The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run

The SpongeBob Movie: It's a Wonderful Sponge is a 2020 American 3D live-action/animated comedy film based on the animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. It was the sixth film to be produced by Paramount Animation and the third film in the SpongeBob SquarePants film series. The film was directed and written by Tim Hill. The film features the show's regular voice cast, who returned to reprise their respective roles from the series and the previous films. It has a plot taken from It's A Wonderful Life and Kermit's Swamp Years.

The SpongeBob Movie: It's a Wonderful Sponge was released in the United States on July 17, 2020.

Cast

 * Tom Kenny as the voice of SpongeBob SquarePants, the young sea sponge who has a job at the Krusty Krab and Gary the Snail, SpongeBob's pet snail who meows like a cat
 * Clancy Brown as the voice of Mr. Krabs, SpongeBob and Squidward's boss
 * Rodger Bumpass as the voice of Squidward Tentacles, SpongeBob's coworker and grouchy neighbor
 * Bill Fagerbakke as the voice of Patrick Star, SpongeBob's inept neighbor and best friend
 * Mr. Lawrence as the voice of Plankton, Mr. Krabs' arch-rival and Karen's husband
 * Jill Talley as the voice of Karen, Plankton's sentient computer sidekick and wife
 * Carolyn Lawrence as the voice of Sandy Cheeks, a squirrel from Texas
 * Mary Jo Catlett as the voice of Mrs. Puff, SpongeBob's boating school teacher
 * Lori Alan as the voice of Pearl Krabs, a teenage whale who is Mr. Krabs' daughter
 * J. K. Simmons as the voice of the Mayor of Bikini Bottom
 * Jim Carrey as Dr. Hugo Krassman, a scientist, determined to dissect SpongeBob.

Trivia

 * This will be the second SBSP production to be animated in CGI.
 * This will be the first SpongeBob SquarePants film to be shot in the 2.35:1 aspect ratio, unlike the SpongeBob films that were produced in 1.85:1.