The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run is an American 3D live-action animated comedy film based on the animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. Directed by former series writer Tim Hill, who wrote the screenplay with Michael Kvamme, Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger, it is the first SpongeBob SquarePants movie to be fully animated in stylized CG instead of the regular traditional 2D animation. The regular voice cast of the series reprise their respective roles from the series and the previous films, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004) and The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015).

The film was produced by Paramount Animation, Nickelodeon Movies, and United Plankton Pictures with animation provided by Mikros Image and was released on August 14, 2020 in Canada by Paramount Pictures. It is expected be released in the U.S. in early 2021 on CBS All Access.

Premise
SpongeBob and Patrick embark on a rescue mission to save SpongeBob's pet snail Gary, who has been "snailnapped" by King Poseidon, traveling to the Lost City of Atlantic City. The movie will also reveal the origin of SpongeBob and Gary's meeting for the first time as children.

Cast

 * Tom Kenny as SpongeBob SquarePants and Gary the Snail
 * Bill Fagerbakke as Patrick Star
 * Rodger Bumpass as Squidward Tentacles
 * Clancy Brown as Eugene H. Krabs
 * Mr. Lawrence as Sheldon J. Plankton
 * Jill Talley as Karen Plankton
 * Carolyn Lawrence as Sandy Cheeks
 * Mary Jo Catlett as Mrs. Puff
 * Lori Alan as Pearl Krabs
 * Matt Berry as King Poseidon
 * Reggie Watts as Chancellor
 * Snoop Dogg as himself
 * Keanu Reeves as Sage
 * Awkwafina as Otto
 * Tiffany Haddish as Master of Ceremonies