Paramount Pictures Ireland, in association with Galway-based broadcaster TG4 and Cúla4, have this week announced that The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants will be available through the Irish language in cinemas across the country this March to celebrate Seachtain na Gaeilge.
Based on the highly acclaimed Nickelodeon TV series, The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants, from Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Movies, in association with Domain Entertainment and MRC, sees SpongeBob and his Bikini Bottom friends set sail in their biggest, all-new cinematic event The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants.
Patrick and SpongeBob in The SpongeBob Movie: Search For SquarePants
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 comedy-adventure that takes him to the deepest depths of the deep sea, where no Sponge has gone before.
The movie, which has already grossed over $140m globally, stars Tom Kenny, Clancy Brown, Rodger Bumpass, Bill Fagerbakke, Carolyn Lawrence, Mr. Lawrence, George Lopez, Isis “Ice Spice” Gaston, Arturo Castro, Sherry Cola with Regina Hall and Mark Hamill.
It is produced by Lisa Stewart, p.g.a., Pam Brady and, Aaron Dem. Based on the series “SpongeBob SquarePants” created by Stephen Hillenburg. The story is by Marc Ceccarelli & Kaz and Pam Brady with the screenplay by Pam Brady and Matt Lieberman. The film is directed by Derek Drymon.
SpongeBob in The SpongeBob Movie: Search For SquarePants.
Dubbing production has now been completed in Dublin on this local project by Macalla Teoranta, the team who dub the popular SpongeBob SquarePants TV series that is broadcast on TG4/Cúla4. Macalla Teo is a leading Irish-language dubbing studio, renowned for its work on major international titles and Children’s content.
Karina Feirtéar, Cúla4 Channel Manager, said: “For more than 25 years, TG4 and Cúla4 have been the Irish home of SpongeBob SquarePants, one of our most popular and best loved programmes for young audiences. Many people in Ireland now associate SpongeBob with the Irish language, and An Scannán SpongeBob: Cá bhfuil SquarePants? perfectly reflects Cúla4’s mission to bring fun, high-quality entertainment to young people through Irish.”
Speaking about the unique project, Niamh McCaul the General Manager of Paramount Pictures in Ireland added: “We are delighted to have this opportunity to work with TG4 and release The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants in our national language. I hope Irish audiences will support this initiative in March when we celebrate all things Irish.”
SpongeBob an Scannán: Cá bhfuil SquarePants? will be released in participating cinemas from March 1 to March 17.