THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE ON THE RUN (U)

WHO’S IN IT?

Tom Kenny (Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen), Bill Fagerbakke (Jennifer’s Body), Rodger Bumpass (The Running Man), Clancy Brown (The Shawshank Redemption), Mr. Lawrence (The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie), Jill Talley (Little Miss Sunshine), Carolyn Lawrence (The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water), Mary Jo Catlett (Serial Mom), Lori Alan (Toy Story 4), Matt Berry (An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn), Awkwafina (The Farewell), Keanu Reeves (John Wick), Snoop Dogg (Dolemite Is My Name), Danny Trejo (Machete), Tiffany Haddish (Girls Trip), Reggie Watts (Duck Duck Goose), Antonio Raul Corbo (The Secret Life of Pets 2), Jack Gore (Rim of the World), Jason Maybaum (Desperate Waters), Presley Williams (film debut)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Tim Hill (Alvin and the Chipmunks), director, writer; Ryan Harris (Walter), producer; Steve Mazzaro (The Boss Baby) and Hans Zimmer (The Lion King), composers; Larry Fong (300), cinematographer; Micheal W. Andrews (film debut), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

After another joyful day in Bikini Bottom, SpongeBob SquarePants (Kenny) returns home to find that his pet snail Gary has gone missing. He and his best friend Patrick (Fagerbakke) must now head to the Lost City of Atlantic City in order to find and rescue Gary…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Nickelodeon’s most popular character returns for his third feature-length film, this time in gloriously stylised 3D animation and with a few notable celebrity cameos along the way.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

THURSDAY 5TH NOVEMBER 2020 (EXCLUSIVELY ON NETFLIX)

 

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