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There are lots of great movies out there, but only a few can claim to have created their own genre. John McTiernan’s action classic “Die Hard” is one of them. Sure, it didn’t come from out of nowhere — the premise of villains taking hostages, and a hero taking them down from within dates back at least as far as the Oscar-winning John Huston thriller “Key Largo,” starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall — but it put all the pieces together in one lucrative, easy to copy framework. And boy, did Hollywood copy it. Over and over and over again.

Yes, in the wake of “Die Hard” there have been borderline countless riffs on the same basic premise: Bad guys take over a thingy, a good guy just happens to be at the thingy, the good guy foils all the bad guys’ plans. Just change the thingy, and/or change the heroes/villains,...

Paramount will lean into the comedy genre with its upcoming slate of titles, presented yesterday (June 18) at CineEurope.

On panel sessions at the trade convention, cinema operators have been calling for more-rounded film slates, and decrying the lack of adult-skewing comedies that in the past have been supplied by the likes of The Hangover, Ted, Judd Apatow productions and Adam Sandler vehicles.

In upcoming months, Paramount will release both The Naked Gun and Scary Movie 6.

Announced is Meet The Parents 4, starring Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro, which Paramount has for international markets and Universal in North America. Ariane Grande will join the cast.

Rap sensation Ice Spice has joined the cast of the upcoming animated comedy The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants as one of the new additions to the film. The fourth installment in the SpongeBob SquarePants movie series, Search for SquarePants, was initially announced three years ago in 2022.

According to the film’s logline, the story will follow SpongeBob and his friends as they journey into the depths of the ocean to confront the ghost of the Flying Dutchman. The movie is scheduled for release in December 2025.

Ice Spice joins the cast of the new SpongeBob movie, Search for SquarePants

Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Animation have recently revealed the latest cast additions for the upcoming installment in the SpongeBob SquarePants film series, The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants.

SpongeBob SquarePants | Credit: Nickelodeon

Revealed at the Annecy International Animation Festival in France on Tuesday, the new cast members include Regina Hall,...

Annecy crowds were in for a treat as Ramsey Naito, President of Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Animation, and longtime festival supporter, opened the studios’ 2025 showcase with a preview of the upcoming projects.

“Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie,” “The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender” and “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem 2” are all in active development. “Paw Patrol” is set to hit theaters July 24, 2026, followed by Aang’s animated return on Oct. 9. Fans of pizza-loving martial artist turtles will need to wait until Sept. 27, 2027, for the next “Tmnt” bigscreen appearance — or will they? Read on to find out.

Naito, one of the most prominent animation executives in Hollywood today, expressed her excitement about returning to Annecy. She also unveiled new additions to the cast of “The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants.” Joining the regular cast and Mark Hamill are Regina Hall, Sherry Cola, Arturo Castro, George Lopez, and four-time Grammy-nominated,...

The Grammy-nominated rapper will appear in the upcoming animated feature, set for release in December. Rapper Ice Spice has joined the voice cast of The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants, the upcoming animated feature from Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Animation. The news was announced during the studio’s presentation at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in France on…

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Paramount will need a bigger pineapple under the sea to give everyone who’s joined the voice cast of the latest SpongeBob SquarePants movie a place to enjoy their Krabby Patties! On Tuesday, several names bubbled to the surface for the porous protagonist’s next adventure, The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants, including Regina Hall, George Lopez, Sherry Cola, Arturo Castro, and rapper Isis Ice Spice. In addition to voicing a character in the film, Ice Spice will also contribute a banger to the film’s soundtrack.

Ramsey Naito, President of Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Animation, announced the cast of The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants at Tuesday’s Annecy International Animation Film Festival. Adding to the excitement, Naito said the studios have their work cut out for them, with Smurfs coming to theaters in July and Search for SquarePants in December. As if that’s not enough,...

Regina Hall (Honk For Jesus), Sherry Cola (Shrinking), Arturo Castro (Tron: Ares), George Lopez (Lopez vs Lopez) and rapper Ice Spice have joined the voice cast for upcoming animated feature The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants.

Four-time Grammy multi-platinum selling rapper Isis “Ice Spice” will also contribute a song to the movie.

Ramsey Naito, President of Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Animation, announced the new voice cast members during a presentation at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival on Tuesday.

Naito said that the studios had a busy six months ahead with the release of Smurfs in July, and The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants in December.

She also noted the packed production slate topped by Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie, The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem 2.

Produced by Paramount Pictures with Nickelodeon Movies in association with Domain Entertainment and MRC,...

A preview of writer/director Dean DeBlois’ upcoming live action reimaging of “How to Train Your Dragon” from Universal has been added to the Annecy International Animation Film Festival lineup.

Dreamworks Animation’s 2010 original, based on Cressida Cowell’s book series, was written and directed by DeBlois and Chris Sandlers, and DeBlois wrote and helmed the following two movies to complete the trilogy. The new film will screen at Annecy on June 11, in advance of its June 13 U.S. release.

