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SpongeBob SquarePants, a beloved long-running animated show, has received new redesigns in multiple animation styles by artist @richietoons. The different styles, including Disney, The Loud House, and Rocko's Modern Life, offer unique representations of SpongeBob in various contexts. SpongeBob's style has evolved over its 24-year run, becoming more modern and childlike, but the changes have divided fans who miss the classic feel of the show.

The title character of SpongeBob SquarePants gets a new redesign in multiple different animation styles. Debuting in 1999, SpongeBob SquarePants is one of the most-beloved long-running animated shows on television. It is currently in the midst of season 14, with the next episode airing on November 21. SpongeBob SquarePants season 15 has also already been renewed at Nickelodeon, and it will coincide with the show's 25th anniversary.

Now, SpongeBob gets multiple new designs in original Instagram art from @richietoons. The artist images the eponymous character in nine different animated styles,...

Iconic Nickelodeon series “SpongeBob SquarePants” has never been afraid to get weird — see the episode where vampire Nosferatu pranks the Krusty Krab or the time SpongeBob and his friends nearly got killed by a live-action gorilla. But this January, the show is really embracing its freak flag with “The Tidal Zone,” a new three-part special that sees the reality of Bikini Bottom dissolve before the sea creature’s eyes.

According to an ad released by Nickelodeon, the special sees the reality of the main series merge with those of its two spinoff series, both of which premiered last year: “The Patrick Star Show,” which focuses on SpongeBob’s best friend hosting a talk show with his family, and the Paramount+ kids series “Kamp Koral: SpongeBob’s Under Years,” about younger versions of the main show’s cast attending summer camp. The special will see characters from each series interact, along...

Millennials and Gen-Zers, say goodbye to the David Hasselhoff “SpongeBob” cameos of your childhood. According to the “Sponge on the Run” trailer, Keanu Reeves, or rather his floating head, will make an appearance in the upcoming film premiering May 22, 2020.

The latest film in the SpongeBob franchise follows the yellow sponged hero and his friend Patrick as they set off on the road in their search to find SpongeBob’s lost snail Gary.

“Call me Sage. I’m made of sage and I am a sage, so it works out pretty well,” Reeves says to the duo, to which the affable but not-so-smart companion responds by saying, “I’m Patrick, my name means ‘toaster’ in Celtic.”

Along with an updated Patty-mobile, the trailer also shows SpongeBob and Patrick falling prey to ice cream, churros, cotton candy and the dangers of gambling after stumbling upon the lost city of Atlantic City.

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Paramount Animation revealed release dates for several of the studio’s upcoming films, including The Little Prince, Monster Trucks and SpongeBob SquarePants 3.

Opening March 18, 2016, The Little Prince is directed by Academy Award nominee Mark Osborne (Kung Fu Panda) and features the voices of Mackenzie Foy, Jeff Bridge, Riley Osborne, Marion Cotillard, James Franco, Paul Rudd, Benicio del Toro, Paul Giamatti, Ricky Gervais, Albert Brooks, and Bud Cort. The film is the first-ever animated feature adaptation of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s iconic masterpiece, The Little Prince.

Monster Trucks opens January 13, 2017. The live action/CGI animation is directed by Chris Wedge (Epic, Robots, Ice Age). The cast includes Jane Levy, Lucas Till, Tom Lennon, Barry Pepper, Amy Ryan, Danny Glover, Holt McCallany and Frank Whaley.

SpongeBob SquarePants 3 lands in theaters on February 8, 2019. The follow-up film will again be directed by Paul Tibbitt and will feature the voices of Tom Kenny, Clancy Brown,...

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Paramount Animation has confirmed its next five films - including SpongeBob Squarepants 3...

Set up in the aftermath of the release of the wonderful Rango, Paramount Animation has been busily working away on a slate of projects for some time now. SpongeBob Squarepants: Sponge Out Of Water has already given the fledgling studio a sizeable hit earlier this year (and it remains the most joyously bonkers film of 2015). But now, we know what its next five films are going to be.

Here's what's coming up.

March 18th 2016

The Little Prince, based on Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s book, is first. It's directed by Mark Osborne (Kung Fu Panda), with the likes of Mackenzie Foy, Ricky Gervais, Benicio del Toro, James Franco, Marion Cotillard and Paul Giamatti on voicing duties.

January 13th 2017

Monsters Trucks, the CG/live action hybrid from Ice Age director Chris Wedge, has been put back again.

