*The first trailer for the hotly anticipated “Baby Shark’s Big Movie” from Nickelodeon, Paramount+, and The Pinkfong Company has dropped.
“Pinkfong’s Baby Shark” launched on YouTube in November 2015 and became the world’s first-ever video to hit 10 billion views on YouTube, making it the most-viewed video in the streaming platform’s history, per the news release. The forthcoming “Baby Shark’s Big Movie” is the first-ever feature-length original animated movie based on the globally beloved preschool property.
“Baby Shark’s Big Movie” features guest voice actors, including actress, singer and producer Ashley Tisdale (Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe, High School Musical) as Stariana, a sharp-witted and manipulative, rising pop starfish who wants to take center stage with a splash hit; Aparna Nancherla (Mira, Royal Detective) as Gillie, a charmingly chaotic, bumbling boxfish and Stariana’s assistant; Ego Nwodim (Saturday Night Live) as Leah, a lantern shark and Mommy Shark’s best friend from college; Chloe Fineman (Saturday Night Live, Father of the Bride) as Lannie, Leah’s hyper, lovable daughter; ENHYPEN as an underwater powerhouse K-pop band of belugas; and Lance Bass as TV announcer Lance Bass.
The new voice actors join the series regulars from “Baby Shark’s Big Show!,” including Kimiko Glenn (Orange Is the New Black) as Baby Shark; Luke Youngblood (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone) as William; Natasha Rothwell (Insecure) as Mommy Shark; Eric Edelstein (We Bare Bears) as Daddy Shark; Debra Wilson (MADtv) as Grandma Shark; and Patrick Warburton (Seinfeld) as Grandpa Shark.
The film also features returning guest superstar Cardi B as rap icon Sharki B and her family: husband Offset as Offshark; daughter Kulture as Kulture Sharki; and son Wave as Wavey Shark, per the news release.
Here’s the official synopsis: “Baby Shark is forced to leave behind the world he loves after his family’s move to the big city and 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 his gift of song in order to dominate all underwater music, he must break her spell to restore harmony to the seas.”
The family-friendly film will debut Friday, December 8, at 12 p.m. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon, stream on Paramount+ in the U.S. and Canada, and the following day in the UK and Australia.
“Baby Shark’s Big Movie” features original songs, including the previously released “It’s Stariana!” and “Keep Swimmin’ Through” singles, that will appear on the film’s official soundtrack, which releases on Friday, Dec. 8.
The hit preschool series “Baby Shark’s Big Show!” launched globally in 2021 across Nickelodeon-branded channels and platforms and is currently in its second season. The first season (26 episodes) is available now to stream on Paramount+.
Watch the trailer for “Baby Shark’s Big Movie” above.
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