A Paramount & Nickelodeon Animation presentation has also been added to the festival schedule, featuring upcoming “Smurfs,” directed by Chris Miller (“Puss in Boots”) and “The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants,” helmed by Derek Drymon. A pair of shorts, “SpongeBob: Order Up,” directed by Sean Charmatz and “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Chrome Alone 2 – Lost in New Jersey,” directed by Kent Seki, will also highlight the June 10 session.

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Star Trek and SpongeBob SquarePants are two of the top five most popular franchises on Paramount+. Now, Collider has an exclusive first look at a new ad that takes the two properties and squishes them together. You may never look at Star Trek or SpongeBob the same way after this universe-shattering crossover.

In the new ad, Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount), commands the "Patrick Starship Enterprise," a gigantic starship resembling everyone's favorite dim-witted starfish, complete with the unmistakable voice of Bill Fagerbakke. Spock (Ethan Peck) and Sandy Cheeks (Carolyn Lawrence) survey the stars, while Uhura (Celia Rose Gooding) and Mr. Krabs (Clancy Brown) man the controls...which also double as a grill for Krabby Patties. Finally, the man (or sponge) of the hour arrives, as Tom Kenny's SpongeBob beams aboard, clad in a square Starfleet uniform. Soon, the whole thing is revealed to be the result of Uhura having a very strange dream.

The Annecy International Animation Film Festival is nearly here. The annual film festival and market takes place from June 8 to June 14, in a gorgeous town that served as the inspiration for Belle’s village in Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast”. This year’s slate is overflowing with must-see screenings and panels.

Among the special screenings this year are Andy Serkis’ long-awaited take on George Orwell’s “Animal Farm,” Michel Gondry’s “Maya, Give Me Another Title” (he’ll also be receiving an Honorary Cristal Award this year “in recognition of his exceptional contribution to the vitality of animation”), Genndy Tartakovsky’s R-rated “Fixed” and “The SpongeBob Movie: Search for Squarepants,” the new feature from Paramount Animation. Additionally, Pixar will screen their new feature “Elio.”

There will be exciting presentations from Disney, who will reveal a first-look at footage from “Zootopia 2,” courtesy of director (and Walt Disney Animation Studios Cco) Jared Bush,...

Avatar: The Last Airbender is considered one of the most important works of Western animation of the past two decades, and in recent years, it has seen a resurgence in its popularity with a live-action adaptation from Netflix. A new animated film based on the series was announced in 2021, although major production updates since then have been scarce.

Now, the project finally has an official name: The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender. Per Variety, Paramount Animation, the studio behind the film, unveiled its official title during its CinemaCon presentation in Las Vegas. During the presentation, the studio also drummed up buzz for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem 2, the new Smurfs film and The Spongebob Movie: The Search for Squarepants.

New Avatar: The Last Airbender Movie Finally Has Official Name After 4 Years in Development Image via Nickelodeon

The film, which was previously more simply titled Aang: The Last Airbender,...

Gold Derby's top news stories for April 1, 2025. Watch the Karate Kid: Legends trailer

Fresh off its CinemaCon presentation on Monday, Sony Pictures released the trailer for Karate Kid: Legends, the sixth film in the franchise. Set three years after the final season of Cobra Kai, the film stars American Born Chinese's Ben Wang as kung fu prodigy Li Fong, who relocates to New York City with his mother (Ming-Na Wen). Per the logline: "But his newfound peace is short-lived after he attracts unwanted attention from a formidable local karate champion. Driven by a desire to defend himself, Li embarks on a journey to enter the ultimate karate competition. Guided by the wisdom of his kung fu teacher, Mr. Han (Jackie Chan), and the legendary Karate Kid, Daniel Larusso (Ralph Macchio), Li merges their unique styles to prepare for an epic martial arts showdown." The cast also includes Joshua Jackson and Sadie Stanley.

There's been a lot of Odyssey talk since the announcement of Christopher Nolan's upcoming adaptation of the influential epic poem. Even if you've never read it, you've likely enjoyed one of its numerous adaptations, like O' Brother, Where Art Thou?or Black Sails. But often forgotten in discussions of Odyssey adaptations is the 2004 Annie Award-nominated feature The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie. Directed by cartoon legend Stephen Hillenburg and starring the vocal talents of Tom Kenny, Bill Faggerbakke, and Clancy Brown, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie is indeed an adaptation of Homer's Odyssey(fight me).

It’s another year of high-profile animated sequels, led by Disney’s “Zootopia 2,” DreamWorks’ “The Bad Guys 2,” and Nickelodeon/Paramount’s “The SpongeBob Movie: Search for Square Pants,” and the “Smurfs” film.

But there are plenty of attention-grabbing non-sequels in 2025: “Pixar’s intergalactic “Elio,” DreamWorks’ “Dog Man,” Neon’s French “Arco,” Sony Pictures Classics’ “A Magnificent Life,” Sylvain Chomet’s biopic about French author-filmmaker Marcel Pagnol, and Sony Picture’s “Scarlet,” the latest anime from Mamoru Hosoda (“Belle”).

