THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SEARCH FOR SQUAREPANTS is a 2025 animated adventure comedy film based on the SpongeBob SquarePants television series, created by Stephen Hillenburg. The film is also directed by series veteran Derek Drymon. The film was written by Pam Brady and Matt Lieberman, from a story by Brady and series creatives Marc Ceccarelli and Kaz and it is the fourth theatrical film based on the series, following 2020's Sponge on the Run.
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.
The cast of voice actors includes Tom Kenny, Clancy Brown, Rodger Bumpass, Bill Fagerbakke, Carolyn Lawrence, Mr. Lawrence, George Lopez, Isis "Ice Spice" Gaston, Arturo Castro, Sherry Cola, Regina Hall, and Mark Hamill.
THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SEARCH FOR SQUAREPANTS is set to debut in theaters December 19th, courtesy of Paramount Pictures. Watch the official trailer below.