The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants (2025)
AdventureAnimationComedyFamilyFantasy
Desperate to be a big guy, SpongeBob sets out to prove his bravery to Mr. Krabs by following The Flying Dutchman – a mysterious swashbuckling ghost pirate – on a seafaring adventure that takes him to the deepest depths of the deep sea, where no Sponge has gone before.
Director:
Derek Drymon
Writers:
Pam Brady, Matt Lieberman.
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Tom Kenny as SpongeBob SquarePants / Gary / Morning DJ (voice) |
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Clancy Brown as Mr. Krabs / Pirate / Narrator |
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Rodger Bumpass as Squidward Tentacles (voice) |
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Bill Fagerbakke as Patrick Star (voice) |
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Carolyn Lawrence as Sandy Cheeks (voice) |
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Mr. Lawrence as Sheldon J. Plankton (voice) |
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George López as JK Fishlips (voice) |
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Ice Spice as Ticket Taker (voice) |
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Arturo Castro as Ride Operator |
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Sherry Cola as Studio Spokesperson / Krusty Krab Patron (voice) |
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Regina Hall as Barb (voice) |
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Mark Hamill as Flying Dutchman (voice) |
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Mark Whitten as Lookout Pirate (voice) |
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Thomas F. Wilson as Coach Tuna (voice) |
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Grey DeLisle as Mean Girl / Harp Fish (voice) |
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Jill Talley as Judgy Girl (voice) |
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Juan Francisco Villa as Amusement Park Patron (voice) |
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Margaux Susi as Amusement Park Patron (voice) |
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Arthur Waite as Beach Kid (voice) |
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Capri O'Neill as Rollerblader (voice) |
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Vladimir Kubr as Volleyball Player (voice) |
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Aaron Springer as Scallop (voice) |
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Wyatt Jones as Skeleton (voice) |
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Gigi Teverbaugh as Phil (voice) |
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Lori Alan as Pearl (voice) (uncredited) |
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Mary Jo Catlett as Mrs. Puff (voice) (uncredited) |
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Bryan Coffee as Bartender (uncredited) |
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Douglas Tait as Zombie (uncredited) |
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Leonel Garza as Zombie (uncredited) |
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Scott Frenzel as Zombie (uncredited) |
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Melissa Kaye Bontempt as Zombie (uncredited) |
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James Hunter as Zombie (uncredited) |
| Writing | Stephen Hillenburg | Original Series Creator |
| Directing | Derek Drymon | Director |
| Production | Pam Brady | Producer |
| Production | Lisa Stewart | Producer |
| Production | Vincent Waller | Executive Producer |
| Production | Marc Ceccarelli | Executive Producer |
| Art | A. Todd Holland | Art Direction |
| Art | Katrina Sainz | Art Direction |
| Production | Aaron Dem | Producer |
| Writing | Pam Brady | Story |
| Writing | Kaz | Story |
| Production | Pete Chiappetta | Executive Producer |
| Production | Andrew Lary | Executive Producer |
| Production | Anthony Tittanegro | Executive Producer |
| Visual Effects | Marshall Richard Krasser | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Elizabeth Hauser Hemme | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Sound | Ice Spice | Songs |
| Sound | John Debney | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Peter Lyons Collister | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Pam Brady | Screenplay |
| Writing | Matt Lieberman | Screenplay |
| Editing | Wyatt Jones | Editor |
| Art | Travis Ruiz | Art Direction |
| Writing | Mark O'Hare | Head of Story |
| Writing | Marc Ceccarelli | Story |
| Art | Pablo R. Mayer | Production Design |
| Art | Sean Haworth | Production Design |
| Production | Robin Morrison | Co-Producer |
| Production | Timothy Smith | Co-Producer |
| Production | Ian Jude Santa Ana | Associate Producer |
| Writing | Stephen Hillenburg | Characters |
| Visual Effects | Adam Paloian | Lead Character Designer |
| Visual Effects | Thaddeus Couldron | Visual Development |
| Visual Effects | Alvi Ramirez | Visual Development |
| Sound | Will Files | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Mark Paterson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Steve Neal | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Shawn Murphy | Scoring Mixer |
| Sound | Jordan McClain | Foley Mixer |
| Lighting | Wesley Mandell | Lighting Artist |