In addition, Netflix delivers another diverse slate: “In Your Dreams,” “KPop Demon Hunters” (with Sony Pictures), Genndy Tartakovsky’s 2D adult comedy, “Fixed,” “Lost in Starlight” (the streamer’s first Korean-language animated film), “Plankton: The Movie” (with Nickelodeon), and “The Twits” adapted from Roald Dahl.

Also, there are three Oscar-qualifying holdovers from 2024: “Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl,” “The Colors Within,” and “The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie.

Since its series premiere in 1999, "SpongeBob SquarePants" has honed the art of weaving brisk, humorous shorts to fill out its 30-minute episodic timeslot. Most of these mini-arcs that feature our favorite yellow sea sponge are self-contained adventures that never fail to entertain. The series' tone has always been lighthearted and happy-go-lucky — pitch-perfect for children growing up watching it — but slivers of adult humor have always strewn throughout with an older audience in mind. Most of it is pretty harmless, such as the silly dolphin noises in the "Sailor Mouth" episode that are meant to be a stand-in for cuss words, or SpongeBob waking up extremely hungover after drinking too many "milkshakes" at a bar in "The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie." While subtle jokes of this variety will inevitably (and hopefully) fly over a child's head, these subject matters often take an inappropriate turn, inviting controversy and criticism.

There have been instances...

The hot dog imbalance — eight buns in a bag to 10 dogs in a pack — is an oft-spoken-of Americana annoyance, but it’s not the only bread-to-meat ratio that just doesn’t make sense. We’re talking, of course, about Wendy’s square hamburgers served on a round roll. Classic IndieWire stuff.

Wendy’s and Paramount are hammering out a deal to launch a new menu item at participating Wendy’s restaurants: the Krabby Patty. Yes, the sandwich of preference from the “SpongeBob Squarepants” cartoons is coming above sea level, a source confirmed to IndieWire. And you thought saucey nuggs would be the breakout Wendy’s menu item of 2024.

In the world of the Nickelodeon sea-sponge, the Krusty Krab is essentially the Wendy’s of the sea. It is also the employer of SpongeBob and Squidward. The Krab’s signature sandwich, the Krabby Patty, is about to wash ashore at your local...

Your browser does not support the video tag. SpongeBob SquarePants debuted in 1999 and has evolved into a successful franchise, including multiple movies and a 15th season. The cast reflects on the show's success, with Tom Kenny noting the subtle signs of its popularity growing over time. The voice actors discuss new projects like The Patrick Star Show, the Sandy Cheeks movie, and potential sports commentating gigs for SpongeBob and friends.

It's the 25th anniversary of SpongeBob SquarePants and Screen Rant is proud to celebrate alongside the cast and crew at San Diego Comic-Con. The show first debuted in 1999 on Nickelodeon with the pilot episode titled "Help Wanted." True to its name, the cartoon sponge applies for a job at the Krusty Krab restaurant, home of the iconic Krabby Patty. This sets in motion a series of events that would entertain viewers of all ages for years to come.

The show eventually evolved into a franchise,...

Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie takes SpongeBob fans on an adventure to Texas with the titular character, where Sandy's family joins in the action-packed fun. Director Liza Johnson reflects on making her animated genre debut, including the unique process of working with the SpongeBob SquarePants story and animation teams to make the spinoff movie. Johnson also reflects on the toxic backlash to The Last of Us season 1 episode 7 and why it didn't bother her, instead inviting said viewers to "get good enough at the game" to see how authentic it was to the source material.

The world of SpongeBob SquarePants is growing in an exciting new direction with Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie. The Netflix film marks the fourth feature-length installment in the Nickelodeon franchise after 2004's The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, 2015's Sponge Out of Water, and 2020's Sponge on the Run. Saving Bikini Bottom puts...

You know what’s funnier than 24? 25!

To celebrate a quarter century of “SpongeBob SquarePants,” Nickelodeon pulled out all the stops at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, starting with an epic Hall H panel.

Mark Hamill made a surprise appearance to reveal that he’d be voicing The Flying Dutchman in the upcoming fourth SpongeBob film, “The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants,” out in 2025. “He’s the most fearsome goofball pirate you’ve ever seen. The movie is more cerebral. It’s more thoughtful, intellectually challenging. No, I’m just yanking your chain. It’s inspired silliness from start to finish.”

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— Katcy Stephan @ Sdcc! (@katcystephan) July 25, 2024

Voice actors Tom Kenny (SpongeBob), Bill Fagerbakke (Patrick), Carolyn Lawrence (Sandy), Rodger Bumpass (Squidward), Clancy Brown (Mr. Krabs) and Mr. Lawrence (Plankton) took the stage...

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For the musical staff at SpongeBob SquarePants, every morning begins with the potential to bring “The Best Day Ever.” That song was co-written by Andy Paley and the voice of SpongeBob, Tom Kenny. It debuted in the credits of the 2004 feature film, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, and captures the anticipatory joy of riding the Bikini Bottom wave.

