Comic-Con 2024 brought back many fan favorites to the San Diego mega-convention. Chris Hemsworth, Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds, Harrison Ford and Anthony Mackie and Robert Downey Jr. all made an appearance in Hall H to introduce their upcoming project. Hemsworth will star in “Transformers One,” Ford and Mackie in “Captain America: Brave New World,” and Downey in “Avengers: Doomsday.” Of course, Jackman and Reynolds were promoting “Deadpool & Wolverine” which is now in theaters.
On of the many surprises of the Con was the announcement of Mark Hamill joining the cast. A surprise live appearance by the legendary actor best known as Luke Skywalker of Star Wars to announce his role as “The Flying Dutchman” in Paramount Pictures’ upcoming fourth theatrical film, The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants. Produced by Nickelodeon Animation, Hamill will lend his voice as, “The Flying Dutchman,” a gruff and goofy ghost-pirate who will face off against SpongeBob in his newest underwater adventure. The “SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants” is slated to hit theaters Dec. 19, 2025.
Nickelodeon brought fans down to Bikini Bottom and beyond to celebrate SpongeBob SquarePants’ landmark 25th anniversary during an exclusive panel at Comic-Con International: San Diego on Thursday, July 25, 2024. Appearing in Hall H for the first time, iconic voices Tom Kenny (SpongeBob), Bill Fagerbakke (Patrick), Carolyn Lawrence (Sandy), Rodger Bumpass (Squidward), Clancy Brown (Mr. Krabs), and Mr. Lawrence (Plankton), along with executive producers Marc Ceccarelli and Vincent Waller, kicked off the four-day Comic-Con weekend with the Best. Panel. Ever. — “Celebrating 25 Years of Nickelodeon’s SpongeBob SquarePants.”
