hooks! / SpongeBob joins Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy on patrol.