LOS ANGELES: Scarlett Johansson has been cast as a voice actor in ‘The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie’, set to hit the big screen on November 19. The film is based on the popular Nickelodeon animated series.

Johansson will voice a new character named Mindy, daughter of the cantankerous undersea leader King Neptune (Jeffrey Tambor). Alec Baldwin will voice Dennis, a ruthless hit man, Nickelodeon Movies announced on Wednesday. — AP