Who said Marvel and DC (read: Disney and Warner Bros.) had to have all the fun when it comes to mapping out film slates? In laying out plans for its animation division, Paramount has nailed down release dates for a number of in-development features, including The Little Prince, SpongeBob Squarepants 3, Monster Trucks and Amusement Park.

Launching first will be The Little Prince, which is now pegged for a theatrical release on March 18, 2016. Directed by Kung Fu Panda helmer Mark Osborne, the animated picture is an adaptation of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s classic book, and it’s spent the past few months or so assembling a star-studded line-up. An international voice cast through and through, Osborne’s feature will encompass Mackenzie Foy, Jeff Bridges, Riley Osborne, Marion Cotillard, James Franco, Paul Rudd, Benicio del Toro, Paul Giamatti, Ricky Gervais, Albert Brooks, and Bud Cort.

Collaborating once again with Nickelodeon Movies, Paramount...

★★★☆☆ Over a decade on from its first big screen outing, enduringly popular cartoon character Spongebob SquarePants returns to cinemas. The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015) is a prequel to the previous film and sees SpongeBob (Tom Kenny) and his friends on the trail of the person behind the theft of their Krabby Patty secret formula, somehow connected to the film's narrator, Burger Beard The Pirate (Antonio Banderas). In an era saturated by computer animation, it is refreshing to see directors Mike Mitchell (Shrek Forever After) and Paul Tibbitt (a writer for the original series) not only stick to hand drawn animation for the majority of the film, but also keep the anarchic feel of the TV show.

Director: Paul Tibbitt; Screenwriters: Glenn Berger, Jonathan Aibel; Starring: Antonio Banderas, Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke, Rodger Bumpass, Mr Lawrence; Running time: 93 mins; Certificate: U

There's a streak of madness running through The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water, elevating it above the usual run-of-the-mill animated fare into something that, at its best, is inspired lunacy. Here's an animation/live-action hybrid that features Antonio Banderas as a pirate-turned-food truck chef, civil war over a burger recipe, the apocalypse, and Matt Berry voicing an intergalactic space dolphin. Suffice to say, this is probably the maddest family film you'll see all year.

Primarily the star of short-form cartoons (episodes are either 11 or 22 minutes long) on Nickelodeon, SpongeBob took a stab at big screen stardom in 2004, but the resulting film didn't quite manage to power the character on to bigger things (despite a starry cast featuring Scarlett Johansson, Alec Baldwin and, er, David Hasselhoff...

'The Lazarus Effect' box office: Olivia Wilde and Mark Duplass horror movie arrives comatose (photo: Olivia Wilde in 'The Lazarus Effect') (See previous post: "'Focus': Will Smith Has One of Worst Opening Weekends of His Career.") Despite recent news that human head transplants are a mere two years away, the Mark Duplass-Olivia Wilde horror movie The Lazarus Effect – about bringing the dead back to life (as if world overpopulation weren't already a problem) – grossed $10.6 million from 2,666 U.S. and Canada venues on opening weekend, Feb. 27-March 1, 2015, according to studio estimates found at Box Office Mojo. The Relativity Studios-distributed low-budget horror flick had earned an estimated $3.8 million on opening-day Friday, including $350,000 from Thursday night screenings. Last week, box-office prognosticators had been expecting an opening between $12-$14 million. That was adjusted downward to $10 million or whereabouts after the film's disappointing Friday debut. Some, in fact,...

March 6

Chappie

Director: Neill Blomkamp

Starring: Hugh Jackman, Sigourney Weaver, Dev Patel

Running time: Tbc

Certificate: Tbc

Kill the Messenger

Director: Michael Cuesta

Starring: Jeremy Renner, Robert Patrick

Running time: 112 mins

Certificate: 15

Still Alice

Director: Wash Westmoreland, Richard Glatzer

Starring: Kristen Stewart, Julianne Moore

Running time: 101 mins

Certificate: 12A

Unfinished Business

Director: Ken Scott

Starring: Vince Vaughn, Dave Franco

Running time: Tbc

Certificate: Tbc

White Bird in a Blizzard

Director: Gregg Araki

Starring: Eva Green, Shailene Woodley

Running time: 91 mins

Certificate: 15

March 13

Far from the Madding Crowd

Director: Thomas Vinterberg

Starring: Carey Mulligan, Matthias Schoenaerts

Running time: Tbc

Certificate: Tbc

Run All Night

Director: Jaume Collet-Serra

Starring: Liam Neeson, Joel Kinnaman

Running time: Tbc

Certificate: Tbc

Suite Française

Director: Saul Dibb

Starring: Margot Robbie, Michelle Williams

Running time: 107 mins

Certificate: 15

Top Five

Director: Chris Rock

Starring: Chris Rock, Rosario Dawson

Running time: 102 mins

Certificate: 15

March 20

Insurgent

Director: Robert Schwentke

Starring: Shailene Woodley,...

