



While the first two movies were primarily 2D-animated by Rough Draft Studios (though the first sequel had a CG-animated climax), this film is almost completely animated with CG animation done by Mikros Image but retains the 2D style on backgrounds and set-pieces, with the CGI characters standing out more by way of looking more 3D.
POSEIDON SPONGEBOB MOVIE
This movie was originally scheduled to release in the summer of 2020, but as with a lot of film and TV productions, the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic put a stop to that, and was released to streaming on Paramount+ (formerly named CBS All Access prior to its relaunch) in the US on March 4th, 2021, although it was released exclusively in Canadian theatres very briefly on August 14, 2020. The movie also tells the story of how SpongeBob and Gary first met. SpongeBob's pet snail Gary is "snailnapped" by Poseidon, so he has to journey to Atlantic City with his best friend Patrick in tow to get him back. Following this movie, Nickelodeon launched a CGI spin-off named Kamp Koral where SpongeBob is still the main character but with a younger voice.
POSEIDON SPONGEBOB SERIES
It is the first movie in the SpongeBob series to be entirely CGI-animated (unlike the series itself and the prior two movies which utilized primarily traditional 2D animation). The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run is a CGI-animated comedy movie, and the third movie based on the series SpongeBob SquarePants.
