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The Super Mario Bros. Movie
A poster featuring Mario (shown from the back) looking from within the Mushroom Kingdom.
Teaser poster
Directed by
Screenplay byMatthew Fogel
Based onSuper Mario Bros.
by Nintendo
Produced by
Starring
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release dates
  • April 7, 2023 (2023-04-07) (United States)
  • April 28, 2023 (2023-04-28) (Japan)
Countries
  • United States
  • Japan
LanguageEnglish

The Super Mario Bros. Movie is an upcoming computer-animated fantasy adventure comedy film based on the Mario video game franchise published by Nintendo, being based primarily on the mainline Super Mario series of platforming games. Produced by Illumination, co-financed by Universal Pictures and Nintendo, and distributed by Universal, it is the third feature film adaptation of the video games, 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.

After the critical and commercial failure of the 1993 film, Nintendo was reluctant to license its intellectual properties for film adaptations for many years. 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, and the cast was publicly announced in September 2021. A teaser trailer for the film and the first official trailer were shown via Nintendo Direct presentations on October 6, 2022, and November 29, 2022, respectively.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie is scheduled for release in the United States on April 7, 2023, and in Japan on April 28.

Voice cast

Additionally, Khary Payton voices the Penguin King,[2] and Eric Bauza is slated to appear in a yet-undisclosed role.[3] Martinet, who serves as the regular voice actor for Mario and Luigi among other characters in the video games, will appear in "surprise cameos" in the film according to Miyamoto.[1]

Production

Development

Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic speaking during a WonderCon panel for "Teen Titans Go!" in 2016
Directors Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic

After the critical and commercial failure of the 1993 Super Mario Bros. film adaptation, Japanese video game company Nintendo became wary of licensing its properties for film adaptations.[4] According to Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto, the idea for a new Mario film came from bringing their older games to the Virtual Console and other services; such transitions took time for the company, and Miyamoto recognized that "our content business would be able to develop even further if we were able to combine our long-beloved software with that of video assets, and utilize them together for extended periods."[5] Miyamoto knew that the process of making a film was far different from that of making a video game, and wanted a film expert to lead the effort.[6]

Following the November 2014 hack of Sony Pictures, emails between producer Avi Arad, studio chief Amy Pascal, TriStar Pictures head Tom Rothman, and Sony Pictures Animation president of production Michelle Raimo Kouyate were released revealing that Sony had been attempting to secure the film rights to the Mario franchise for several years. Arad visited Nintendo in Tokyo in February and July 2014 in an attempt to secure a deal. In October, Arad emailed Pascal and said he had closed the deal with Nintendo. Pascal suggested recruiting Sony Pictures Animation's Hotel Transylvania director Genndy Tartakovsky to help develop the project, while Kouyate said she could "think of 3–4 movies right out of the gate" and expressed hope in "build[ing] a Mario empire."[4] However, after the emails leaked, Arad denied that a deal had been made, stating that negotiations had only begun. BuzzFeed News noted that the emails did not take into account potential conflicts with Sony Pictures' corporate sibling Sony Interactive Entertainment, one of Nintendo's chief competitors.[4]

Through Nintendo's work with Universal Parks & Resorts to create Mario-based attractions, later resulting in Super Nintendo World, Miyamoto met Chris Meledandri, founder of Universal Pictures' Illumination animation division. Miyamoto found Meledandri's creative process similar to his own and felt he would be the proper lead for a Mario film. They had started more earnest discussions by 2016, knowing that if they felt it would not work that they could easily walk away.[6] In November 2017, reports emerged that Nintendo was collaborating with Universal and Illumination to make an animated Mario film.[7] Then-Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima clarified that a deal had not been finalized, but that an announcement would come soon. Kimishima hoped that if the deal was successful, a 2020 release date would be possible.[8]

In January 2018, Nintendo announced that the film would progress with Miyamoto and Meledandri co-producing.[9] Meledandri said the film was a "priority" for Illumination and that it will most likely come out in 2022. He added that Miyamoto would be "front and center" during production.[10] In January 2020, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa stated that the film was "moving along smoothly" with an expected 2022 release date. Furukawa also said Nintendo would own the rights to the film, and both Nintendo and Universal would fund the production.[11]

In August 2021, it emerged that Teen Titans Go! creators Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic were directing the film after the discovery of an Illumination animator's LinkedIn profile that included the film in their list.[12] Following the full casting announcement, Horvath and Jelenic were confirmed to be directing, with Matthew Fogel attached as the screenwriter after previously scribing Illumination's Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022).[13] According to Khary Payton, who has collaborated with Horvath and Jelenic on various projects at Warner Bros. Animation, the duo flew to Illumination Studios Paris a month after the release of their first feature film, Teen Titans Go! To the Movies in September 2018.[14]

In September 2022, it was announced by New York Comic Con that the film's teaser trailer would be released on October 6, 2022.[15] Shortly thereafter, Ed Skudder confirmed that he worked as head of story on the film.[16] In October 2022, the film's title was revealed as The Super Mario Bros. Movie.

