The SpongeBob Movie: Battle for Bikini Bottom

The SpongeBob Movie: Battle for Bikini Bottom is an upcoming animated action-adventure comedy film based on the animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. The fourth theatrical SpongeBob film in the franchise, the regular cast are going to reprise their roles from the series and the previous films. This film, based on the hit SpongeBob game, Battle for Bikini Bottom, released in 2003, features SpongeBob as he goes on a quest to save Bikini Bottom from a robot invasion that he thinks he caused.

Paramount announced that a fourth theatrical SpongeBob film was in development back in February 2022, and later the next month, Paramount announced that the film will be an adaptation of the game Battle for Bikini Bottom. Paramount Animation, Nickelodeon Movies, and United Plankton Pictures will produce this film. Like the first movie, this movie will be traditionally animated for the most part.

The SpongeBob Movie: Battle for Bikini Bottom is scheduled to be released for theatrical release in the United States on December 8, 2023, by Paramount Pictures.

Premise
SpongeBob and Patrick purchase a magic wishing shell toy and use it on a toy robot. Meanwhile, Plankton builds an army of robots in an effort to steal the Krabby Patty secret formula, only for them to turn on him and cause destruction in Bikini Bottom. SpongeBob thinks he caused this and vows to stop this robot invasion and save Bikini Bottom. With the help of Patrick and Sandy, SpongeBob must travel throughout the ocean floor to collect six Golden Spatulas that could save Bikini Bottom.

Cast

 * Tom Kenny as SpongeBob SquarePants
 * Bill Fagerbakke as Patrick Star
 * Carolyn Lawrence as Sandy Cheeks
 * Mr. Lawrence as Plankton

Production
This film will be traditionally animated, like the first and second films. It was originally going to be computer animated by Mikros Image, who have previously worked on this film's predecessor, Sponge on the Run, but was changed to traditional animation, most likely due to the positive reception of another recent traditionally animated film, The Bob's Burgers Movie.

Marketing
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Release
The SpongeBob Movie: Battle for Bikini Bottom is scheduled for theatrical release by Paramount Pictures on December 8, 2023, in the United States.