“That is SpongeBob’s philosophy of life,” Kenny tells Den of Geek. “He jumps out of bed singing, ‘This is gonna be the best day ever.’ Sometimes it’s not. But he goes to bed and believes tomorrow is gonna be.”

The sentiment still reverberates because the songwriters craft lasting tunes. The sounds and music of the beloved animated series have broadened its appeal and prolonged its impact. As Paley explains, “We aim for two things: songs that can be enjoyed outside SpongeBob, and records that, if you...

Max has shared a curated list of films available to stream on the service in Summer 2024. Max is home to Warner Bros. Pictures films, classics and new favorites from A24, the Studio Ghibli library, and award-winning films spanning multiple genres.

The platform is showcasing its vast film library with curated summer watch lists of blockbusters, horror, family-friendly films, and more.

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Warner Bros. Pictures’ Dune: Part Two, the groundbreaking sequel to Dune, is now available to stream on the platform along with recent hits like Wonka and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, which also has an American Sign Language (Asl) version of the film available to stream.

Viewers can also find summer favorites like Mamma Mia!, Meg 2: The Trench, A Night at the Roxbury, and Forgetting Sarah Marshall.

Dune: Part Two

Horror fans can look to Max for their summer scares and favorite films from franchises,...

Parents with kids on summer vacation have been waiting for this one! “Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years” is returning for a new season of summer camp hijinks on Paramount+. Learn how SpongeBob grew from the small, impressionable sponge that he started out as into the karate and Krabby Patty extraordinaire that fans know and love in his later years, and how he made his most important friendships! Stream the new season of “Kamp Koral: SpongeBob’s Under Years” with a 7-Day Free Trial of Paramount Plus.

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SpongeBob SquarePants is still revealing new details about its fan-favorite characters. Case in point, the first trailer for Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie has just revealed a previously unknown detail about its titular female squirrel.

The Saving Bikini Bottom trailer, which sees Sandy Cheeks and SpongeBob SquarePants teaming up to save Bikini Bottom after it's scooped out of the ocean by B.O.O.T.S. Marine Biology Lab, revealed that Sandy is a flying squirrel. "Wow, you never told me you were a flying squirrel," SpongeBob tells Sandy as they soar through the air on their to way to Texas. "It gives me jiggly arm flaps," Sandy replies, explaining why the beloved squirrel has never shared this detail about herself before. The trailer also revealed Sandy Cheeks' extended family, who will be instrumental in helping the duo save their friends and community from B.O.O.T.S.

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There are multiple spinoff movies for different SpongeBob SquarePants characters in the works at Netflix. The streamer previously announced that fan favorite Sandy Cheeks was set to get her own movie, and now it's been officially revealed that a more villainous character will get the solo film treatment.

On Thursday, Netflix announced the upcoming release of Plankton: The Movie. In the film, "Planktons world is flipped upside down when his plan for world domination is thwarted. " Mr. Lawrence, will reprise the role of Plankton for the new movie. Directed by Dave Needham, and based on characters created by Stephen Hillenburg, Plankton: The Movie will also feature franchise stars Jill Talley (Karen Plankton), Tom Kenny (SpongeBob SquarePants), Bill Fagerbakke (Patrick Star), Carolyn Lawrence (Sandy Cheeks), Clancy Brown (Mr. Krabs), and Rodger Bumpass (Squidward Tentacles). A first look photo can be seen below for the film, which will be released sometime in...

Documentary fans have a lot to be excited about this month on HBO and Max. April begins with the premiere of The Synanon Fix, a docuseries that follows the rise and fall of the cult-like drug rehabilitation program Synanon. The documentary Brandy Hellville and the Cult of Fast Fashion takes a deep-dive into the controversial “one size fits most” clothing brand Brandy Mellville and the impact of fast fashion on the planet.

An American Bombing: The Road to April 19th looks at the surge of political violence and anti-government sentiment that led to the 1995 Oklahoma City Bombing, and the effects still felt nearly 30 years later. HBO is also returning with a second part to their popular docuseries The Jinx, with filmmakers continuing their investigation of Robert Durst.

But if documentaries aren’t your thing, there’s still plenty of popular films hitting Max in April, like Scott Pilgrim vs. The World,...

It's a new month, and HBO and Max will be showering their subscribers with gifts all April long! This month, the Wbd properties will welcome the arrival of unscripted projects like the premiere of Conan O’Brien’s new travel comedy series “Conan O’Brien Must Go” and the fourth season of the Emmy Award-winning drag-centric “We're Here.” Plus, Park Chan-wook and A24’s “The Sympathizer” limited series and the highly anticipated continuation of “The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst” will all be available to stream throughout the month.

Find out everything coming to Max this April, including The Streamable’s top picks to add to your watch list!

