For some time now, rumors have surfaced that the Japanese company Nintendo was working on a project to bring the legendary video game Super Mario Bros. to the big screen.
Finally, in September 2021, Nintendo announced that there would indeed be a movie of Super Mario Bros. And not only that, because the cast members who would lend their voices for the characters were also announced, as well as the release date: December 21 of this year.
Unfortunately, however, we won’t be able to see the long-awaited film in theaters during the holidays this year, as Nintendo has just announced a delay of Super Mario Bros.assigning a new release date for the spring of next year.
Acclaimed Nintendo designer, producer and director Shigeru Miyamoto has announced the sad news via Nintendo’s Twitter account, stating that he consulted with Chris Meledandri, CEO and founder of Illumination, the studio behind the game. My favorite villain who is making the film, as well as Chris-san, a member of the Board of Directors of Nintendo, with whom he agreed to change the worldwide release date to spring 2023, opening on April 28 in Japan and April 7 in North America. North.
Miyamoto did not reveal the reason for the delay or say whether the covid-19 pandemic had anything to do with the film’s postponement. He only apologized and said it would “be worth the wait,” somehow recalling one of his most famous quotes about delays being good for the product: “A late game is eventually good, but a rushed game is always good.” it’s bad”, something that could well be valid in the film.
So far, the cast initially announced remains with Chris Pratt giving voice to the beloved Mario, from the hand of Anya Taylor-Joy as Princess Peach, Charlie Day as Luigi, Jack Black as Bowser, Keegan-Michael Key would be Toad and Seth Rogen would voice Donkey Kong.
Details of the plot have been leaked on the network
To the announcement of the delay of the premiere of Super Mario Bros., The leak of some details of the plot that were released by a Reddit user joins. Although at first they seemed to be mere speculation, the publication was removed due to a copyright requirement, which triggered the emergence of some theories that could confirm the veracity of the information.
Everything indicates that the tape will be a musical that will have different songs sung by all the characters. Charles Martinet, the American voice actor who gives voice to Mario, Luigi and Toadsworth in the video game, will be the narrator of the film that will begin by reviewing the jobs of Mario and Luigi before becoming plumbers under the orders of Spike, in New Donk City.
According to the leak, unlike the video game, Spike will not be the villain of the film. In addition, Mario and Luigi will have a new character design, including new blue or purple clothing that they will wear before obtaining their characteristic overalls. And finally, Super Mario Bros. contains a post-credits scene, which would leave open the possibility of a sequel to the film.