The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2020)

August 14, 2020 (Canada)
November 5, 2020 (International)
March 4, 2021 (United States)

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run is a 2020 American live-action/computer-animated adventure comedy film based on the animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. Directed and written by series developer and former series writer Tim Hill, who co-wrote the story with Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger, it is the first film in the franchise to be fully animated in stylized CGI rather than traditional 2D animation. The regular voice cast of the series reprise their respective roles from the series and the previous films, and the plot follows the origin of how SpongeBob met Gary the Snail, and SpongeBob's quest to rescue him after he is kidnapped. It is the third theatrical film based on the series, following the first in 2004 and second in 2015. The film is dedicated to creator Stephen Hillenburg, who died in 2018, and also served as an executive producer on the project.

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, digitally on Netflix in other territories on November 5, 2020, and via a premium video-on-demand and Paramount+ 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.

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• The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2020) (Trailers)
• The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2020) (TV Spots)
• SpongeBob SquarePants
• The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004)
• The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015)