SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom

SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom is the first film produced and distributed by Coral Reef Productions. It is written by SquidwardTortellini123 and is a short comedy film.

Plot
An evil organization called E.V.I.L (Every Villain is Lemons) regroups as Plankton, Man Ray, and the Dirty Bubble. They form an army called the E.V.I.L military division, consisting of fish and robots called Plankton-bots. SpongeBob SquarePants and an alliance fight against the force of E.V.I.L. WIth the help of a stranded pirate named Burger Beard, they fight a battle for Bikini Bottom.

Characters

 * SpongeBob SquarePants
 * Patrick Star
 * Squidward Tentacles
 * Sandy Cheeks
 * Sheldon J. Plankton
 * Eugene H. Krabs
 * Burger Beard
 * Gary the Snail
 * Man Ray
 * The Dirty Bubble
 * Karen Plankton

Cast

 * Tom Kenny as SpongeBob, the Dirty Bubble, Gary, and various roles
 * Bill Faggerbakke as Patrick
 * Rodger Bumpass as Squidward and various roles
 * Carolyn Lawrence as Sandy
 * Mr. Lawrence as Plankton
 * Clancy Brown as Mr. Krabs
 * Antonio Banderas as Burger Beard
 * Bob Joles as Man Ray
 * Jill Talley as Karen
 * Ernest Borgnine as Mermaidman

Production
From the beginning, SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom was meant to be the pilot for a spin-off series. Creator SquidwardTortellini123 came up with the idea to create a solo movie and television show one morning when reading about IJLSA Adventures. The film is heavily inspired by the show.

Production began on June 23rd, 2018, when writing began as well. Writing finished on June 23rd.

Production ended on June 24, 2018.

Deleted scene
A deleted scene shows SpongeBob, Patrick and Squidward using guns loaded with condiments to get into the Krusty Krab. It was cancelled due to time restrictions.

Release
The film was announced alongside the creation of Coral Reef Productions, the production company.

It was released on June 27th, 2018.

Transcript
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom/Transcript

Trivia

 * SquidwardTortellini123 began working on the film solo, without any help.
 * The movie is heavily inspired by IJLSA Adventures.
 * Production began on June 23rd, 2018.
 * From the beginning, the film was meant to have a spin-off series, SpongeBob SquarePants: War for BIkini Bottom.