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Plankton, the traditional SpongeBob SquarePants villain, is getting his own Netflix movie. Originally airing in 1999, Sheldon Plankton and his computer wife Karen are icons from the cartoon series. Since the debut of SpongeBob, several feature-length films including The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run from 2020 have been created.
Netflix has leaked the existence of a Plankton-centric film. Apart from the announcement, the first picture of the movie was leaked. The movie will be directed by David Needham, and its plot will center Plankton after his dreams of global dominance are thwarted. Allegatively having been in development for more than four years, the movie has original music by Bob Mothersbaugh, Mark Mothersbaugh, Linda Perry, and Bret McKenzie.
The graphic shows that the Plankton feature film will be in the sleek, computer-generated animation style observed in The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water and The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run. This approach deviates greatly from the 2004 The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie and the original program, which used 2D animation in a suggestive rather than lifelike manner. Given current SpongeBob tendencies, this style is expected even though the revised Plankton model lacks some of the appeal of the original hand-drawn SpongeBob.
The first instance of any SpongeBob character getting prolonged solo treatment will be the Plankton film. Given the typically good reviews for past SpongeBob films, this puts pressure on the movie to live up. On Rotten Tomatoes, the 2004 film scored 68% Tomatometer; Sponge Out of Water and Sponge on the Run scored 81% and 67% respectively. With any luck, the Plankton film will carry on the good scoring trend.
Any SpongeBob character will have never before gotten prolonged solo treatment until the Plankton movie. Given the largely positive reviews for past SpongeBob films, this puts pressure on the movie to be good. Rotten Tomatoes gave the 2004 film a 68% Tomatometer; Sponge Out of Water and Sponge on the Run scored 81% and 67%, respectively. With the Plankton movie, hopefully, the favorable scoring trend will be maintained.
Though a precise release date is not known, the Plankton film is slated to launch on the streamer in 2025. This puts the movie in a special position since another full-length Bikini Bottom trip, The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants, is anticipated to premiere 2025 as well. The two Movies are therefore probably going to be compared more than the Plankton movie would be in line with past SpongeBob iterations.
A 3D-animated Plankton is pictured desperately clutching a controller with a red button. Behind him, at a window, shows the Earth. Standing next to the guy with his tongue out is a dog-like sidekick who likewise has just one eye and the same colors as Plankton.
From the start of the show, Plankton's persona has been somewhat well-liked. He will now have opportunity to shine on film. Watching his fresh character development in the film will probably appeal to the viewers.
Starring voices from Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke, and Rodger Bumpass, Stephen Hillenburg created the animated comedy Spongebob Squarepants. Following a sea sponge on many adventures with friends Patrick, Squidward, and Sandy Cheeks in Bikini Bottom and the surrounding sea, the show centers on
The show is preparing for a completely fresh period of fun with many upcoming episodes. This might be a fantastic chance to draw fresh people to the show and its very interesting features.
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RT critics score and audience score
2004 saw the SpongeBob SquarePants Movie 68%; 78%;
Sponge Out of Water (2015) 81% then 54%
Sponge on the Run, the 2020 SpongeBob Movie 67% then 50%