In The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water, SpongeBob (Tom Kenny) and his zany comrades battle Burger-Beard the Pirate (Antonio Banderas) in order to retrieve the stolen Krabby Patty secret formula and save Bikini Bottom.  The sequel to 2004's The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie mixes its classic underwater animation (directed by Paul Tibbitt) with live-action sequences (directed by Mike Mitchell) as SpongeBob travels above water for the first time on the big screen.  The Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Movies production is expected to debut in the $35 million to $40 million range during its first weekend at the

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All hail another cartoon superstar who shines brightly in the animation galaxy. Well, he’s been shining for more than fifteen years now, actually. But in the realm of ‘toon icons, this lil’ guy is pretty unique. He’s not part of the group that were created during Hollywood’s “golden age” to star in pre-feature film short subjects, this includes Felix the Cat and Mickey Mouse in the 1920’s right through to the 1960s’ with the Pink Panther (of course, a few jumped from the printed page to the big screen like Popeye the Sailor and Casper the Friendly Ghost). This fella’s an off-shoot of the made-for-tv superstars that include Rocket J Squirrel and his pal Bullwinkle J. Moose, the Simpsons, and the colossal roster of characters from Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera’s company (Huckleberry Hound, Yogi Bear, the Flintstones, and Scooby Doo). While they debuted on old-fashioned broadcast networks,...

Cartoons got weird. I remember when it began happening, and I'd argue one of the major touchstones for modern animation in all forms is John Kricfalusi's "Ren & Stimpy." When that show hadn't gone on the air yet, tapes of it were circulation in the animation community in La, and I remember talking to a great animator named Eddie Fitzgerald about the show. He was positively evangelical. He said that the show was going to change the way animation looked and the sort of animation that would get produced. He had already decided that he was going to quit what he was doing at the time specifically so he could go work for Spumco. He was a true believer, and he wasn't the only animator who sounded that way when talking about that show. In the years since, there's been a rise of not only a new kind of hyper-ugly...

When SpongeBob SquarePants first introduced audiences to the Krabby Patty back in 1999, I was just young enough to enjoy all the burger-flipping, song-busting, jellyfishin’ action for a few years, but as the silly yellow sponge continued to entrance Nickelodeon faithfuls, I found myself turning to more mature programming. While I can still clearly recall SpongeBob and Plankton’s rendition of “F.U.N” for the first time, my strongest show-related memory is the look of bewilderment on my mother’s face every time she asked me why I enjoyed such a ridiculous television program. At the time, I’d shrug and assume she didn’t understand creator Stephen Hillenburg’s unique brand of comedy (juvenile stupidity), but after sitting through The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water years later, I now understand why my mother was so puzzled – because SpongeBob isn’t made for (sober?) older audiences.

Returning once again to Bikini Bottom,...

We now have actuals from most of the studios for the international weekend. Among the biggest fluctuations reported were Penguins Of Madagascar, which landed $2M higher than projected on Sunday; American Sniper clocking an extra $1M; and Jennifer Lopez’s The Boy Next Door knocking upwards by 11% to $777K in nine markets. Figures for the Super Bowl frame have been updated below on those, along with: The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies, Taken 3, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out Of Water, The Theory Of Everything, Kingsman: The Secret Service, Big Hero 6, Into The Woods, Unbroken, Birdman, Exodus: Gods And Kings, Seventh Son, Blackhat, Project Almanac, Wild, Ouija, Let’s Be Cops, Ex Machina, The Water Diviner The Gambler and Boyhood.

Jupiter Ascending descends upon the world next weekend and Mockingjay Part 1 wings into China.

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Apparently, Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon seem to be under the impression that you leave your dirty paperbooks out for the kids to see.

Ahead of the film’s February 6th release date, SpongeBob: Sponge Out of Water has received an unexpectedly steamy new poster, which seems to prove that the studios have completely lost track of who they’re marketing this movie to.

Yes, that’s right – the new poster for SpongeBob: Sponge Out of Water takes its cues from another February release: erotic novel adaptation Fifty Shades of Grey. Though the artists got the tone right for this tongue-in-cheek ad, there’s no getting past how uncomfortable it is to see a children’s cartoon transplanted onto a movie that just received a strict 18 rating over in England. “Look everyone, SpongeBob wants to have steamy, Bdsm sex with you!” It declares. Cue the involuntary shivering.

The other...

