News websites report that the film would be CGI-animated, with an Internet Movie Database staff commenting, "When Paramount announced there would be a new SpongeBob SquarePants movie, the assumption was that it would be animated (like all other incarnations of SpongeBob).
Situs web berita melaporkan bahwa film ini akan menggunakan CGI, dengan seorang staff Internet Movie Database berkomentar, "Ketika Paramount mengumumkan akan ada film SpongeBob SquarePants baru, diduga bahwa itu akan dianimasikan (seperti inkaranasi SpongeBob lain).