Here we Go! The movie The Super Mario Bros. is just around the corner and Nintendo gave us a first taste of what will be the return of Mario to the big screen. The partner? The Illumination studio, in charge of great animation sagas such as The Minions. Quite a success, as you could see.
To reveal information about the project, Nintendo has dedicated a NintendoDirect to him in which we have been able to know the direction of the film, as well as take a look at the impressive animation work. This was also broadcast directly at New York ComicCon.
And obviously Shigeru Miyamoto, the very creator of Mario, was the one who led the presentation.
Chis Pratt and Charles Martinet Together!
Important news? First of all, although Chris Pratt will give Mario his voice, something that was already known, in the credits of the teaser presented, Charles Martinet is clearly read in the cast.
Charles has been the voice of Mario in the video games, but let’s remember that the character has only said a few short phrases, shouts and fillers, so we could expect Martinet to complement those phrases with Pratt’s voice work.
Jack Black will be Bowser
One of the big surprises was seeing that Jack Black will be Bowser. It must be said, the actor is a Hollywood giant and his particular personality opens up great expectations for his work as the King of the Koopas.
Undoubtedly, even the actor has even a physical resemblance to the character.
Penguins back?
The teaser shows us Bowser attacking a penguin kingdom, where those penguins are the same ones we saw in Mario 64. A revenge for that baby penguin that we all threw into the void in that game?
We will have to wait to know more about the story. For now we only saw that Bowser, along with the Koopa and Kamek launch attacks of fire and magic to take them prisoner.
Apparently Mario doesn’t know where he is.
At that moment, we change the scene and see Mario “falling” into the Mushroom Kingdom, not knowing where he was and missing such a strange place.
When he almost touches a blue mushroom, Toad appears, to reassure him and apparently begin to guide him on what will be a great adventure.
What will be the role of Luigi?
After introducing us to who the voices will be (as we mentioned above), a scene with Luigi takes place.
It reminds us of Luigi’s Mansion and opens up a world of possibilities about the worlds that we will see in the film and the participation that the character with the green cap and brother of our hero will have.
Peach is conspicuous by her absence, just like Donkey
Although we already have information that Anya Taylor-Joy will be Princess Peach and Seth Rogenserie Donkey Kong, we did not see any of these characters in the teaser. It is to be hoped that in the coming months, with new advances, we can see more of them.
It’s interesting to wonder, how will they all be brought together in the movie. Even a few days ago, it was revealed “what the princess would look like”… It is seen in the image below:
When is the premiere? Different dates in the world
Finally, this first advance closes by giving us an official date: April 7. But that is the date for some countries.
The site specialized in the big N, Nintenderos, gives us additional information:
“The long-awaited mario movie It will officially hit theaters on March 31, 2023, at least in Spain, according to confirmed Universal Pictures. Depending on where you are in Latin America, the film will be released a few days before or a few days after”, they detail.
These are all the dates they published:
- March 22 in Belgium
- March 23 in Switzerland
- March 24 in Sweden and Austria
- March 29 in France
- March 30 in Chile, Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Australia and all of Central America
- March 31 in Spain
- In March in the UK and Ireland
- April 5 in Italy and the Netherlands
- April 6 in Argentina, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela
- April 7 in the United States, Taiwan and China
- April 28 in Japan
“The mario movie It will be released exclusively in theaters. However, the streaming service Peacock confirmed that the film will have after 45 days of its debut”, they added on the mentioned site.
We leave you only the teaser:
Or also, you can watch the “Nintendo Direct”. The broadcast, having been live, had a long waiting time. We recommend you advance the video to minute 26:15 to start seeing the relevant information and the teaser of the film.
More movie details? They are responsible!
The mario movie It will be one of the most important animation projects in recent years, which is why it has been left in the hands of some important figures in the industry. This includes Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of Mario himself.
These are the main responsible for the mario movie:
- Directors: Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic
- Screenplay: Matthew Fogel
- Producers: Chris Meledandri and Shigeru Miyamoto
- Distributor: Universal Pictures
- Story Director: Ed Skudder