2Nd Update, Tuesday 4 Am Pt: Actuals are in for the international weekend with no major discrepancies save for a big drop on Taken 3. After Sunday’s report of a $57.2M total in non-Fox markets, the confirmed total came in at $39.8M. The difference was down to an incorrect cume provided to Fox by EuropaCorp for those territories. The overseas total is now a corrected $134M. In new pics, both JLo-starrer The Boy Next Door and Johnny Depp’s Mortdecai saw small bumps (up a respective $23K and $70K). American Sniper reloaded to $18M from a previously projected $17.6M.

Updated below are final numbers on those films along with: The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies, Night At The Museum: Secret Of The Tomb, Penguins Of Madagascar, The Theory Of Everything, Unbroken, Seventh Son, Exodus: Gods And Kings, Into The Woods, Ouija, The Imitation Game, Birdman, Ex Machina,...

It’s holiday time everywhere including Bikini Bottom! Everyone’s favorite underwater sponge, SpongeBob SquarePants, and his best friend Patrick Star are wishing their fans young and old a happy holiday season! Of course, when it comes to SpongeBob and Patrick, things are always going to be a little off-kilter, as you can see in the video holiday greeting below. Check it out below the post! The greeting is also promoting the upcoming family comedy, “The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water,” which will be in theaters Feb. 6, 2015. The film, directed by Paul Tibbitt and Mike Mitchell, will feature SpongeBob and his friends out of the ocean and on land [ Read More ]

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Looking for a handy guide to 2015's biggest animated movies, from Shaun The Sheep to Minions and Peanuts? Then step this way...

There have been far better years for family entertainment, and for animated films, than 2014. Whilst there have been highlights - Paddington, The Wind Rises, How To Train Your Dragon 2, The Boxtrolls - the mix of material on offer hasn't particularly sparkled.

A quick glance at the 2015 release schedule suggests, to a degree, the same, with some notably absentees from the year's releases. And yet as we dug deeper for our traditional look ahead at the year's animated films, there might just be some real treats here. Starting with this one...

Strange Magic

Let's start with one of the wildcards. A film that only recently arrived on the 2015 release schedules is Strange Magic, which belatedly marks the feature directing debut for Gary Rydstrom.

Rydstrom, a hugely acclaimed sound designer,...

Starting to build the pre-release buzz, Paramount Pictures has just released a new teaser trailer for “The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water.”

The much-anticipated flick features big name stars like Antonio Banderas, Tom Kenny, Clancy Brown and Rodger Bumpass, all under the direction of Paul Tibbitt.

Per the synopsis, “SpongeBob goes on a quest to discover a stolen recipe that takes him to our dimension, our world, where he tangles with a pirate.”

“The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water” is slated to hit theaters on February 6th, 2015 so stay linked to the GossipCenter for all the latest details.

The latest trailer for The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water gives a closer look at the transformation of Stephen Hillenburg's title character from sponge to superhero — for the sake of Krabby Patties, of course. The Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies 3D sequel to 2004's The Spongebob SquarePants Movie stars Antonio Banderas, Tom Kenny, Clancy Brown, Rodger Bumpass, Bill Fagerbakke, Carolyn Lawrence and Douglas Lawrence and is directed by Paul Tibbitt. The film hits theaters Feb. 6, 2015. Watch the new trailer above. Email: Ashley.Lee@THR.com Twitter: @cashleelee

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Spongebob Squarepants returns to cinemas next year. We've got a trailer and poster to prove it...

It's been a long time coming, but Paramount will finally release the second Spongebob Squarepants movie next year. It's entitled The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out Of Water, and it will mark the beginning of a raft of projects from Paramount Animation.

Antonio Banderas is on voicing duties for this one, which Paul Tibbitt is directing. And we've got the first poster for the film here...

And the new trailer as well...

The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out Of Water lands in the UK on March 20th 2015.

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In order for the loveable inhabitants of Bikini Bottom to save their world, they must come to ours in the new movie, The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out Of Water.

Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies have released the second trailer where SpongeBob SquarePants, the world’s favorite sea dwelling invertebrate, comes ashore to our world for his most super-heroic adventure yet.

The voice cast includes Antonio Banderas, Tom Kenny, Clancy Brown, Rodger Bumpass, Bill Fagerbakke, Carolyn Lawrence, and Douglas Lawrence. The movie is directed by Paul Tibbitt.

The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out Of Water will plunge into theaters February 6, 2015.

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Nickeldeon has released the trailer for The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie: Sponge Out of Water, the sequel to 2004’s SpongeBob SquarePants Movie.

