Overview
- Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Movies released the official trailer, confirming a theatrical opening on December 19, 2025.
- The story follows SpongeBob’s bid to prove he is a “big guy” by chasing the ghost pirate Flying Dutchman into the deep sea, prompting a rescue effort by his friends.
- Series veterans Tom Kenny, Clancy Brown, Rodger Bumpass, Bill Fagerbakke, Carolyn Lawrence, and Mr. Lawrence return alongside guest voices George Lopez, Regina Hall, Sherry Cola, and Arturo Castro.
- Ice Spice makes her voice-acting debut in a brief trailer appearance and contributes the original song Big Guy, heard in the new footage.
- Derek Drymon directs from a screenplay by Pam Brady and Matt Lieberman, with Mark Hamill taking over the Flying Dutchman role previously voiced in the series by Brian Doyle-Murray.