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{{Movie
|title = Plankton: The Movie
|image = TBA.png
|movienumber = 2 (spin-off)<br>5 (overall)
|writer = [[Doug Lawrence]]<br>[[Kaz]]<br>[[Chris Viscardi]]
|story = [[Doug Lawrence]]
|director = [[Dave Needham]]
|director-art = Ernie Gilbert<ref>http://www.erniegilbert.com/art-direction--2d.html</ref>
|airdate = {{Flag|NFX}} {{Time|2025}}
|briefsummary = {{Link|Plankton}}'s world is flipped upside down when his plan for world domination is thwarted
}}

==Characters==
*[[Sheldon J. Plankton]]
*[[Karen Plankton]]
*{{Link|SpongeBob SquarePants}}
*[[Patrick Star]]
*[[Squidward Tentacles]]
*[[Eugene H. Krabs]]
*[[Sandy Cheeks]]
*[[Spot]]

==Production==
On {{Time|March 4}}, {{Time|2020}}, Bakish announced that [[Paramount Global]] would produce two feature-length {{SBSP}} spin-off movies for [[Netflix]], representing a "profitable, low-risk rental business with set margins," which he said translates to content ownership for separate distribution down the road, including consumer products and recreation.<ref>https://www.mediaplaynews.com/its-a-spongebob-squarepants-vision-at-viacomcbs/</ref>

"So, we're convinced that both an O&O [owned and operated] and a third-party studio strategy is absolutely right for ViacomCBS," Bakish said. "We believe that maximizing the value of our content asset, that is what you see us executing in 2020 and beyond." Remember that ViacomCBS is now Paramount+.

Asked about updates on the films, [[Vincent Waller]] replied that they were in the writing phase. He also stated that "Pearl will be in at least one. But nothing is final yet and a lot can change between concept and delivery."<ref>https://twitter.com/gumbii5/status/1352940782370627584</ref>

Natalie Franscioni-Karp, a visual development artist on the movie, lists it as a "CG Feature Film" called ''Plankton''.<ref>http://natalie-franscionikarp.squarespace.com/about</ref> A prototype logo of the film was also present on her portfolio.

On {{Time|February 15}}, {{Time|2022}}, it was confirmed that the movie will be released exclusively on [[Paramount+]] in the United States.<ref name="PPlus">https://twitter.com/paramountplus/status/1493707479275827200?cxt=HHwWgMCjybrC27opAAAA</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/spongebob/status/1493708961497088000</ref>

On {{Time|June 6}}, {{Time|2024}}, it was announced on [[:w:Twitter|Twitter]] that the film would be released in {{Time|2025}}, the first picture of the film was released, and that Spot would be appearing in the movie.<ref name="Nflix">https://x.com/netflix/status/1798821163751363068?s=46&t=ES4f6FARPL-ZWwMSdRsBzQ</ref> That same day, the movie was officially confirmed to be titled ''Plankton: The Movie'' and that Dave Needham would be directing it. The script was also being written by [[Doug Lawrence]], [[Kaz]], and Chris Viscardi.<ref>https://deadline.com/2024/06/plankton-the-movie-netflix-spongebob-squarepants-1235961187/</ref>
<gallery widths="180" position="center">
Planktonfirstlook.jpg|The movie's first look
</gallery>

However, on {{Time|August 8}}, 2024, the entire movie was leaked on {{W|4chan}}, following a hack into a dubbing studio called Iyuno, which also caused mass leaking of numerous unreleased Netflix movies and series.

==Cast==
*[[Doug Lawrence]] as Sheldon J. Plankton
*[[Jill Talley]] as Karen Plankton
*[[Tom Kenny]] as SpongeBob SquarePants
*[[Bill Fagerbakke]] as Patrick Star
*[[Rodger Bumpass]] as Squidward Tentacles
*[[Clancy Brown]] as Eugene Krabs
*[[Carolyn Lawrence]] as Sandy Cheeks
*[[Dee Bradley Baker]] as Spot
*[[Lori Alan]] as Pearl Krabs
*[[Mary Jo Catlett]] as Mrs. Puff

==Trivia==
===General===
*Like ''[[Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie|Saving Bikini Bottom]]'', this film was originally set to be released on [[Paramount+]]<ref name="PPlus"/> but was then moved to releasing it on Netflix.<ref name="Nflix"/>


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