SpongeBob and Patrick and the Furry Encounters

SpongeBob and Patrick and the Furry Encounters is a 2030 American computer-animated adventure science fiction comedy film based on SpongeBob SquarePants. Produced by Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies, United Plankton Pictures and distributed by Paramount Pictures, it is a direct sequel to The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004) and The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2020) and the fifth film in the Nicktoons Cinematic Series. The film was directed by Paul Tibbit, with the screenplay by Andrew Goodman, Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger, and stars Tom Kenny, Bill Fagarbakke, Rodger Bumpass, Clancy Brown, and Carolyn Lawrence reprising their roles from the earlier films alongside Scarlett Johansson reprising her role as Princess Mindy from the first film; Tom Hardy, Michael Keaton, Charlie Day, Sylvester Stallone, and Charlize Theron voice the characters in this film. In the film, Patrick Star proposes to Mindy after a long relationship with his best friend, but their wedding is interrupted by a race of a feline alien race abducting him as they see him as the ancient star child "Patricius".

The film premiered in Hollywood on August 27, 2030 and was released in the United States on September 27, 2030. The film received positive reviews from critics with praise towards Fagerbakke's performance as Patrick, animation, themes, and tone. It grossed $389 million worldwide against an $80 million production budget.

Voice cast

 * Tom Kenny as SpongeBob SquarePants
 * Bill Fagarbakke as:
 * Patrick Star
 * Cecil Star
 * Rodger Bumpass as Squidward Tentacles
 * Clancy Brown as Eugene Krabs
 * Carolyn Lawrence as Sandy Cheeks
 * Scarlett Johansson as Princess Mindy
 * Jeffery Tambor as King Neptune
 * Tom Hardy
 * Michael Keaton
 * Charlie Day
 * Sylvester Stallone
 * Charlize Theron

Production
The "Space Cat" storyline is the second pitch created by Paul Tibbitt and Kyle McCulloch  and written by Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger. Andrew Goodman later helped with the story in 2017. Unlike the first pitch or the final version of the movie, this storyline is more "Science-fiction" inspired, and was described as a "SpongeBob movie in the mold of Independence Day." This version started development around fall 2015 and was cancelled on July 2017.

The main antagonists were an army of anthropomorphic cats wearing red mech-suits, led by a commander named Twinkles. The Space Cat army was comprised of many spaceships such as battlecruisers, troop carriers and spacecrafts named "Catsaucer." Their homeworld was a polluted planet, composed of giant scratching posts and furniture such as an oversized piano. Some concept art also showcases a giant cat called Galcatacus, an ancient god that can use his paws to destroy everything around him. He can be seen in a storyboard where he is lured by SpongeBob and Gary through a black hole and in a flashback scene where he's destroying Gary's homeworld.

According to concept art and storyboards made by Andy Gaskill, Kristina Vardazaryan, Ruben Hickman, Steven E. Gordon, Wolf-Rüdiger Bloss, David Stephan and Shellie O'Brien. Gary was kidnapped by the cats bent on using him to free Galcatacus and turn Earth into a giant litter box, leading SpongeBob, Patrick, Squidward and Sandy to rescue Gary and save Earth. Throughout the story, they would have visited different worlds. One of them was a futuristic-like world inhabited by dolphins. Storyboards showcase that at one point, SpongeBob and his friends were supposed to sneak into Bubbles' spaceship, guarded by dolphin soldiers. Another world that the group would have visited was a hellish world where a purple character named Mortius and a woman called Sarcoma live. According to two storyboards, the group would also have returned to the surface. There, they would have met human versions of SpongeBob and Patrick during a fight with the cats.

Other concept art displays a flashback scene where Gary was the prince of a world inhabited by snails. During an attack by the cats and Galcatacus, Gary was evacuated through an escape pod thanks to his parents. During his escape, the capsule would have collided with the Galcatacus' collar, seemingly paralyzing him in the process. After escaping his homeworld, Gary's escape pod would eventually arrive on Earth before diving into the ocean near the Bikini Atoll island.

According to a few storyboards and an interview with Paul Tibbitt, two subplots were planned. One would have starred Nicolas Cage as himself, running for President of the United States (nicknamed "President Cage") because "he didn't get a part as president and his agents tells him no one would believe him as president." Other characters planned to appear in this subplot were Nicolas Cage's pet tiger Fluffy, an army general called Tallenback (portrayed by Jeff Goldblum) and an animal trainer named Terry. Although Nicolas Cage was first considered for the USA President role, he was later replaced by Dwayne Johnson (nicknamed "President Johnson" according to the copyright catalog description of Sponge on the Run.) before this version of the movie was eventually cancelled. Some older storyboards however, still feature "President Cage".

The second subplot would have followed Mr. Krabs, disguised as SpongeBob, opening a "favor truck" where he sells favors and compliments to the Bikini Bottomites. According to a poster, David Hasselhoff was also planned to return in this movie.

When asked on Twitter about the storyboards, Vincent Waller wrote "I believe that was a first pass at the story, but the entire alien cat storyline was later tossed out and rewritten." In an interview with Tim Hill about the movie, Tim Hill explains that "The studio had plans for a different version of the movie, but that one was scrapped. Steve was always a fan of grounded, relatable and simple stories. I think the previous script was a bit too far-fetched." According to Paul Tibbitt, there was many reasons as to why this story got cancelled. One of them being related to Donald Trump joining the 2016 United States presidential election and how it looked likely that "a reality-tv star might become president."