To celebrate a quarter century of SpongeBob SquarePants, Nickelodeon showed up yesterday in Hall H at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, and delivered an epic panel.
Fan-favorite Star Wars actor Mark Hamill made a surprise appearance to reveal that he’d be voicing the Flying Dutchman in the upcoming fourth SpongeBob film, The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants, which is due out in 2025.
Hamill said of the project, “He’s the most fearsome goofball pirate you’ve ever seen. The movie is more cerebral. It’s more thoughtful, intellectually challenging. No, I’m just yanking your chain. It’s inspired silliness from start to finish.”
Voice actors Tom Kenny (SpongeBob), Bill Fagerbakke (Patrick), Carolyn Lawrence (Sandy), Rodger Bumpass (Squidward), Clancy Brown (Mr. Krabs) and Mr. Lawrence (Plankton) took the stage to participate in a live table read of beloved pilot “Help Wanted.”
It was a good time for all SpongeBob fans. Are you looking forward to the next film in the franchise?