Directed by series executive producer Paul Tibbitt, the film features the original voice cast, including Tom Kenny (SpongeBob SquarePants), Bill Fagerbakke (Patrick Star), Rodger Bumpass (Squidward), Clancy Brown (Mr. Krabs), Carolyn Lawrence (Sandy Cheeks) and Mr. Lawrence (Plakton).

Sponge Out of Water is Nickelodeon’s first animated and live action film, and will also feature Antonio Banderas. The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie: Sponge Out of Water will be released February 6, 2015.

“SpongeBob SquarePants: Sponge Out of Water 3D” brings SpongeBob not just out of the water, but into the world of 3D rendering! Nickelodeon’s popular sponge character is coming back to the theaters with his underwater friends (or in Squidward’s case, frenemy) to stop an evil pirate Alameda Jack (Antonio Banderas) from destroying the undersea town of Bikini Bottom. The film stars all of the voices from “SpongeBob SquarePants,” including Tom Kenny, Clancy Brown, Bill Fagerbakke, Rodger Bumpass, Mr. Lawrence and Carolyn Lawrence. The Paul Tibbitt-directed film is described as “[SpongeBob's] most super-heroic adventure yet.” Are you excited for the film? Check out the first trailer for the film below. It [ Read More ]

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The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water Trailer. Paul Tibbitt‘s The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2014) movie trailer stars Antonio Banderas, Clancy Brown, Tom Kenny, Thomas F. Wilson, and Bill Fagerbakke. The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water‘s plot synopsis: “SpongeBob goes on a quest to discover a [...]

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In a world … that’s not underwater, the denizens of Bikini Bottom must recover a mysterious book that — oh, forget about the plot. Just go get your kids and behold the first trailer for SpongeBob: Sponge Out Of Water, the second big-screen romp for the Nickelodeon stalwart and his briny chums. The 3D pic from SpongeBob SquarePants vet and rookie feature director Paul Tibbitt follows the CGI adventures of our porous hero along with Patrick, Squidward, Sandy, Mr. Krabs and Plankton, as they venture onto terra firma for the first time. Look for bikini babes and Slash, listen for […]...

SpongeBob SquarePants, marine superhero and unofficial seventh Avenger, has a new movie coming out and, like all good movies, it’s got a trailer to share. Click below to watch what the spongy one has got in store in Sponge Out Of Water. We think we spotted Slash in there somewhere.Leaping... okay, inching slowing onto the superhero bandwagon, SpongeBob and his pals become superpowered in this second Spongemovie. Loosely speaking, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie: Sponge Out Of Water sees SpongeBob and his pals pursuing a stolen book into our world where they must tackle the pirate (Antonio Banderas) who has pinched it. The trailer has some amusing visual gags and its own lunatic charm, but it definitely helps if you’re either under 10 or really drunk*. Preferably not both. There's a new director on board in Paul Tibbitt, with the show's creator and the director of the first SpongeBob Movie,...

SpongeBob, Squidward, Patrick, Sandy, Plankton and Mr. Krabs are back on the big screen for some hilarious fun in this brand new trailer for Spongebob: Sponge Out Of Water.

Featuring the voices of Antonio Banderas, Tom Kenny, Clancy Brown, Rodger Bumpass, Bill Fagerbakke, Carolyn Lawrence, and Douglas Lawrence, SpongeBob SquarePants, the world’s favorite sea dwelling invertebrate, comes ashore to our world for his most super-heroic adventure yet.

Based on the Series “SpongeBob Squarepants,” created by Stephen Hillenburg, the film is written by Stephen Hillenburg, Paul Tibbitt, Jonathan Aibel & Glenn Berger and directed by Paul Tibbitt.

SpongeBob SquarePants: Sponge Out of Water 3D in theaters 2015.

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How’s this for a Super hero lineup?

Here’s your first look at Patrick Star (as Mr. Superawesomeness), SpongeBob SquarePants (as The Invincibubble), Squidward Tentacles (as Sour Note), and Mr. Krabs (as Sir Pinch-a-Lot), in Spongebob: Sponge Out Of Water, from Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies.

Bikini Bottom will never be the same.

Featuring the voices of Antonio Banderas, Tom Kenny, Clancy Brown, Rodger Bumpass, Bill Fagerbakke, Carolyn Lawrence, and Douglas Lawrence, SpongeBob SquarePants, the world’s favorite sea dwelling invertebrate, comes ashore to our world for his most super-heroic adventure yet.

Based on the Series “SpongeBob Squarepants,” created by Stephen Hillenburg, the film is written by Stephen Hillenburg, Paul Tibbitt, Jonathan Aibel & Glenn Berger and directed by Paul Tibbitt.