Sign Up $9.99+ / month Max.com What are the 5 Best Shows and Movies Coming to Max in April 2024? “Alex Edelman: Just For Us” | Saturday, April 6

Filmed in front of a live audience at Broadway’s Hudson Theatre in August 2023, Alex Edelman brings his solo special,...

Filmmaker Andrew Jarecki continues his investigation of convicted murderer Robert Durst in The Jinx – Part Two, a six-episode documentary series premiering on Max on April 21, 2024. The streaming service’s April lineup also includes the seven-episode limited series The Sympathizer, based on Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and starring Oscar winner Robert Downey Jr in multiple roles.

Comedian Alex Edelman hosts a brand new comedy special, and Conan O’Brien visits favorite fans from his podcast series in the four-episode unscripted series Conan O’Brien Must Go. The documentary series The Synanon Fix exploring the drug rehabilitation program joins Max’s lineup on April 1st. And the streaming service has set April premiere dates for the documentaries Brandy Hellville & The Cult Of Fast Fashion and An American Bombing: The Road To April 19th.

Series & Films Arriving On Max In April 2024

April 1

American Renegades (2018)

Basquiat (1996)

Black Swan (2010)

Body of Lies (2008)

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Lex Luthor is one of the most celebrated villains of all time. Superman’s arch-nemesis is a genius, billionaire, and one of the most power-hungry characters in the comic-book world. The legendary character was portrayed to perfection by actor Clancy Brown in the Tim Daly starring animated show Superman: The Animated Series.

Bruce Timm’s follow-up to his Batman: The Animated Series was a Superman for a new generation as it became an influential piece of media for many other adaptations. It saw a much more vulnerable Superman, who did not smile or perpetually be optimistic like he was in the comics. However, Superman would have been completely different as Brown reportedly first auditioned for the role of Clark Kent in the show.

Tim Daly Got The Job For Superman Very Quickly Tim Daly as Superman in Superman: The Animated Series

Bruce Timm’s Superman: The Animated Series is one...

Pink regrets recording the SpongeBob song "We've Got Scurvy," calling it a "real mistake." "We've Got Scurvy" was a standout hit from SpongeBob SquarePants' first decade and featured on the compilation album SpongeBob's Greatest Hits. Despite Pink's regret, "We've Got Scurvy" is considered one of the show's most clever and unhinged musical numbers, along with other iconic songs like "This Grill Is Not a Home" and "Ripped Pants."

SpongeBob SquarePants celebrity guest star Pink says she regrets recording an iconic SpongeBob song. Pink appears as a pirate in SpongeBob SquarePants season 6, episode 23, “Truth or Square.” This special episode celebrates the 10th anniversary of the classic animated series, hosted by live-action pirate Patchy the Pirate. Now, the show is about to mark its 25th anniversary, and will soon return for SpongeBob SquarePants season 15 in 2024.

Pink expresses regret towards recording the “Truth or Square” song, “We’ve Got Scurvy.” In an...

Updated: This post has been updated to include Cinespia’s full lineup of screenings planned from May through July.

Cinespia, L.A.’s first and longest running series of outdoor movie screenings, has set its summer lineup, returning for a 22nd season of programming held at L.A. State Historic Park, the Greek Theatre and the Hollywood Forever Cemetery.

“We’re thrilled to be back for our 22nd season with an amazing lineup of fan-favorite films,” stated Cinespia founder, John Wyatt, announcing this summer’s screenings, presented by Amazon Studios.

The season kicks off on June 3 with a special presentation of “The Lost Boys,” followed by “The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie” on June 10 and “She’s All That” on June 16.

Then, Cinespia will again partner with the Christopher Street West Association (Csw) — the nonprofit that has produced L.A. Pride celebration for more than 50 years — to host a special screening of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show...

SpongeBob SquarePants is Nickelodeon's longest-running series, with 277 episodes. Still, its impact on cinema has also proven its status as one of the greatest children's shows ever made. SpongeBob is beloved worldwide, and for a good reason, as its fresh animation style and humor have gone on to stand the test of time. The series first hit the silver screen in 2004 with The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie. Two more sequels followed: The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water in 2015 and The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run in 2020. It is now a well-established film franchise and a television one and is returning to our screens very soon. However, it won't be the world's most famous sponge at the helm of this narrative. It will be SpongeBob's close friend Sandy that heads this feature. So, with the vast fan base terribly excited, here is everything we know about Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie.

Is this the Krusty Krab? No, this is the sound of a brand new "SpongeBob SquarePants" being announced. Paramount and Nickelodeon (like every other studio) are in the business of milking their popular franchises for all the nostalgia they're worth, and there is arguably no bigger Nickelodeon character than SpongeBob SquarePants.

Since the moment it premiered back in 1999, the animated comedy series created by Stephen Hillenburg has been the biggest show in the network's history. In fact, the character recently inspired a new character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Now, almost 30 years and 300 episodes later, there's as big a chance of "SpongeBob" going away and stopping as there is a chance the titular sponge stops working at the Krusty Krab.

