The SpongeBob Movie: Search for Squarepants (Movie) Released Date, Cast, Director, Story, Budget and more…

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“The SpongeBob Movie: Search for Squarepants” (2025) is an animated adventure comedy directed by Derek Drymon. It features a star-studded voice cast including Clancy Brown, Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke and many more. Produced under the banners of Nickelodeon Animation Studios, Nickelodeon Movies, Paramount Animation, and others, it’s set to release on December 19, 2025, with a budget estimated at $50 million.

Name	The SpongeBob Movie: Search for Squarepants
Genre	Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror
Language	English
Streaming	TBA
Streaming Partner	TBA
Release Date	19 December, 2025
Director	Derek Drymon
Writer	Jonathan Aibel, Glenn Berger, Steve Desmond, Michael Sherman
Cinematographer	TBA
Music	TBA
Editor	Adam Arnold, Davrick Waltjen
Production Company	Nickelodeon Animation Studios, Nickelodeon Movies, Paramount Animation, Paramount Pictures, United Plankton Pictures
Produced By	Marc Ceccarelli, Vincent Waller
Distributed By	Lotte Entertainment, Paramount Pictures, The Match Factory, Toho-Towa, Paramount Pictures, Paramount+
Movie Budget	$50M (estimated)

‘Star Cast With Characters’ Names

Clancy Brown	As Mr. Krabs (voice)
Tom Kenny	As SpongeBob SquarePants (voice)
Bill Fagerbakke	As Patrick Star (voice)
Brian Doyle-Murray	As Flying Dutchman (voice)
Rodger Bumpass	As Squidward (voice)
Mr. Lawrence	As Plankton (voice)
Carolyn Lawrence	As Sandy Cheeks (voice)
Douglas Tait	As Zombie
Cara Mitsuko	As News Reporter
James Hunter	As Zombie
Bryan Coffee	As Bartender
Leonel Garza	As Zombie
Scott Frenzel	As Zombie
Melissa Kaye Bontempt	As Zombie

Plot:

In “The SpongeBob Movie: Search for Squarepants” (2025), SpongeBob searches underwater for his missing friend, facing a spooky ghost called Flying Dutchman along the way.