Look for Spongebob: Sponge Out Of Water in theaters on February 13th, 2015.

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Sixteen-year Disney veteran Lino Disalvo has joined Paramount Animation as creative director.

Disalvo recently served as head of animation on Frozen and started out at the Walt Disney Company as a character animator.

Prior to Frozen he was supervising animator on Tangled and Bold. His credits include animating Meet The Robinsons and Chicken Little.

The announcement came from Adam Goodman, President of the Paramount Film Group, who oversees Animation for the studio.

Disalvo will report to Paramount Film Group president Adam Goodman, who oversees animation of the studio.

“From its inception, we have aspired to work with the industry’s greatest artists and storytellers, and Lino’s addition to our little animation family is thrilling given his incredible talent,” said Goodman.

Paramount Animation is in production on the original feature Monster Trucks, a live-action and CGI animation hybrid directed by Chris Wedge and set for release in May 2015.

Next up for the division is The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out Of Water from directors...

Back in 2012, Paramount Pictures announced that it was working on a new theatrical "SpongeBob SquarePants" movie. And now, we have a poster for the film, called "The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water." Check it out below. The last "SpongeBob" movie was released in theaters back in 2004. It went on to gross $85.4 million domestically and $54.7 million internationally. In the film, SpongeBob left the town of Bikini Bottom to track down King Neptune's stolen crown. The new film is directed by Paul Tibbitt and feature a voice cast comprised of Tom Kenny, Clancy Brown, Bill Fagerbakke, Rodger Bumpass and Carolyn Lawrence. It's set to hit theaters on February 6th, 2015. Poster: (click to enlarge)...

The first poster has been released for the highly anticipated second "SpongeBob Squarepants" movie. Boasting the new title of "The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water," the film is targeting a February 6th 2015 release. Antonio Banderas, Tom Kenny and Clancy Brown lend their voices this time around.

This cinematic take on the immensely popular Nickelodeon series will be CG animated and will be helmed by the show's creator Paul Tibbitt. The first film's helmer Stephen Hillenburg is also back as writer and executive producer.

I have never watched anything having to do with SpongeBob Squarepants and I don't intend to check out the character's newest movie, now titled The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water, but this first poster makes it look creepily realistic. Set for release on February 6, 2015, the film will be directed by Paul Tibbitt and feature the voices of Tom Kenny, Clancy Brown, Bill Fagerbakke, Rodger Bumpass and Carolyn Lawrence. You can check out the poster below.

More than a year after Paramount moved forward with their own animation division — more than a year after we received a real update pertaining directly to them, even — things are really happening. We haven’t been informed on everything that’s taking place, mind you, but just trust that they are getting things out there.

This acceleration is reported by Variety, who claim that Paramount are making deals and working ideas with the likes of Nickelodeon, J.J. Abrams, and Mary Parent. The kid’s entertainment titan — definitely a staple of my childhood, not that you actually need to know — have been doing behind-the-scenes work on The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie 2; Paul Tibbitt is expected to direct, with Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger (Kung Fu Panda, Monsters vs. Aliens) writing the screenplay. Per their prior announcement, we should expect that to hit toward the end of 2014.

Parent will produce that project, along with New Kid,...

Jennifer Yuh Nelson's "Kung Fu Panda 2" dominated the Annie Awards nominations, but the International Animated Film Society decided to give its highest honor -- the Best Animated Feature award -- to Gore Verbinski's "Rango." Both films are from DreamWorks Animation and they still have to duke it out at the upcoming Oscars in the Best Animated Feature Film category.

Besides the Best Animated trophy, "Rango" also collected awards for Best Editing and Writing. But Nelson, the first woman to direct a feature film animation from a major Hollywood production company, won the Directing in a Feature Production award! Yay! (Check out my interview with Jennifer Yuh Nelson for "Kung Fu Panda 2" right here)

The Annie Awards winners were announced yesterday at the UCLA Royce Hall in Los Angeles.

Here's the complete list of winners (highlighted) and nominees of the 39th Annual Annie Awards (to see winners/nominees of other award-giving bodies,...

I'm a huge fan of animation, animated films are getting better and better. Not only is the look and animation getting ridiculously awesome, but I find that many of these animated films actually have incredibly good stories. Not all of them are good though, for example, Cars 2 and Rio sucked. It will be interesting to see who ends up taking home the awards this year. Out of the movies on the list that I've seen and liked we have Puss in Boots, Rango and Kung Fu Panda 2. I guess it's no surprises that Kung Fu Panda 2 is leading the nominations with 9. Check out the list and let us know what your favorite animated movies of the year are!

