The Ben and HotSpot Movie

The Ben and HotSpot Movie is an upcoming 2015 American 3D computer-animated comedy film based on the television series, Ben and HotSpot. It was produced by Argosy Media and distributed by RKO Pictures, and will be directed by C.H. Greenblatt and written by Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger.

Production began in September 2014 and wrapped up in October 2015. It is scheduled to be released on November 25, 2015.

A second film, titled The Ben and HotSpot Movie 2, is scheduled to be released on July 13, 2018.

Plot
Ben and HotSpot are an unbreakable duo, but when Cat and his evil friends Lil Rob, Dooble, PewDiePie, Tentacool, and Gart kidnapped Ben, HotSpot must team up with CinnaMon, Bad Apple, Twinkie the Kid, Sonic the Hedgehog, Charlie Brown, and Robot and Monster in order to defeat them and save Ben.

Cast

 * Beau Mallard as Ben
 * Tim Martin as HotSpot
 * Talia Gonzalez as Lexi
 * Gilbert Gottfried as Cat
 * Rob Dyrdek as Lil Rob
 * Matt Chapman as Dooble
 * Felix Kjellberg as PewDiePie
 * Jack McBrayer as Tentacool
 * Curtis Armstrong as Robot
 * Harland Williams as Monster
 * Maurice LaMarche as Gart

Production
In December 2012, C.H. Greenblatt announced that a Ben and HotSpot theatrical film was in production. On November 12, 2013, it was announced the cast --  Beau Mallard, Tim Martin, Talia Gonzalez, and Gilbert Gottfried -- would reprise their roles, with Rob Dyrdek, Matt Chapman, Felix Kjellberg, and Jack McBrayer joining the cast. That same month, it was announced that it would be released on November 28, 2014, but later was rescheduled to November 27, 2015.

Release
The film is scheduled to be released on November 25, 2015.

Sequel
Main article: The Ben and HotSpot Movie 2

On November 1, 2015, Argosy Media confirmed that a sequel was in production. That same month, it was also announced that it would be released on July 13, 2018. However, C.H. Greenblatt will return to direct, as he is too busy working on another film, The Great Emperor. This time, Steve Martino, who is best known for directing the films Horton Hears a Who! and Ice Age: Continental Drift, will direct the film, with Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio writing the screenplay.