Saturday, August 03, 2013

Paramount Announces Plans To Release Nickelodeon Movies' "Spongebob Squarepants 2" On Friday 13th February 2015; To Shoot Live-Action Scenes For Film In Savannah, Georgia During Fall 2013

The entertainment industry news magazine The Hollywood Reporter is reporting the exciting Nickelodeon Movies news in the following article that Paramount will release Nickelodeon Movies and Paramount Pictures' upcoming brand new "SpongeBob SquarePants" movie, "Spongebob Squarepants 2" in movie theater's/cinemas in the USA on Friday 13th February 2015!

"Spongebob Squarepants 2", a sequel to Nick Movies 2004 SBSP film, is expected to be made using CGI-animation (animated using computer-generated imagery), and will stars the voices actors of the popular TV series Tom Kenny (SpongeBob, Gary the Snail, narrator), Bill Fagerbakke (Patrick Star), Rodger Bumpass (Squidward Tentacles), Clancy Brown (Mr. Eugene H. Krabs) and Carolyn Lawrence (Sandy Cheeks).

The City of Savannah Film Services Office have also announced that Nickelodeon and Paramount are planning to shoot some of the movies live action scenes for "SpongeBob Movie 2" in the Savannah, Georgia area over September, October and November 2013. "SpongeBob is a very successful international franchise and we are very excited to be working with Paramount on this project. This is a good fit for us and them. We know from experience how valuable the investment and exposure generated by a project like this can be for our community," said Jay Self, City of Savannah Film Services Director. Individuals interested in working as crew may forward resumes to: resumes.spongebob2@gmail.com.

Online Athens are also reporting that Jay Self told the Savannah Downtown Business Association that the film would feature a star "as recognizable" as Forrest Gump, who was played by actor Tom Hanks, which was also filmed in the Georgia area.

From THR:
Paramount Dates 'Spongebob Squarepants 2,' 'Monster Trucks' for 2015



2004's "SpongeBob Squarepants"

Paramount Animation's new monster truck film will be mix of CGI and live action.

Paramount has dated two of its upcoming animated films for release in 2015.

Spongebob Squarepants 2, the sequel to the 2004 film, will open wide Feb. 13, 2015. Produced by Nickelodeon Movies and Paramount Animation, the pic stars the voices actors of the popular TV series Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke, Rodger Bumpass, Clancy Brown and Carolyn Lawrence.

Fox's The Longest Ride, the next film adaptation from the books of Safe Haven author Nicholas Sparks, also is slated to open that Valentine's Day weekend.

Paramount also announced a release date for Monster Trucks, a new CGI/live-action film that the studio hopes will become a Transformers-like franchise. It will open in theaters May 29, 2015.

The May 2015 date is currently open, with Marvel and Disney's sequel, Avengers: Age of Ultron, releasing earlier in the month, on May 1, 2015.

This is the latest chapter in the animation dating race that has been heating up the summer. DreamWorks Animation will release a new animated film, B.O.O (Bureau of Otherworldly Operations), just one week after Monster Trucks, on June 5, 2015. The pic is about a secret agency dedicated to protecting people from ghosts. DreamWorks and Fox have slated several other animated films for 2015, including spinoff The Penguins of Madagascar (March 27) and Kung Fu Panda 3 (Dec. 23).

In July, Universal will release another project from the animation studio behind the extremely successful Despicable Me franchise. The untitled Illumination Entertainment 2015 project will open in theaters July 3, 2015.

Sony Pictures Animation will release The Smurfs 3 on July 24, 2015, and Hotel Transylvania 2 on Sept. 25, 2015.

20th Century Fox Animation and Blue Sky Studios will release a Peanuts movie Nov. 6, 2015. That year will mark the 65th anniversary of the debut of the Peanuts comic strip and the 50th anniversary of the TV special A Charlie Brown Christmas.

Pixar's Finding Dory, a sequel to Finding Nemo that will be directed by original Nemo co-director Andrew Stanton, will open in theaters Nov, 25, 2015.