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Best Animated Feature

A Cat in Paris – Folimage Arrugas (Wrinkles) - Perro Verde Films, S.L. Arthur Christmas – Sony Pictures Animation, Aardman Animations Cars 2 – Pixar Animation...

"Kung Fu Panda 2" dominated the nominations for the 39th Annual Annie Awards. Given by the International Animated Film Society, the DreamWorks Animation sequel received 12 nods including Best Animated Feature. "Puss in Boots" and "Rango" each took nine noms. Pixar's "Cars 2" received seven nominations, while Disney's "Winnie the Pooh" took eight nods but was oddly missing in the Best Animated Feature category.

Winners of the 2011 Annie Awards will be announced on Saturday, Feb. 4.

Here's the complete list of nominees of the 39th Annual Annie Awards:

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Best Animated Feature

A Cat in Paris . Folimage

Arrugas (Wrinkles) - Perro Verde Films, S.L.

Arthur Christmas . Sony Pictures Animation, Aardman Animations

Cars 2 . Pixar Animation Studios

Chico & Rita . Chico & Rita Distribution Limited

Kung Fu Panda 2 . DreamWorks Animation

Puss In Boots . DreamWorks Animation

Rango . Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies present A Blind Wink/Gk Films Production

Rio . Blue Sky Studios

Tintin . Amblin Entertainment,...

Comic-Con 2011 Movie Panels: Friday Schedule

11:00-12:00 Paramount: The Adventures of Tin-Tin — Tba Hall H

12:15-1:15 Relativity Media: Raven and Haywire— Two fantastic films from Relativity Media debut in this Hall H presentation. Hall H

Raven — The film is a gritty thriller in which Edgar Allan Poe joins forces with a young Baltimore detective to hunt down a mad serial killer who’s using Poe’s own works as the basis for a string of brutal murders. Ravenstars John Cusack as Edgar Allan Poe, Luke Evans, and Alice Eve and is directed by James McTeigue.

Haywire — An electrifying tale of espionage and betrayal. A female covert ops specialist who works in the deadly world of international operatives strikes back after discovering she’s been double-crossed by someone close to her in the agency. Mixed martial arts superstar Gina Carano makes her feature film — and Comic-Con — debut,...

It seems like San Diego Comic-Con 2011 is right around the corner, and it's going to be one hell of a glorious weekend of geek awesomeness. Comic-Con International has unleashed the full schedule for Friday July 22nd, once again we have a full day of fun and excitement. There's so much I want to see here, including The Amazing Spider-Man, The Walking Dead, Total Recal, Batman: Year One, Locke & Key, Haywire, Raven and more!

I've gone through the list and put exclamation points next to all of the events that we want to cover. Let us know what panels and events you would like to know about and we will try and get them covered for you! If you are actually going to be at the con, what will you be checking out?

GeekTyrant will once again be at Comic-Con in full force this year, bringing you the best maximum super rad coverage.

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'SpongeBob SquarePants' will hit the 200th episode milestone thanks to a ninth season pickup by Nickelodeon.

According to Deadline Hollywood, 'SpongeBob' has been renewed for a 26-episode season 9 that will begin in 2012. The series has been Nickelodeon's top series among children ages 2-11 for 10 years.

"We never imagined we would be on for that long but we're going to keep going," executive producer Paul Tibbitt said. "The trick is to try to keep the episodes funny and simple and press from there."

The 'SpongeBob' special, 'Mystery with a Twistery,' brought in 6.6 million viewers in November. The next special, 'Legends of Bikini Bottom,' premieres Jan. 28.

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Exclusive: Nickelodeon has picked up its flagship animated series SpongeBob SquarePants for a ninth season with a 26-episode order, which will push the veteran series over the 200th episode mark. Season 9 is slated to air in 2012. SpongeBob has been TV’s No.1 animated series with kids 2-11 for 10 consecutive years. It also ranks as basic cable’s top animated show in total viewers and as MTV Networks' most widely distributed property ever with sales in 171 territories. "SpongeBob's success in reaching over 200 episodes is a testament to creator Stephen Hillenburg's vision, comedic sensibility and his dynamic, lovable characters," said Brown Johnson, President, Animation, Nickelodeon and Mtvn Kids and Family Group. SpongeBob creator Hillenburg executive produces the series alongside Paul Tibbitt who has been on the show since after the pilot, serving as a director and writer on for its first three seasons and eventually taking over day-to-day responsibilities from Hillenburg.

