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Just about three years after releasing her “Bikini Bottom” single, Ice Spice is set to make her voice-acting debut in The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants when the sequel hits theaters via Paramount Pictures on Dec. 19.
Billboard obtained an exclusive first look at Ice Spice’s animated character in Bikini Bottom on Monday (Nov. 17), which sports her signature orange hairstyle. “Don’t make me call security,” she says in a Bronx accent.
As a longtime fan of the Nickelodeon series growing up, the 25-year-old believes she “manifested” a role in The SpongeBob Movie, which Ice described as a “challenge” but “really fun.”
“I think I manifested this,” she said in the Derek Drymon-directed film featurette. “It was a challenge, but it was really fun, new and different. I never did anything like this.”
Ice Spice is set to star alongside Regina Hall, Sherry Cola, Arturo Castro and George Lopez in The SpongeBob Movie sequel.
The rapper also contributed an original song to the soundtrack, which arrived last week. Ice teamed up with right-hand producer RIOTUSA for the kid-friendly bop “Big Guy.”
“Being part of the SpongeBob soundtrack is such a full-circle moment for me,” she said in a statement. “It’s crazy to see my music in a movie that’s been part of so many people’s childhoods, including mine.”
Ice is staying busy on the movie side in 2025, as she made her acting debut in Spike Lee’s Highest 2 Lowest alongside Denzel Washington and A$AP Rocky in August.
Watch the Ice Spice SpongeBob Movie featurette below.
