Sandy Cheeks is ready to take center stage ... As is the case with earlier movies, "Saving Bikini Bottom" uses 3D computer animation and liberally mixes animation with live-action photography.

For the uninitiated, Sandy Cheeks is the name of SpongeBob's STEM ... or her eyelines in order to convincingly interact with her animated co-stars. Johnson, who also helmed the outrageously ...

When Bikini Bottom and all its denizens are suddenly scooped out of the ocean, Sandy Cheeks and SpongeBob SquarePants journey to Texas to save the town from a villainous plot.