SpongeBob SquarePants: How Keanu Reeves Appeared in Sponge on the Run
Keanu Reeves is in
SpongeBob SquarePants: Sponge on the Run, but it was a long road to get there. Everyone’s favorite actor doesn’t just do every movie, things have to appeal to him. Director Tim Hill and Patrick Star actor Bill Fagerbakke discussed how they managed to seal the deal in an interview with Yahoo! Entertainment. It turns out that the filmmaker was pretty adamant about having the
Matrix star play a character named Sage. (He’s sort of a spirit guide for SpongeBob and Patrick throughout the movie.) Well, that chatter and a lot of determination set things into motion. One of the producers on the film actually had a personal connection to Reeves, so he put the good word in. From there the
Giant David Hasselhoff Surf Board From Spongebob Movie Up For Auction
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SpongeBob SquarePants the Movie’s version of David Hasselhoff is up for auction right now. Live Auctioneers has the prop listed as “Big Dave”, and that distinction could not be more apt. Diligent Auction Services helped get this 14-foot-long model onto the web and the current bidding rests at $100,000 at the time of writing. Fans will remember how much of a trip it was to see the famous actor turn up in the animated feature. (As himself no less!) The 2004 film is still beloved by fans and even spawned a video game tie-in that communities still play. There’s no word on if you can actually surf on the back of the
Nickelodeon Releases New Spongebob Squarepants With Puppets Episode
Nickelodeon is releasing a new
SpongeBob SquarePants episode with puppets. The show’s official YouTube channel posted another entry in their Pineapple Playhouse effort. “Can You Spare a Dime” actually contains one of the commonly used memes from the show. Squidward ends up homeless after an argument with Mr. Krabs. Everyone’s favorite Sponge has to step up and try to help his neighbor. But, as is usually the case with the show, that effort to help all goes horribly wrong. The puppet work in the clip is really fantastic. A felted version of Squidward, Krabs, and Spongebob is not something you would usually consider when contemplating the show’s aesthetic. But, it really does fit, and it makes you wonder what this team could do with more time to adapt a bunch of popular episodes. For now, check out the