SpongeBob embarks on a cross-country trip to Texas to save Bikini Bottom from an evil CEO's cloning project in "Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie."
The movie is streaming exclusively on Netflix.
The animated/live-action hybrid comedy film includes musical numbers.It celebrates squirrel scientist Sandy Cheeks, exploring her roots, and STEM interests.
The Nickelodeon Movies production was directed by Liza Johnson. The writers are Kaz and Tom Stern.
The voice cast includes Carolyn Lawrence as Sandy Cheeks, Tom Kenny as SpongeBob SquarePants, and other original voice actors, as well as live-action actors like Johnny Knoxville, Craig Robinson, and Grey DeLisle.
While promising a fun and adventurous storyline, the humor may not connect the same way as fans are used to in the SpongeBob universe.
It may also feel like a knockoff rather than a spin-off, potentially impacting the future of "SpongeBob"-adjacent properties.
Sources: The Guardian, India TV News, TheWrap, ComingSoon.net, FirstShowing.net, Variety, Times Now News, ArcaMax, Diario Sur, DNYUZ, MovieWeb, Brobible, Free Press Journal, IndiaTimes.
This article was written in collaboration with Generative AI news company Alchemiq.
