#FIRSTLOOK: “THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SEARCH FOR SQUAREPANTS” AFI FESTIVAL PREMIERE

THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SEARCH FOR SQUAREPANTS only In Theatres December 19, 2025. This past weekend its Premiere was held at the AFI Festival in Los Angeles.

In attendance:

TOM KENNY, RODGER BUMPASS, BILL FAGERBAKKE & ARTURO CASTRO

JOINED BY

DIRECTOR DEREK DRYMON

PRODUCERS LISA STEWART & AARON DEM

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS MARC CECCARELLI & VINCENT WALLER

AND STORY WRITER KAZ & SCREENWRITER MATT LIEBERMAN

AND DIRECTOR KENT SEKI FROM THE NEW TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES SHORT FILM

CHROME ALONE 2: LOST IN NEW JERSEY 

Synopsis:

SpongeBob and his Bikini Bottom friends set sail in their biggest, all-new, can’t miss cinematic event ever…The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants. Desperate to be a big guy, SpongeBob sets out to prove his bravery to Mr. Krabs by following The Flying Dutchman – a mysterious swashbuckling ghost pirate – on a seafaring comedy-adventure that takes him to the deepest depths of the deep sea, where no Sponge has gone before.

Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Movies Present

In Association with Domain Entertainment and MRC

“THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SEARCH FOR SQUAREPANTS”

Executive Producers

Marc Ceccarelli, Vincent Waller, Pete Chiappetta, Anthony Tittanegro, Andrew Lary

Produced by

Lisa Stewart, p.g.a., Pam Brady, Aaron Dem

Based on the Series “SpongeBob SquarePants” Created by Stephen Hillenburg

Story by

Marc Ceccarelli & Kaz and Pam Brady

Screenplay by

Pam Brady and Matt Lieberman

Directed by

Derek Drymon

Cast:

Tom Kenny, Clancy Brown, Rodger Bumpass, Bill Fagerbakke, Carolyn Lawrence, Mr. Lawrence, George Lopez, Isis “Ice Spice” Gaston, Arturo Castro, Sherry Cola with Regina Hall and Mark Hamill

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