Nicktoons: The Movie

Nicktoons: The Movie is a 2025 American live-action/animated comedy film directed by Jeff Fowler, with a screenplay by Nicolas Stoller, Doug Mand and Fowler. The film serves as a parody of Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003) and the first ever theatrically released film featuring the Nicktoons characters. Ryan Reynolds stars as a fictional version of himself, while paired alongside Will Arnett, Jennifer Garner, Craig Robinson, Chris Pine, Jacob Tremblay, Ricardo Hurtado, and Ariana Greenblatt; Tom Kenny, Cam Clarke, Townsend Coleman, Abby Trott, Davis Pak, Janet Varney, David Kaufman, Billy West, Carlos Alazraqui, Debi Drewberry, Diana Zermano, and Lacey Chabert also star as their Nicktoons characters. The plot follows Reynolds paired with the Nickelodeon cartoon characters who must band together to stop a spoiled businessman from ruling their worlds.

A potential film based on various Nickelodeon cartoon shows was announced in 2016, but it's fate was unknown.

Nicktoons: The Movie premiered in the United States on July 21, 2025 and was released in the United States on July 25 by Paramount Pictures. The film grossed $142 million worldwide against an $85 million budget and was met with mixed reviews from critics, who criticized the screenplay but praised how it had gone back to the roots of Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

Plot
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Live-action cast

 * Ryan Reynolds as himself. Reynolds also voices himself in animated form.
 * Will Arnett as Avery Royshen: the CEO of Viacom who plans to take over the cartoon worlds.
 * Jennifer Garner as Rita Reynolds, Ryan's fictionalized wife.
 * Jacob Tremblay as Randy Reynolds, Ryan's fictionalized youngest son.
 * Ricardo Hurtado as Rodney Reynolds, Ryan's fictionalized oldest son.
 * Ariana Greenblatt as Judy Reynolds, Ryan's fictionalized daughter.
 * Chris Pine as Max, Reynolds' childhood friend.
 * Craig Robinson as Cory, the Reynolds' neighbor.

Cameos include Thomas Lennon and Rachel Bloom as Nickelodeon executives, Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell reprising their roles as Dexter Reed and Ed, Miranda Cosgrove reprising her role as Carly Shay, Will Forte as the security guard at Nickelodeon. Ken Jeong as a bystander, Neil Patrick Harris as a news reporter. Jamie Lynn Spears reprising her role as Zoey Brooks. Josh Peck as a police officer, Jimmie Johnson as himself, Steve Burns, Donovan Patton, Joshua Dela Cruz reprising their roles as Steve, Joe, and Josh from the Blue's Clues series, and Jimmy Kimmel as himself.

Voice cast
Additional voices include Bill Fagerbakke as Patrick Star, Carolyn Lawrence as Sandy Cheeks and Cindy Vortex, Doug Lawrence as Plankton, Rodger Bumpass as Squidward Tentacles, Clancy Brown as Mr. Krabs Barry Gordon as Donatello, Rob Paulsen as Raphael and Carl Wheezer, Janice Kawaye as Jenny/XJ-9, Alex Felten as Sokka, Sabrina Fest as Katara, Vivain Vencer as Toph Belfong, Asher Spence as Boots, Jim Meskimen (replacing Tim Curry) as Nigel Thornberry, Elizabeth Daily as Tommy Pickles, Nancy Cartwright as Chuckie Finster, Kath Soucie as Phil and Lil DeVille, Richard Steven Horvitz as Invader Zim, Catherine Taber as Lori Loud, Liliana Mumy as Leni Loud, Nika Futterman as Chum-Chum, Luna Loud, Cristina Pucelli as Luan Loud, Grey Griffin as Lana, Lola, and Lily Loud, Vicky, Tara Strong as Ember McClain and Timmy Turner, Trevor Devall (replacing Martin Mull) as Vlad Plasmius, Robbie Daymond as SwaySway, Eric Bauza as Buhdeuce, Maulik Pancholy as Sanjay Patel, Chris Hardwick as Craig, Ben Giroux as Nate Wright and Mikey Munroe, Jeremy Rowley as Bunsen, David Hornsby as Fanboy, Fred Tatasciore as Reptar, Francesca Marie Smith as Helga Pataki, Jakari Fraser as Gerald Johanessen, Jim Cummings as Cat and Shredder, Jeffery Garcia as Sheen Estevez, Daran Norris as Cosmo, Susanne Blakeslee as Wanda,
 * Tom Kenny as SpongeBob SquarePants, the protagonist of the show of the same name. Kenny also voices Dog, the protagonist of CatDog.
 * Sawyer Cole as Lincoln Loud, the protagnist of The Loud House.
 * Cam Clarke as Leonardo, one of the protagonists of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
 * Townsend Coleman as Michelangelo, another one of the protagonists of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
 * Abby Trott as April O'Neil, a supporting character of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
 * Davis Pak as Aang, the protagonist of Avatar: The Last Airbender.
 * Janet Varney as Korra, the protagonist of The Legend of Korra.
 * David Kaufman as Danny Fenton, the protagonist of Danny Phantom.
 * Billy West as Ren and Stimpy, the protagonist of the show of the same name.
 * Carlos Alazraqui as Rocko, the protagonist of Rocko's Modern Life. Alazraqui also voices Mr. Crocker.
 * Debi Drewberry as Jimmy Neutron, the protagonist of The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron.
 * Diana Zermano as Dora Marquez, the protagonist of Dora the Explorer.
 * Lacey Chabert as Eliza Thronberry, the protagonist of The Wild Thornberrys.
 * Dee Bradley Baker as Gene, Avery's computer assistant.

