Paramount gave an early look at its “The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run” tv spot that will debut ahead of the Super Bowl. The new clip has everything from fast cars and flashbacks to Snoop Dogg and Keanu Reeves.
The animated movie sees SpongeBob SquarePants and Patrick Star venture out of Bikini Bottom and head to Atlantic City on a rescue mission to save SpongeBob’s trustee snail Gary.
The show’s original voice cast — Tom Kenny, Clancy Brown, Rodger Bumpass, Bill Fagerbakke, Carolyn Lawrence, Douglas Lawrence — will reprise their roles alongside Awkwafina and Reggie Watts. Tim Hill, a former writer on the Nickelodeon series, directed the movie and wrote the screenplay with Michael Kvamme, Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger.
“Sponge on the Run” is the third theatrical “SpongeBob” film, following 2004’s “The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie” and 2015’s “The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water.” Both were commercial hits, grossing over $450 million combined.
“The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run” will debut in theaters May 22.
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