Paramount Animation Announces SpongeBob Sequel ‘It’s A Wonderful Sponge’, Two More Animated Movies
During Paramount Pictures' panel at CinemaCon, the studio revealed that asequel toA Quiet Placeand"proper" sequel toCloverfieldwere in the works, but there’s another sequel developing at Paramount’s animation division.
Paramount Animation has aSpongeBob SquarePantssequel on the way calledIt’s a Wonderful Sponge, which will presumably be an animated version ofIt’s a Wonderful Lifewith SpongeBob SquarePants in the Jimmy Stewart role. In addition, there are two more animated projects that sounds rather intriguing.
It’s a Wonderful Sponge
Details were sparse on what will be the thirdSpongeBob SquarePantsmovie heading to theaters, but the first film’s screenwriterTim Hillwill be both writing and directing the sequel this time.
The voice cast wasn’t announced at CinemaCon, but since series starsTom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke, Rodger Bumpass, Clancy Brown, Mr. Lawrence, Jill Talley, Carolyn Lawrence, Mary Jo CatlettandLori Alanhave been in these big screen adventures, they’ll likely be back for this latest movie as well.
Monster on the Hill
In what sounds like an underdog sports drama with monsters, Paramount Animation is working onMonster on the Hillwith ReelFX and Walden Media. The film takes place in a world where monsters are tame and the world of monster wrestling is a huge sports spectacle. In this world, a teenager named Winnie looks to follow in her father’s footsteps as a manager who wants to turn an inexperienced monster into a real contender in the ring.
No voice cast has been announced, but the film will be directed byBradley Raymond. That doesn’t inspire much confidence since he’s been behind straight-to-video animated sequels likeThe Lion King 1 1/2andThe Hunchback of Notre Dame II, but the script comes fromEtan Cohen(Tropic Thunder) andMatt Lieberman(of the upcomingThe Addams Family), so that should help.
Finally, the last Paramount Animation project announced will mark the first time Skydance Animation has teamed up with the studio for a project. It’s calledLuck, and the vague logline describes the movie like this: “A comedy that pulls back the curtain on the millennia-old battle between organizations of good luck and bad luck that secretly affects our daily lives.”
That likely means the animated movie will show us the forces that control luck, likely in the form of a whole world that we can’t see, not unlike Pixar’sInside Out. That’s speculation on my part, but that makes the most sense. The film will be helmed byKung Fu Panda 3directorAlessandro Carloniand written byKung Fu Pandafranchise andTrollswritersJonathan Aibel & Glenn Berger.
