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The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Amy Renner Amy Renner

Feb. 3, 2021

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run

Release Date: Thursday, March 4, 2021 PremiumVOD

Awkwafina, Clancy Brown, Bill Fagerbakke, Tom Kenny, Jonathan Aibel, Carolyn Lawrence, Glenn Berger, Paul Tibbitt, Rodger Bumpass, Reggie Watts, Michael Kvamme, Jill Talley, Ryan Harris

  • 4.1

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Plot

What's the story about?

Plot
When SpongeBob’s beloved pet snail Gary goes missing, a path of clues leads SpongeBob and Patrick to the powerful King Poseidon, who has Gary held captive in the Lost City of Atlantic City. On their mission to save Gary, SpongeBob and his pals team up for a heroic and hilarious journey where they discover nothing is stronger than the power of friendship.
Adventure Family 3D Animation Sequel

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run.

  • T
    Tom Kenny

    ... SpongeBob SquarePants / Gary the Snail (voice)

    The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants, SpongeBob: Sponge Out of Water

  • C
    Clancy Brown

    ... Mr. Krabs (voice)

    The Fix, The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants

  • B
    Bill Fagerbakke

    ... Patrick Star (voice)

    The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants, SpongeBob: Sponge Out of Water

  • R
    Rodger Bumpass

    ... Squidward Tentacles (voice)

    The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie

  • J
    Jill Talley

    ... Karen (voice)

    The Loud House Movie

  • C
    Carolyn Lawrence

    ... Sandy Cheeks (voice)

    SpongeBob: Sponge Out of Water, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie

  • Awkwafina
    Awkwafina

    ... (voice)

    Jackpot!, The Little Mermaid

  • R
    Reggie Watts

    ... (voice)

    My Entire High School Sinking Into The Sea, Creative Control

Crew Behind the Film

The The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Paul Tibbitt last directed SpongeBob: Sponge Out of Water. The film's writer Jonathan Aibel last wrote Luck and Trolls World Tour.

Producer
Ryan Harris

Additional Information

MPA Rating
PG Parental Guidance Suggested for rude humor, some thematic elements, and mild language
Runtime
N/A
Tagline
Not available
Also known as
SpongeBob Squarepants 3 , The SpongeBob Movie: It's a Wonderful Sponge

Language
English

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Production Details

What we know about the The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run movie production.

Key Facts

  • This is the first all CGI animated SpongeBob film (1/31/2021).
  • The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run will be available on Paramount+ (formerly CBS All Access) and from Paramount Home Entertainment for Premium Video-On-Demand (PVOD) on Thursday, March 4, 2021 (1/31/2021).
  • The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run has been bumped from an August 2020 theatrical release to Premium VOD / CBS All Access in early 2021 (8/1/2020).
  • Cyndi Lauper and her co-writer Rob Hyman are working on original songs for the film (6/12/19).
  • This is the third film in the SpongeBob SquarePants franchise based on the popular Nickelodeon TV series.

Production Updates

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Post-Production

The film was tagged as Post-Production.

Production

The film was tagged as Production.

Development

The film was tagged as Development.

Announced

The film was tagged as Announced. Paramount announced they're working on a sequel to 2015's The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run was released in PremiumVOD on Thursday, March 4, 2021.



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Follow the Updates

Wed., Feb. 3, 2021

  • Changed the US film release date from TBA 2021 to March 4, 2021

  • Set film release to PremiumVOD

  • Set the MPAA rating to PG for rude humor, some thematic elements, and mild language

  • Changed the US film release date from August 7, 2020 to TBA 2021

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