The Saturday schedule for the 2010 Comic-Con at San Diego is now released. As was the case with the Thursday and Friday breakdown reports, I'm focusing on film/TV/DVD related events, screenings and panels.

Read the Thursday, July 22, 2010 schedule.

Read the Friday, July 23, 2010 schedule.

10:00-11:00 Nickelodeon Presents: The SpongeBob SquarePants Secret Formula Revealed!— Ever wonder what delicious ingredients go into making an episode of SpongeBob? The masterminds behind the show -- executive producer Paul Tibbitt (Nightmare Ned), head writer Steven Banks (The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius), creative director Vincent Waller (Ren & Stimpy), supervising storyboard director Tuck Tucker (Hey Arnold!), layout supervisor Kenny Pittenger (CatDog), storyboard director Luke Brookshier (Kim Possible), background painter Andy Clark (Dexter's Laboratory), animation director Andrew Overtoom (Family Guy), and the voice of SpongeBob himself, Tom Kenny -- show you how the kernel of an idea turns into a fully animated episode. Followed...

Hey Gang! Comic-Con International has unveiled the full schedule for Saturday July 24th! If you thought Thursday and Friday were insanely awesome and crazy, wait until you see what's planned for Saturday! There is a ton of great stuff going on that you're going to want to see! We've got all Marvel film panel with Thor, Captain America and The Avengers. There's also Green Lantern, Cowboys & Aliens, Sucker Punch, Harry Potter, Paul, and a ton of other great stuff! And if you aren't able to make it out to Comic-Con this year don't worry we got your back, and will be covering everything we possibly can. I've highlighted all the events we hope to cover. If you're going to comic-con we will be having a little meet up. The details for that will be revealed soon. Now check out the full schedule below and start planning out your Comic-Con geekdom.

Still basking in the underwater glow of the 10th anniversary of SpongeBob SquarePants, Nickelodeon picks up a new season (26 episodes) of the yellow porous one and his pals. This new order brings the total number of SpongeBob SquarePants episodes to 178. The new episodes will, of course, feature the original voice cast including Tom Kenny (SpongeBob), Bill Fagerbakke (Patrick), Rodger Bumpass (Squidward), Clancy Brown (Mr. Krabs) and Carolyn Lawrence (Sandy Cheeks). Additionally, SpongeBob celebrates the holiday season with his new song, Don't Be a Jerk (It's Christmas!), performed by Tom Kenny who co-wrote the song with Andy Paley, which is available on the Nick Records' SpongeBob's Greatest Hits CD. A Nicktoons Production, SpongeBob SquarePants is executive produced by creator Stephen Hillenburg as well as Paul Tibbitt (former writer/director on the series), and produced by Nickelodeon Animation Studios. By the way, if you are looking for SpongeBob you can now...

The following information focuses on the 2009 Comic-Con schedule that is set for Saturday, July 25th. It’s not a full schedule - it only highlights TV and movie related panels and events.

Highlights for Saturday include Lost, Fringe, a screening of the pilot episode of ABC’s V, a first look at Heroes: Redemption, 2012 and a little film coming out next year you may have heard of: Iron Man 2.

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Marvel: “Hero Up” with The Super Hero Squad Show!— Marvel’s first action-comedy series is a manic, mind-blowing, all-ages romp through the Marvel Universe. Coming to Cartoon Network in September, the animated show is loaded with superstar voice talent. Several of the actors will preview their characters in a live performance: Tom Kenny (Spongebob) as Iron Man and Modok, Charlie Adler (Cow and Chicken, Transformers features) as Dr. Doom, Steve Blum (Wolverine and the X-Men) as Wolverine,...

SpongeBob SquarePants, the much loved sea sponge who "lives in a pineapple under the sea", marks his 10th year on cable television this month. From July 17-19, Nickelodeon and its sister channel VH1will air 50 hours of cartoonish fun to celebrate the show's decade-long run.

Birthed in 1999 by Steve Hillenburg, schooled in both marine biology and experimental animation, and written/director by Paul Tibbitt, the goofball cartoon quickly swelled into a pop culture craze. SpongBob and his fellow denizens of Bikini Bottom, including pals Patrick Star and Squidward Tentacles, established a cherished place in America's television watching routine.

Patchy the Pirate will host the "Ultimate SpongeBob SpongeBash Weekend" featuring a fresh catch of 11 "SpongeBob" episodes. To coincide with the celebratory weekend, VH1will broadcast an hour-long documentary titled "Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants."

Produced by Creadon O'Malley (Wordplay, I.O.U.S.A), "Square Roots" will dive in the origins of the series,...