Development
On January 27, 2016, a crossover film involving various classic Nicktoons characters was reported to be in development. Jared Hess was attached to direct, as well as co-write with his wife Jerusha. The film was said to be similar to Who Framed Roger Rabbit. In a later interview in September 2016, Hess said that the script was complete and submitted for approval. No word on development has been reported since.

Resurgence
On August 12, 2023, the project had undergone a resurgence, with Jeff Fowler replacing Hess as the director. The film now has various Nicktoons characters old and new, with Ryan Reynolds as the lead character. while all of the voice actors reprising their respective roles from various Nickelodeon cartoon shows, some of them were recasted.

Filming
Principal photography began on April 12, 2024 and wrapped on August 15, 2024. Filming took place at Nickelodeon Animation Studios, Burbank, and Los Angles, California.

Animation
Animal Logic, Reel FX Creative Studios, and Mikros Image had provided the animation and visual effects for the film.

Nicktoons: The Movie (Original Motion Picture Score)
Nicktoons: The Movie (Original Motion Picture Score) is a film score album to the film of the same name, released on July 22, 2025. John Debney was hired to compose the film.

Nicktoons: The Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Serververse Jam (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the film's soundtrack album, released on July 25, 2025, by WaterTower Music. The soundtrack features "We Will Rock You" and "Don't Stop Me Now" by Queen, "Feel It Still" by Portugal. The Man, "Wild Ones" by Flo Rida featuring Sia, and "It's Tricky" by Run-DMC. A cover of Queen's "We Will Rock You" was performed by the Nicktoons voice cast members (credited as the Nicktoons). The cover was released separate on July 25, 2025.

Theatrical
Nicktoons: The Movie was released theatrically in the United States by Paramount Pictures on July 25, 2025, following its Los Angeles premiere on July 21. The film was later shown on Paramount+ 45 days later.

Marketing
Paramount and Nickelodeon partnered with Spalding, General Mill's, McDonald's, Mattel, and Funko to promote Nicktoons: The Movie. The film was advertised through television by Paramount's television networks Nickelodeon, TeenNick, and NickToons.

A teaser trailer was released on April 26, 2025, which focused on Ryan Reynolds discussing the first act of the film while the screen was black until revealing he was talking to SpongeBob. Paramount released the "theatrical" trailer on June 1, showcasing Reynolds' team Nicktoons and Will Arnett's character's team the GoonSters (consisting of Mr. Crocker from The Fairly OddParents, Plankton from the SpongeBob SquarePants franchise, Vlad Plasmius from Danny Phantom and Shredder from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles).

Home media
Nicktoons: The Movie was released on digital on September 30, 2025 and on Blu-ray, DVD and Ultra HD Blu-ray by Paramount Home Entertainment on October 14.

Box office
Nicktoons: The Movie has grossed $142.3 million from grossing $62.4 million in the United States and Canada, while grossing $79 million in other territories.

Critical reception
Rotten Tomatoes has the film a 36% approval rating of based on 189 reviews with an average rating of 5.24/10. The critical consensus reads, "Ryan Reynolds and the Nickelodeon cartoon characters' chemistry seems like a lot to take in, but Nicktoons: The Movie is a touchdown comparedby revisiting some meta-humor from Who Framed Roger Rabbit?." Metacritic gave a weighted average score of 49 out of 100 based on 53 critics, indicating mixed-or-average reviews. CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A−" on its A+ to F scale.