There have been three "SpongeBob" movies, with the original "The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie" serving as a sort of series finale according to Hillenburg. Following his departure from the show, two new films were released,...

Annie and César-winning and Oscar nominated animation specialist filmmaker Mark Osborne delivered an inspirational masterclass to a rapt crowd of animators and students at the International Film Festival of India, Goa on Tuesday.

Osborne began with a presentation on the process behind the 2015 film “The Little Prince,” based on Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s beloved 1943 novella, and then shared his views on how budding animators could approach their craft.

“Figure out what’s important to you, find out what’s meaningful to you and try to tap into it, because if it’s meaningful to you, and it’s honest, it’s going to be meaningful to an audience, you’re going to find your audience. And if you’re going to be honest, and not just tell a story that’s copying another story or trying to do something like someone else, it’s that honesty that creates fresh takes on things and fresh approaches,...

Paramount has announced 2025 release dates for upcoming animated movies about “Avatar: The Last Airbender” and “SpongeBob SquarePants.”

The untitled “SpongeBob” movie has a May 23, 2025, release date and is produced by Nickelodeon Animation and Paramount Animation.

The untitled “Avatar: The Last Airbender” movie is coming Oct. 10, 2025, and is produced by Nickelodeon Animation, Paramount Animation and Avatar Studios. Both are getting wide releases.

Fans of the Nickelodeon series “Avatar: The Last Airbender” — not to be confused with James Cameron’s blue N’avi “Avatar” movies — have been patiently waiting for a big-screen adaptation ever since the formation of Avatar Studios was announced in 2021. Series creators Michael Dimartino and Bryan Konietzko, who stepped away from Netflix’s upcoming live-action “Avatar” adaptation, created the animation studio to expand the worlds of the main series and its sequel “The Legend of Korra.”

In June, it was revealed that not one, but three standalone “Avatar” films...

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A24’s acclaimed stop-motion/live-action hybrid “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On” could be the wild card in the animated feature Oscar race — going up against such early favorites as Pixar’s “Turning Red,” Disney’s “Strange World,” and Netflix’s two stop-motion behemoths: “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” and Henry Selick’s “Wendell & Wild” (the latter being the lone animated feature premiering at TIFF).

And why not? The feature debut from director Dean Fleischer Camp (adapting a series of shorts he created with “Marcel” star Jenny Slate), has been embraced by critics for its charm, wit, inventive stop-motion, and its adorable breakout star. The one-inch anthropomorphic shell (voiced by Slate) lives with his grandmother Connie (Isabella Rossellini) and develops a friendship with doc filmmaker Dean (Fleischer Camp), who moves in and films Marcel’s daily activities, which go viral. Marcel, who’s in search of his lost family,...

Great Wolf Resorts’ new division Great Wolf Entertainment is under way on its first animated production, “The Great Wolf Pack.”

The hospitality brand has recruited a group of animation veterans to bring its familiar characters to branded entertainment properties. Chris Bailey (“Garfield: The Movie”) will direct “The Great Wolf Pack,” with Julia Pistor as executive producer alongside writer Kent Redeker (“Doc McStuffins”). The production team includes Academy Award winning animation studio Six Point Harness.

Bringing to life the vacation brand’s stable of woodland creatures, “The Great Wolf Pack” follows Wiley Wolf, Violet Wolf, Oliver Raccoon, Sammy Squirrel and Brinley Bear, who are anointed by the Great Wolf Spirit as the Great Wolf Pack. Through a magical geyser, they transport to whimsical worlds where they put to use the power of the Pack to overcome various dilemmas. Only by joining together in friendship and combining their unique talents and flaws...

Patrick Star is about to become the star of his own show.

A “SpongeBob Squarepants” spinoff series centered around SpongeBob’s pink friend is in the works at Nickelodeon, Variety has confirmed with sources. “The Patrick Star Show” will see Bill Fagerbakke continue to voice the character.

The series will be a deep dive on Patrick and his family, as the friendly starfish hosts a talk show. Precisely which other “SpongeBob” actors will be reprising their characters for this new series is unclear, however, sources say it will introduce several new characters voiced by new actors to the “SpongeBob” underwater universe.

A representative for Nickelodeon declined to comment.

This marks the second “SpongeBob” spinoff to float its way to Nickelodeon, following in the spongesteps of “Kamp Koral,” a CG-animated prequel series which was greenlit over a year ago. That series, which is set to premiere on CBS All Access next year,...

“The Patrick Star Show,” a “SpongeBob SquarePants” animated spinoff starring SpongeBob’s best friend, Patrick, is in the works at Nickelodeon.

On the new series, the pink starfish will continued to be voiced by the character’s longtime “SpongeBob” voice actor Bill Fagerbakke, a person with knowledge of the situation told TheWrap.

Reps for Nickelodeon declined to comment Monday.

