SpongeBob Returns with Flying Dutchman and a Star-Studded Teaser (Ep. 315)

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🗓️ 15 July 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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In this episode of Fine Tooning, Jim Hill and Drew Taylor dig into a wide-ranging conversation about box office trends, Comic-Con reveals, and the growing debate around casting A-list celebrities in animated films. Highlights include: Paramount debuts the first teaser for The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants – Mark Hamill joins as the Flying Dutchman, and Jim reflects on the franchise’s enduring magic. Godzilla’s 70th anniversary celebration hits San Diego Comic-Con – Drew previews his panel, and Jim geeks out over Super7’s pop-up recreating the “Godzilla Minus One” train scene. Chris Pratt returns for Garfield 2 – But should Hollywood rely less on celebrities and more on trained voice actors? Jim revisits old rants and Billy West’s take on the trend. Michelle Yeoh joins the English dub of Ne Zha 2 – Now the highest-grossing animated film globally, the dubbed version hits U.S. theaters in August. Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires – Warner Bros. Animation unveils a visually stunning reimagining of the Dark Knight at Comic-Con. Plus: tributes to Pokémon voice legend James Carter Cathcart, Bugs Bunny’s 85th birthday at the Hollywood Bowl, and a sneak peek at Bluey at the Cinema: Let’s Play Chef coming soon to Europe. It’s an episode packed with nostalgia, news, and insights from both coasts as Jim and Drew tackle everything from kaiju cosplay to cartoon casting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:22.3	F1 the movie, only in cinemas, June 25th. Welcome back to fine-tuning with Drew Taylor,
0:30.4	your one-stop shop when it comes to animation news and commentary. I'm entertainment writer Jim
0:35.2	Hill and Mr. Taylor, whose writings on the industry you can regularly read over on the rap and whose musings on the mission of possible movies you can listen to on light the fuse, the official Mission Impossible podcast. He and I are recording this week's show on Monday, July 14th, which means we're now just, what, 10 days out from the start of
0:56.3	San Diego Comic Con. And we teased on last week's show that you were moderating a panel
1:03.0	at this year's event, but we couldn't reveal what it was about. But now that the programming
1:09.0	schedule has finally been shared with the world at large,
1:12.1	we can do this. We can reveal you've traded Tom Cruise for an even bigger star.
1:18.6	That's right. I think we can. Are we talking about it now or do you want to tease it for later in the show?
1:23.4	No, no, no, no. Now, now, now. Okay. All right. Yeah, you can come see me on Friday, July 25th. I will be hosting a panel dedicated to the King of All Monsters, Mr. Godzilla.
1:37.4	And also, the panel is all about the kind of licensing partners that have worked with Godzilla.
1:42.2	So there might be some news. We'll see, Jim,
1:44.8	but yeah, it should be super fun. Of course, we are going up against the Tron Ares slash
1:52.1	Predator Badlands presentation in Hall H. But you know what? Listen, if you can't get in,
1:59.0	come spend some time with me and we'll have some fun.
2:02.6	Now, speaking of Godzilla, who by the way, celebrating his 70th anniversary, I'm hoping that while you're in town, you can make your way over to 701 8th Avenue, which is where Super 7.
2:16.5	Oh, yeah. Did you hear about that?
2:18.2	Yeah!
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