BackMovie 3 News
June 22, 2020'Sponge on the Run' will premiere in Homes instead of Movie Theaters (source)
June 8, 2020
New trailer released (source)
April 2, 2020
Premiere date pushed back to July 31, 2020 due to COVID-19. (source)
January 29, 2020
Paramount Pictures releases a clip from the movie that would air on Super Bowl LIV.
November 14, 2019
First official trailer released!
November 12, 2019
The movie's title has been changed to "The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run" alongside the release of another poster. (source)
July 19, 2019
The first teaser poster was revealed at San Diego Comic-Con. (a href="https://www.sbmania.net/forums/threads/the-spongebob-movie-sponge-on-the-run-confirmed-spoilers.50750/post-1328068" target="_blank">(source)
June 13, 2019
Snoop Dogg announced that he'll be in the film. (source)
June 12, 2019
Reggie Watts and Awkwafina are apart of the cast. Also, Cyndi Lauper and Rob Hyman will be writing original songs for the film, Mia Michaels will be choreographing, and Ali Dee will add an original song to the film.
February 1, 2019
Movie gets moved up once again to a May 22, 2020 release date. (source)
January 22, 2019
- Production begins on third movie. (source)
October 23, 2018
- Cartoon Brew confirms movie will be an origin story.
- Hans Zimmer will be the film composer. (source)
July 25, 2018
- Mikros Animation tweets that they are helping with the third movie and are recruiting. (source)
July 24, 2018
- Movie moves up to July 17, 2020 premiere instead of July 31. Also mentions that Jonathan Aibel, Glenn Berger and Michael Kvamme are writing the screenplay. (source)
May 20, 2018
- Vincent Waller tweets Aaron Springer is the head of story and Zeus Cervas is helping with the boarding. (source)
April 25, 2018
- Paramount announces that Tim Hill will write and direct the third movie. We also get the movie title "It's a Wonderful Sponge." (source #1) (source #2)
December 19, 2017
- Paramount announces the third movie to release on July 31, 2020 instead of August 2, 2019 (source)
March 28, 2017
- Deadline article points out Paramount to release the third movie on August 2, 2019. (source)
July 12, 2016
- Ren & Stimpy will be shown as a short right before the movie. (source)
April 20, 2016
- John Debney will score Movie #3. (source)
January 29, 2016
- Screenwriters Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger talk about being writers on the third SpongeBob movie. (source)
November 11, 2015
- Vincent Waller tweets that the sequel will be mostly 2D. (source)
November 10, 2015
- The movie is announced to be released on February 8, 2019.
August 17, 2015
- Vincent Waller tweets that Ruben Hickman is helping out with preliminary movie developments and with the same group of producers -- Cale Boyter, Mary Parent, and Craig Sost. (source)
August 3, 2015
- Vincent Waller tweets third movie is in pre-production and Paul Tibbitt will direct with a story by him and Kyle McCulloch. (source)
April 30, 2015
- Viacom comfirms in a tweet that Paramount Pictures are developing three movies, including a third SpongeBob movie. (source)
February 8, 2015
- Meghan Collison, president of worldwide distribution and marketing at Paramount, mentioned that a third SpongeBob movie is "a good bet". (source)