The project is not the only upcoming “SpongeBob” offshoot series, joining the previously announced prequel “Kamp Koral.” That show — which recently moved from Nickelodeon to CBS All Access, where it will debut next year as part of the rebranded service — will see a 10-year-old SpongeBob during his summer at the eponymous camp. In the series, SpongeBob and his pals spend the summer building underwater campfires, catching wild jellyfish and swimming in Lake Yuckymuck at the craziest camp in the kelp forest, Kamp Koral.

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Three months after HBO Max launched with the full set of eight core “Harry Potter” movies, the octet of titles about the Boy Who Lived will be rolling off the WarnerMedia service in August.

Fans of Harry Potter’s Wizarding World have a little over five weeks left to binge on the eight films based on J.K. Rowling’s novels on HBO Max, with the titles expiring on Aug. 25, WarnerMedia announced Monday.

Rowling has recently become embroiled in a firestorm of criticism over her comments regarding transgender identity. A source familiar with the status of the Harry Potter films on HBO Max told Variety that the removal of the movies from streaming service stems from standard licensing terms that are unrelated to the controversy.

At the same time, HBO Max in August also will be adding films including the slate of DC’s Batman movies — including the 1989 “Batman,” “Batman & Robin,...

Paramount Animation's upcoming cartoon feature "The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run", directed by Tim Hill and produced by Ryan Harris, has been acquired by Netflix for exclusive streaming in 2021:

"...'Spongebob' and 'Patrick' go on a rescue mission to save 'Gary', who was 'snailnapped' by 'Poseidon'..."

Since its debut in 1999, "SpongeBob SquarePants" is seen in more than 208 countries and territories, translated in 55+ languages and averaging more than 100 million total viewers every quarter. The new film marks the third feature-length "Spongebob adventure", following "The SpongeBob Squarepants Movie" (2014) and "Sponge Out of Water" (2015).

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“The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run,” Paramount and Nickelodeon’s animated adventure based on the absorbent underwater fry cook, is skipping its planned theatrical debut. It will instead launch on premium digital rental services in early 2021 before landing exclusively on CBS All Access, the streaming service owned by the studio’s parent company, ViacomCBS.

It was originally slated to hit the big screen on May 22, but was postponed until Aug. 7 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

“We are thrilled to have ‘The Spongebob Movie: Sponge on the Run,” a premier, first-run movie from one of ViacomCBS’ biggest brands, join CBS All Access’ expanding slate of franchise content from across ViacomCBS,” said Marc DeBevoise, chief digital officer at ViacomCBS and president and CEO of ViacomCBS Digital. “This launch will be perfectly timed with our continued expansion and planned rebranding of the service in early 2021, as we welcome SpongeBob and the gang...

Nickelodeon has announced that the cast of “SpongeBob Squarepants” will team up for a virtual table read in “The Stars of SpongeBob Fan Favorites Special,” premiering on June 5.

Tom Kenny (SpongeBob), Bill Fagerbakke (Patrick), Rodger Bumpass (Squidward), Carolyn Lawrence (Sandy), Clancy Brown (Mr. Krabs) and Mr. Lawrence (Plankton) are all coming together for the half-hour virtually produced table read to bring classic “Spongebob Squarepants” scenes to life. The special will feature animation from the original episodes alongside the voice cast as they recreate scenes that are voted for by the fans.

Fans can vote on a selection of scenes on NickPlay.com, where they can choose to vote on classic moments, including “Band Rehearsal,” “Alaskan Bull Worm,” “I’m Dirty Dan” and more. The table read will also include a performance of a new rendition of the “F.U.N. Song.”

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Paramount’s “Top Gun: Maverick,” a sequel to Tom Cruise’s 1986 classic, is the latest summer movie to vacate its release date as theaters remain closed to stop the spread of the coronavirus. The anticipated follow-up was scheduled to debut June 24 and will now release Dec. 23, 2020.

As part of the release shake-up, Paramount has also moved “A Quiet Place Part II” — which the studio postponed last month — to Sept. 4, 2020. “The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run,” an animated adventure based on the absorbent underwater fry cook, was originally slated to hit theaters on May 22 and will now bow July 31, 2020. Meanwhile sci-fi fantasy film “The Tomorrow War,” previously scheduled for Dec. 25, 2020, is now undated.

Those films join a growing list of tentpoles that were pulled from release because of the coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent closure of multiplexes. Sony recently delayed most of its summer slate, including “Morbius” and “Ghostbusters: Afterlife.

Snoop Dogg makes a cameo in the new Super Bowl commercial for The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run, in theaters May 22nd.

The clip opens with Mr. Krab telling SpongeBob that Super Bowl commercials are extremely expensive, and that he has exactly 26 seconds to list everything in the upcoming film. “There’s fast cars, flashbacks,” he quickly says, adding “Snoop Dogg!” to the list as a glimpse of the rapper performing at a Bikini Bottom club flashes across the screen.

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Paramount gave an early look at its “The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run” tv spot that will debut ahead of the Super Bowl. Since even pre-game commercials are expensive, the new clip gives SpongeBob just 26 seconds to describe everything that happens in his new film.