The film was completed on October 19, 2022.

Casting

Chris Pratt in 2018
Taylor-Joy in 2019
Charlie Day in 2010
Black in 2019
Key in 2020
Rogen in 2019
Armisen at the 2015 Peabody Awards
Maniscalco in 2018
Richardson in 2016
Martinet at the 2020 GalaxyCon Richmond
(top): Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, and Charlie Day provide the voices for Mario, Princess Peach, and Luigi, respectively.

(middle): Jack Black, Keegan-Michael Key, and Seth Rogen voice Bowser, Toad, and Donkey Kong, respectively.

(bottom): Fred Armisen, Sebastian Maniscalco, and Kevin Michael Richardson voice Cranky Kong, Foreman Spike, and Kamek, respectively, while Charles Martinet will appear in cameos.

In February 2021, Mario voice actor Charles Martinet said the possibility of reprising his role in the film would be a "marvelous thing" and that if he were asked to voice Mario, "I'll go in and play with great joy and happiness."[17] In August 2021, Sebastian Maniscalco revealed he was voicing Spike, Mario and Luigi's boss from the game Wrecking Crew (1985).[18]

During a September 2021 Nintendo Direct presentation, Shigeru Miyamoto announced that Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black, Keegan-Michael Key, Seth Rogen, Kevin Michael Richardson, Fred Armisen, and Maniscalco would headline the voice cast and that Martinet would be featured in "surprise cameos".[1] The announcement was met with a mixed reaction from fans; while some welcomed the idea of celebrity actors voicing the characters, others questioned and criticized the choices, in particular Pratt as Mario instead of Martinet (who has voiced the character since 1992) or an Italian actor.[19] Meledandri said Pratt would not be voicing Mario with a thick Italian accent as Martinet has traditionally done.[20] Two days after the announcement, the film's casting director, Kevin T. Porter, issued an apology statement to the Italian community on the castings, in response to the criticism of not casting an Italian actor.[21]

Plot details were kept secret from the actors during recording, according to Day, who noted he had to record his dialogue in many different ways, after which the directors selected the version they believed would be best suited for the scene.[22] Upon the trailer's release, voice actors Khary Payton and Eric Bauza confirmed their parts in the film. Payton voices the Penguin King and Bauza voices several characters. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Payton recorded his lines in a closet at his home, though he was uncertain if he would appear in the final edit. He expressed his enthusiasm at being invited to join the film, and also defended Pratt's performance as Mario, describing the voice as being a "cousin to the Sopranos".[23] Conversely, Payton's Teen Titans co-star and voice actress Tara Strong, criticized Pratt's casting and expressed preference for Martinet to voice Mario instead, lamenting on Twitter what she described to be Hollywood's disregard of professional voice actors.[24] Martinet himself spoke positively of the film, saying, "I think it's gonna be a lot of fun".[25]

Animation and design

The film is being animated by Illumination Studios Paris, which has animated many of Illumination's previous films, in Paris, France.[26] Production was underway by September 2020, with animation work ending in October 2022.[27][28][29] Donkey Kong's design was changed for the film, a first ever since the videogame Donkey Kong Country (1994). For his new design, artists incorporated elements of both his modern design and his original design from his debut appearance in Donkey Kong (1981).[30]

Music

During the Nintendo Direct presentation, Meledandri confirmed that Brian Tyler is set to compose the score for the film. Tyler is working closely with longtime Mario composer Koji Kondo to incorporate themes from the games within the film's score.[31] Recording sessions for the score began on October 17, 2022.[29] Songs from Jack Black and Keegan-Michael Key were improvised for the film.[32]

Black Hydra composed the music for its official trailer, called "Super Mushroom". The instrumental was released on November 30, 2022 on YouTube.[33]

Marketing

In a September 2021 Nintendo Direct, the film's visuals were teased in a poster depicting a "? Block" on a black background alongside the film's cast.[1] Another teaser poster was posted on the film's Twitter account on October 4, 2022, featuring a town-like area with Mario's backside, an assortment of Toads, a Cheep Cheep, Biddybuds, and Princess Peach's castle on a hill, overlooking the setting.[34] Additionally, a Nintendo Direct presentation dedicated to the film featuring the first teaser trailer was announced to be livestreamed on October 6, 2022;[35] the trailer would also be screened at New York Comic Con 2022 on the same day.[36] Upon the release of the teaser poster, Pratt promoted the film on Twitter.[37] Public reception to the poster was largely positive; praise was directed towards the faithfulness of the environment and visuals to the usual aesthetic of the series, though many jokingly lamented the apparent reduction of the size of Mario's rear.[38][39][40][41][42]

