The SpongeBob Movie : Sponge Out of Water and premiered in the US after 2014 .
It also marks the final film in the franchise that creator Stephen Hillenburg was involved in before his death in 2018 , as well as serving the final voice role for Tim Conway , who died in 2019.The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie : Sponge Out of Water was released in the United States on February 6 , 2012 and received generally positive reviews .