From Nintendo and Illumination comes a new animated film based on the world of Super Mario Bros.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie is an upcoming computer-animated fantasy adventure comedy film based on the video game series Super Mario published by Nintendo. Co-financed by Universal Pictures (which is also the distributor) and Nintendo and produced by Illumination, it is the third feature film adaptation of the Super Mario video game series, following the Japanese anime film Super Mario Bros.: The Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach! (1986) and the American live-action film Super Mario Bros. (1993).
The film is directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic (in Jelenic’s feature directorial debut) from a screenplay by Matthew Fogel. The film’s ensemble voice cast features Chris Pratt as the voice of Mario, and also includes Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black, Keegan-Michael Key, Seth Rogen, Fred Armisen, Sebastian Maniscalco, Charles Martinet, and Kevin Michael Richardson.
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After the critical and commercial failure of the 1993 film, Nintendo was reluctant to license its intellectual properties for film adaptations. Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto became interested in developing another film when Nintendo was bringing its older games to the Virtual Console service, and through Nintendo’s work with Universal Parks & Resorts to create Super Nintendo World, he met Illumination founder Chris Meledandri.
By 2016, the two were discussing a Mario film and in January 2018, Nintendo announced that it would collaborate with Illumination and Universal to produce it. Production was underway by 2020. On October 6, 2022, a teaser trailer for the film was shown via a Nintendo Direct presentation. The first official trailer was shown via a Nintendo Direct on November 29.
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The film is produced by Illumination founder and CEO Chris Meledandri and by Shigeru Miyamoto for Nintendo. The film will be co-financed by Universal Pictures and Nintendo and released worldwide by Universal Pictures.
The film will be released in North America on April 7, 2023 and in Japan on April 27, 2023.
- Genre: Action-Comedy
- Cast: Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black, Keegan-Michael Key, Seth Rogen, Fred Armisen, Kevin Michael Richardson, Sebastian Maniscalco
- Screenplay: Matthew Fogel
- Directors: Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic
- Producers: Chris Meledandri, Shigeru Miyamoto
- Release Date: April 2023
Watch the trailer below;
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