The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2020)
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2020)
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Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Tom Kenny
SpongeBob SquarePants / Gary the Snail (voice)
Bill Fagerbakke
Patrick Star (voice)
Rodger Bumpass
Squidward Tentacles (voice)
Mr. Lawrence
Plankton (voice)
Keanu Reeves
Sage
Clancy Brown
Mr. Krabs (voice)
Carolyn Lawrence
Sandy Cheeks (voice)
Matt Berry
King Poseidon (voice)
Jill Talley
Karen (voice)
Mary Jo Catlett
Mrs. Puff (voice)
Awkwafina
Otto (voice)
Snoop Dogg
The Gambler / Songs
Danny Trejo
El Diablo
Tiffany Haddish
Master of Ceremonies (voice)
Reggie Watts
Chancellor (voice)
Antonio Raul Corbo
Young SpongeBob (voice)
Jack Gore
Young Patrick (voice)
Jason Maybaum
Young Squidward (voice)
Ryan Harris
Producer
Presley Williams
Young Sandy (voice)
Dee Bradley Baker
Perch Perkins (voice)
Chantal Feghali
Executive Producer
Stephen Hillenburg
Executive Producer / Characters
Nick Kenway
Editorial Manager
Kristen Caplan
Production Manager
Barbie Block
CastingDirector
Joseph Middleton
CastingDirector
Cecilia Hyoun
First Assistant Editor
Monika Mikkelsen
CastingDirector
Tim Hill
Director / Screenplay / Story
Hans Zimmer
Original Music Composer
Sally Stiner
CastingDirector
Chris L. Spellman
ProductionDesigner
Tom Myers
Supervising Sound Editor
Rachel Tiep-Daniels
ProductionDesigner
Chris Scarabosio
Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Gary Summers
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jonathan Aibel
Story
Glenn Berger
Story
Jack Kingsley
Stunts
Media.
Details.
Release DateAugust 14, 2020
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 35m
Content RatingPG
Budget$60,000,000
Box Office$4,700,000
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The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run is a 2020 American live-action/animated adventure comedy film based on the animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. Written and directed by series co-developer and former writer Tim Hill, who co-wrote the story with Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger, It is the third theatrical film based on the series, following the The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004) and The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015), and the first film in the franchise to be fully animated in stylized computer-generated imagery (as opposed to being entirely animated in 2D like the first film, or mixing 2D and CGI animation together like in the second film). The regular voice cast of the series reprise their respective roles from the series and the previous films and including new characters (both live-action and animated) performed by Awkwafina, Snoop Dogg, Tiffany Haddish, Keanu Reeves, Danny Trejo, and Reggie Watts. The film follows the origin of how SpongeBob met Gary the Snail, and SpongeBob's quest to rescue his pet after he is kidnapped. The film is dedicated to creator Stephen Hillenburg, who passed away in 2018, and also served as an executive producer on the project.
Development for a third SpongeBob film began in April 2015, two months after the release of Sponge Out of Water. By January 2016, Aibel and Berger had been hired to write the film, and by April 2018, Hill was onboard as director. Hans Zimmer composed the film's musical score.
The film was produced by Paramount Animation, Nickelodeon Movies, and United Plankton Pictures, with animation provided by Mikros Image. Originally slated for a worldwide theatrical release by Paramount Pictures, plans were changed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The film was released theatrically in Canada on August 14, 2020, and digitally on Netflix in other territories on November 5, 2020. It was released as a premium video-on-demand offering and a Paramount+ launch title in the United States on March 4, 2021. Sponge on the Run received generally positive reviews from critics, with praise for the animation and loyalty to the series. The film was nominated for Favorite Animated Movie at the 2022 Kids' Choice Awards, but lost to Encanto. A fourth film, The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants, is currently in development with a release date of December 19, 2025.