The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

SpongeBob and his Bikini Bottom friends set sail in their biggest, all-new, can’t miss cinematic event ever…The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants. Desperate to be a big guy, SpongeBob sets out to prove his bravery to Mr. Krabs by following The Flying Dutchman – a mysterious swashbuckling ghost pirate – on a seafaring comedy-adventure that takes him to the deepest depths of the deep sea, where no Sponge has gone before.

Cited as official plot version

Adventure 3D Animated Post-3D Shot-In-3D Sequel

• C
  Clancy Brown

  Regretting You, The Fix

• T
  Tom Kenny

  Plankton: The Movie, Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie

• B
  Brian Doyle-Murray

  Daddy Day Camp, The Christmas Letter

• B
  Bill Fagerbakke

  Plankton: The Movie, Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie

• R
  Rodger Bumpass

  Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run

• D
  Douglas Tait

  Zathura, Alien Outpost

• 
  Mark Hamill

  ... The Flying Dutchman (voice)

  The Long Walk, The Life of Chuck

• 
  Regina Hall

  One Battle After Another, The Sheep Detectives

• S
  Sherry Cola

  Little Brother, Sick Girl

• A
  Arturo Castro

  Untitled Home Invasion Romance, Yes Day

• G
  George Lopez

  Rio, The Underdoggs

• I
  Ice Spice

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Who is making The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants – Crew List

A look at The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Derek Drymon last helmed Hotel Transylvania: Transformania. The film's writer Pam Brady last penned Smurfs and The Bubble.

Director

Derek Drymon

Screenwriters

Pam Brady
Matt Lieberman

Producers

Pam Brady
Aaron Dem
Lisa Stewart

Production – What we know about the The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants

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Key Facts

• Mark Hamill will lend his voice as, "The Flying Dutchman," a gruff and goofy ghost-pirate who will face off against SpongeBob in his newest underwater adventure (7/28/2024).
• Paramount said they have "a fourth SpongeBob release from Nickelodeon Animation is currently in development for theatrical release" (2/19/2022).

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Jul 2025

Completed

Changed The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Jul 2025

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Oct 2023

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Preparations are underway to start production.

Feb 2022

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in 'development hell.'

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