Nickelodeon, Paramount+, and The Pinkfong Company have announced the voice cast for BABY SHARK’S BIG MOVIE! and revealed a new teaser poster for the first original animated film based on the popular animated series. The will premiere this year in time for the holidays exclusively on Paramount+ in the US and shortly thereafter on Paramount+ internationally, where the service is available. In Korea, Southeast Asia, and China, BABY SHARK’S BIG MOVIE! will be distributed by The Pinkfong Company.
Co-produced by Nickelodeon Animation and The Pinkfong Company. It is directed by Daytime Creative Arts Emmy AwardⓇ winner Alan Foreman (The Casagrandes, Welcome to the Wayne). The movie will follow Baby Shark and his family as they move to Chomp City, the great city of sharks.
BABY SHARK’S BIG MOVIE! will feature an amazing cast of guest voice actors, including: actress/singer/producer Ashley Tisdale (Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe, High School Musical) as Stariana, a witty and manipulative pop starfish in rise who wants to take center stage with great success.
Aparna Nancherla (Mira, Royal Detective) as Gillie, a charmingly chaotic and clumsy boxfish and assistant to Stariana; Ego Nwodim (Saturday Night Live) as Leah, a lantern shark and mama Shark’s best friend from college; Chloe Fineman (Saturday Night Live, Father of the Bride) as Lannie, Leah’s hyperactive and lovable daughter; ENHYPEN as an underwater K-pop beluga powerhouse band; and Lance Bass as TV announcer Lance Bass. The new voice actors will join returning guest stars from the hit series BABY SHARK’S BIG SHOW!: GrammyⓇ Award-winning and multi-platinum superstar Cardi B as rap icon Sharki B, and her family: Offset as Offshark, Kulture as Kulture Sharki and newcomer Wave as Wavey Shark.
Synopsis
In BABY SHARK’S BIG MOVIE!, Baby Shark is forced to leave the world he loves behind after his family moves to the big city. Baby Shark must adjust to his new life without his best friend, William. When Baby Shark encounters an evil pop starfish named Stariana who plans to steal her gift of song to master all underwater music, he must break her spell to restore harmony to the seas.
The film will also feature some of their regular BABY SHARK’S BIG SHOW! characters: Kimiko Glenn (Orange Is the New Black) as Baby Shark; Luke Youngblood (Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone) as William; Natasha Rothwell (Insecure) as Mom Shark; Eric Edelstein (We Bare Bears) as Papa Shark; Debra Wilson (MADtv) as Granny Shark; and Patrick Warburton (Seinfeld) as Grandpa Shark.
Acerca de BABY SHARK’S BIG SHOW!
The first season (26 episodes) of the hit preschool series BABY SHARK’S BIG SHOW! now also available on Paramount+. The series launched globally in 2021 across Nickelodeon brand channels and platforms and is currently in its second season.
Pinkfong Baby Shark launched on YouTube in November 2015 and took the world by storm. Becoming the first video in the world to reach 10 billion views on YouTube. Which makes it the most viewed video in YouTube history. With music, characters, story and dance combined. The song was certified RIAA Diamond and an 11x platinum single for selling over 11 million units in the US and spawned a viral phenomenon, #BabySharkChallenge, which spawned over 1 million cover videos worldwide.
BABY SHARK’S BIG MOVIE! It is executive produced by Gary “Doodles” DiRaffaele (Breadwinners), Tommy Sica (Breadwinners) and Whitney Ralls (My Little Pony: Equestria Girls). Ralls is also the film’s screenwriter. BABY SHARK’S BIG MOVIE! and BABY SHARK’S BIG SHOW! are produced by Nickelodeon Animation in Burbank, California, with production overseen by Eryk Casemiro, Nickelodeon Animation’s executive vice president of global series content. Miriam Ritchie is the Nickelodeon executive in charge of producing the film.
