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SpongeBob SquarePants 2 is an upcoming 2015 American animated film based on the Nickelodeon television series SpongeBob SquarePants. Directed by Paul Tibbitt, the film will be produced by Nickelodeon Movies and Paramount Animation, and will be distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is the sequel to 2004's The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie and is scheduled to be released on February 13, 2015. The series main cast members, Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke, Rodger Bumpass, Clancy Brown, and Carolyn Lawrence, are set to reprise their roles.

On July 11, 2013, it was announced that SpongeBob SquarePants 2 will start to film its live action scenes in the Savannah area in Georgia this September, October and November for approximately 40 days.

Plot

SpongeBob SquarePants 2 will follow a fun day at the beach.

Cast

• Tom Kenny as SpongeBob SquarePants
• Bill Fagerbakke as Patrick Star
• Rodger Bumpass as Squidward Tentacles
• Clancy Brown as Mr. Krabs
• Carolyn Lawrence as Sandy Cheeks

Production

Development

Following the release of The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie in 2004, Julia Pistor, one of its producers, stated that a sequel is unlikely, despite the film's successful box office performance. In 2010, Nickelodeon reportedly had been approaching the crews of SpongeBob SquarePants to do another film based on the series. Nickelodeon has long wanted to do a relationship with Paramount to release a new SpongeBob film to help reinvigorate the series on the network, whose ratings have declined a bit recently. However, internal disagreement delayed collaborations.

On February 28, 2012, during a Deutsche Bank media and telecom investor conference in Palm Beach, Florida, Philippe Dauman, the president and CEO of Viacom, Paramount's parent company, announced a sequel to the 2004 film is in development and was slated for an unspecified 2014 release. He initially stated "We will be releasing a SpongeBob movie at the end of 2014, which will serve to start off or be one of our films that starts off our new animation effort." The film was reported by Paramount to have a budget similar to the previous film and would not cost more than $100 million to produce. Nickelodeon expected the film to do much better overseas than the 2004 feature, given Nickelodeon's increasingly global reach. Dauman said "This will continue to propel SpongeBob internationally."

It was also announced that the second feature film of the series will be directed by the series' executive producer and showrunner, Paul Tibbitt, written by Kung Fu Panda writers, Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger, produced by Mary Parent, and executive produced by series creator Stephen Hillenburg.

On August 1, 2013, Paramount officially announced the title of the feature film as SpongeBob SquarePants 2. During a casting call for the live action scenes, it was stated that the plot will follow "a fun day at the beach."

Casting

The regular series main cast members was reportedly returning to reprise their roles. The film stars Tom Kenny as SpongeBob SquarePants, Bill Fagerbakke as Patrick Star, Rodger Bumpass as Squidward Tentacles, Clancy Brown as Mr. Krabs, and Carolyn Lawrence as Sandy Cheeks. On August 22, 2013, the casting directors began casting calls for the background extras for the live action scenes.

Animation and filming

The sequel will be a combination of traditional animation and live action as its predecessor was. Following the release of the SpongeBob SquarePants 4D: The Great Jelly Rescue, a 3D short film, in early 2013 at the Nickelodeon Suites Resort Orlando, the executives also talk of perpetuating the 3D stereoscopy in the next SpongeBob feature film.

On February 5, 2013, Nick Cross confirmed through his Twitter account that he will serve as the film's storyboard artist.

The Savannah Film Office announced on July 11, 2013 that the film will shoot its live action scenes in various Savannah areas in Georgia this September, October, and November for approximately 40 days. City of Savannah Film Services director Jay Self said "we are very excited to be working with Paramount on this project We know from experience how valuable the investment and exposure generated by a project like this can be for our community." The live action scenes are being directed by Mike Mitchell. Filming will begin on September 30, 2013 to November 5, 2013 on sound stages in Savannah, locations in downtown, and on Tybee Island.

Release

SpongeBob SquarePants 2 is scheduled to be released on February 13, 2015.

Marketing

In an interview in his Times Square office, Philippe Dauman stated "This will be a Nickelodeon-branded movie We'll license the toys, but we own it."

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External links

• The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water at IMDb
• The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water at Box Office Mojo
• The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water at Rotten Tomatoes

• 2015 films
• The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
• 2015 animated films
• American animated films
• American children's films
• Sequel films
• Directorial debut films
• Nickelodeon animated films
• Nickelodeon Movies films
• Paramount Pictures films
• Paramount Pictures animated films
• Films shot in Georgia (U.S. state)
• Films based on television series
• Films featuring anthropomorphic characters
• Films with live action and animation