{"id":1441,"date":"2015-08-19T14:30:34","date_gmt":"2015-08-19T13:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.tg4.ie\/?page_id=1441"},"modified":"2019-06-25T11:08:14","modified_gmt":"2019-06-25T10:08:14","slug":"24-02-15","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dev.tg4.ie\/en\/information\/press\/press-releases\/2015-2\/24-02-15\/","title":{"rendered":"24.02.15"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Based on the highly acclaimed Nickelodeon TV series,\u00a0<strong><i>The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water<\/i><\/strong><strong>, from Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies,<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>sees SpongeBob Squarepants, the world\u2019s favourite sea dwelling invertebrate, come ashore to our world for his most super-heroic adventure yet. The movie, which has already grossed over $125m in the US,\u00a0stars Antonio Banderas, Tom Kenny, Clancy Brown, Rodger Bumpass, Bill Fagerbakke, Carolyn Lawrence and Mr. Lawrence. It is produced by Paul Tibbitt and Mary Parent. Based on the series \u201cSpongeBob SquarePants\u201d created by Stephen Hillenburg, with a story by Stephen Hillenburg &amp; Paul Tibbitt and a screenplay by Glenn Berger &amp; Jonathan Aibel and Paul Tibbitt. The film is directed by Paul Tibbitt. It is the first release by Paramount Animation, the animation division of Paramount Pictures.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about the unique project, <b>Niamh McCaul<\/b> the General Manager of Paramount Pictures in Ireland said: <i>\u201cWe are delighted to have this opportunity to work with TG4 and release The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water in our national language. A first for a Hollywood studio, I hope Irish audiences will support this initiative in March when we celebrate all things Irish.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><\/i>The popular TV series\u00a0<em>SpongeBob Squarepants<\/em>\u00a0has been broadcast in English since 1999 and\u00a0on TG4 \u00a0through the Irish\u00a0language\u00a0since 2000. The timing of the movie release through Irish is particularly appropriate.\u00a0March is a fantastic period of national celebration, with St.Patrick\u2019s Festival and Seachtain na Gaeilge both taking place during the month.<\/p>\n<p><em><b>L\u00eds N\u00ed Dh\u00e1laigh<\/b><\/em>\u00a0Acquisitions &amp; Output Director\u00a0in TG4 said:\u00a0<i>\u201cTG4 has been SpongeBob\u2019s home in Ireland since 2000 and the series has been a prominent element of our kids\u2019 schedule since then.\u00a0 For thousands of young people in Ireland, the characters in SpongeBob are Irish speakers! This first-ever nationwide theatrical release of a major kids movie in the Irish language illustrates TG4\u2019s mission to provide an entertaining, engaging point of contact with the Irish language for kids everywhere. T\u00e1 muid ag s\u00fail go m\u00f3r leis.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><\/i><b>Jane Farley<\/b> from Macalla Teoranta adds<i>:\u00a0<\/i><i><\/i><i>&#8220;We&#8217;re delighted to be giving SpongeBob and his gang a voice &#8216;as gaeilge&#8217; on the big screen. We have a well established and experienced cast of actors who have voiced many hours of SpongeBob and are relishing this project. We&#8217;ve had fun dubbing the television series over the years but a cinema release in 3D is a new dimension!&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Spongebob an Scann\u00e1n: Sp\u00fainse as Uisce will be released\u00a0<\/b><b>in participating cinemas on March 27<sup>th<\/sup><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Anticipated cert: G<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Based on the highly acclaimed Nickelodeon TV series,\u00a0The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water, from Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies,\u00a0sees SpongeBob Squarepants, the world\u2019s favourite sea dwelling invertebrate, come ashore to our world for his most super-heroic adventure yet. 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