“There’s fast cars, flashbacks, Snoop Dogg, robots, a wise sage, churros,” everyone’s favorite cartooned sponge rattles off. “The only thing missing is Gary.”

In the animated movie, out in theaters May 22, SpongeBob SquarePants and Patrick Star venture out of Bikini Bottom and head to the Lost City of Atlantic City on a rescue mission to save SpongeBob’s trustee snail Gary.

The show’s original voice cast — Tom Kenny, Clancy Brown, Rodger Bumpass, Bill Fagerbakke, Carolyn Lawrence, Douglas Lawrence — will reprise their roles alongside Awkwafina, Keanu Reeves and Reggie Watts. Tim Hill, a former writer on the Nickelodeon series, directed the movie...

Nickelodeon’s hit “SpongeBob Square-Pants” moved out of its own adolescence earlier this year when the animated series turned 20 in May. But the celebration of the modern classic about under-the-sea adventures is continuing well into next year as a “love letter” to the show’s creator, says Ramsey Naito, Nickelodeon executive vice president of animation production and development.

“Time flies,” says Naito. “I remember meeting Stephen Hillenburg in 1998 when we were both getting coffee at a coffee machine when he was just starting.”

Hillenburg, who was a marine biology teacher before stepping into the world of animation, created “SpongeBob” based on some of his own experience seeing children’s awe at sponges and starfish. The series became Nickelodeon’s first original Saturday morning cartoon, debuting in May 1999. Hillenburg unfortunately passed away from complications from Als in November 2018 at age 57, before getting to see his beloved series hit this milestone — festivities...

Annecy, France — Having traveled from the floor of Bikini Bottom to the shores of Lake Annecy in France, SpongeBob SquarePants is kicking off his 20th year at Europe’s most important animation festival with a Nickelodeon panel and accompanying sneak peek of the upcoming special “SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout.”

A few lucky Annecy Intl. Animation Film Festival attendees who waited online to score tickets for the rapidly sold-out panel will be the first in the world to see the special, which will release worldwide on the slimy orange network on July 12.

The accompanying panel will include Nickelodeon and SpongeBob vets including co-executive producers Marc Ceccarelli and Vincent Waller, producer Jennie Monica and writer Kaz Prapuolenis.

The special is a mix of traditional 2D animated and live action scenes, on a par with 2004’s “The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie,” and even features a cameo from one of the film’s live action superstars.

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The underwater exploits of SpongeBob’s summer camp childhood exploits will be the focus of a new Nickelodeon prequel series.

SpongeBob SquarePants has plenty of projects – a year-long birthday bash, a special featuring the voice cast in live-action form, another movie and even prospective spinoff shows – on his franchise backlog during the porous Pollyannaish pineapple-dweller’s 20th anniversary. However, Nickelodeon has another entry to offer, a prequel series set to focus on a 10-year-old version of the character during a stay at summer sleepaway camp.

Tentatively titled Kamp Koral, Nickelodeon has officially greenlit the young-Sponge-Bob prequel series for a 13-episode run, reports Deadline. Unlike the mothership show, the prequel will manifest as a CGI-concocted series, though will remain 2D. According to the description, the prequel will focus on SpongeBob’s stay at “the craziest camp in the kelp forest,” Kamp Koral, where he’ll spend the summer “building underwater campfires,...

Nickelodeon has ordered a prequel series to its longrunning cartoon, “SpongeBob SquarePants” that will follow a young Spongebob during sleepaway camp.

The series, titled “Kamp Koral” will see a 10-year-old SpongeBob during his summer the eponymous camp. In the series, SpongeBob and his pals spend the summer building underwater campfires, catching wild jellyfish, and swimming in Lake Yuckymuck at the craziest camp in the kelp forest, Kamp Koral. “SpongeBob SquarePants” Marc Ceccarelli and Vincent Waller will co-executive produce the prequel.

Oh, and it won’t be a 2-dimensional cartoon like the flagship “SpongeBob,” but instead computer-generated animation. This won’t be the first time “SpongeBob” gets the 3-D treatment. The 2015 movie “The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water” was also CG-animated.

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Exclusive: Nickelodeon has given a 13-episode series order to Kamp Koral (working title), a spinoff of the network’s signature series SpongeBob SquarePants. While the mothership is a classic 2D cartoon, the offshoot will be a CG-animated series, which serves as a prequel to SpongeBob. It introduces 10-year-old SpongeBob SquarePants during his summer at sleepaway camp.

Earlier this year, Nickelodeon, under new president Brian Robbins, announced it is developing for the first time ever spinoff projects for SpongeBob SquarePants characters. Kamp Koral marks the first such project to get a green light. It is slated to begin production in June at Nickelodeon’s facilities in Burbank.

In the series, SpongeBob and his pals spend the summer building underwater campfires, catching wild jellyfish, and swimming in Lake Yuckymuck at the craziest camp in the kelp forest, Kamp Koral. SpongeBob SquarePants‘ Marc Ceccarelli and Vincent Waller co-executive produce the prequel.

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