On October 5, an image was posted on Discord that spread to other sites featuring a new render of Mario's face and upper body, closely resembling his appearance in the poster revealed the previous day. The image came from a McDonald's calendar. While reactions were generally positive, online discourse centered around small alterations to Mario's face, with many describing the slightly realistic design as initially off-putting, evoking comparisons to Sonic's original film design in the 2019 Sonic the Hedgehog trailers.[43][44][45][46] Additionally, a full image of the calendar was leaked, revealing renders of Peach and Toad.[citation needed] The image of Mario has since been taken down.[citation needed]

The film's title was revealed in the trailer.

On October 6, the teaser trailer was released live in a Nintendo Direct presentation that included various other details about the film. The teaser shows Bowser and Kamek attacking a kingdom of penguins and finding the Power Star, Mario arriving at the Mushroom Kingdom and meeting Toad for the first time, and Luigi running from a horde of Dry Bones at the end.[47] The leaks were later confirmed with the release of the trailer.[48] At a short QnA following the trailer reveal at New York Comic Con, Jack Black stated that "Bowser has a musical side" in the film, teasing a theme for the character.[49] The teaser trailer received over three million views in 24 hours.[50]

Reactions to the teaser trailer were lukewarm: viewers and journalists generally praised the visuals and tone, as well as Black and Key's respective performances as Bowser and Toad. However, Pratt's performance as Mario was the subject of criticism, described as sounding disinterested and too similar to his normal speaking voice.[51][52] Vic Hood from TechRadar noted a slight New York accent in Mario's lines, calling it a possible throwback to Mario's depictions before Charles Martinet became the character's sole voice actor.[53] The Guardian again likened the response to Pratt's voice to the backlash against the first Sonic the Hedgehog trailer.[54]

On November 28, Nintendo announced that the second film trailer would be released the next day in a Nintendo Direct. Another teaser poster was released, depicting the empty throne room of Princess Peach's castle.[55] Additionally, promotional posters depicting various characters, along with a plot synopsis were also reportedly leaked.[56][57][58] On November 29, the second trailer was shown in the Nintendo Direct. The trailer shows Mario losing a fight against Donkey Kong in an arena filled with other Kongs; Princess Peach rallying the people of the Mushroom Kingdom for war with Bowser, who is seen having kidnapped Luigi; Mario training on an obstacle course resembling a typical Super Mario game level; and several characters driving go-karts down Rainbow Road.

Reactions to the new trailer were largely positive, with praise for the references to previous games, the designs, and faithfulness to the franchise, along with the voice performances including the voice of Day as Luigi.[59] Pratt's performance as Mario was still criticized, although his interjections of "Let's-a go" and "Wahoo!", two catchphrases from the games, were well-received for sounding closer to Martinet's portrayal.[60] Character posters were also released that day, featuring Mario, Luigi, Peach, Toad, Donkey Kong, and Bowser.[61][62][63][64]

The French dubs of both trailers were enthusiastically received by English-speaking viewers, with Mario's dub, provided by Pierre Tessier, earning particular praise for its energy and similarity to Martinet's portrayal; some viewers declared their intent to watch the film in French as a result.[65][66]

After the second trailer, several advertisements for the films were subsequently released in different countries. One advertisement shows Mario arriving to the Mushroom Kingdom with Toad showing him around, while another shows Mario and Luigi in the sewers, the two of them getting separated, Luigi going to the Darklands and Mario arriving at the Mushroom Kingdom, and extended versions of Luigi being questioned by Bowser and Mario training.[67][68] On December 9th, an extended clip was shown at The Game Awards 2022, showing Toad guiding Mario through Toad Town and to Peach’s Castle. Reactions to the new clip were largely positive, with praise given to the visuals and musical score along with Key’s performance as Toad. Pratt’s performance as Mario, while still considered "somewhat joyless" by some viewers,[69] was more positively received by others due to his use of what Isaiah Colbert of Kotaku called a subtle Italian accent.[70]

Release

The Super Mario Bros. Movie is scheduled to be released by Universal Pictures first in Belgium on March 22, 2023[71] then Germany on March 23, 2023,[72] and followed by France on March 28, 2023,[73] then Australia,[74] New Zealand,[75] Central America and countries in Latin America such as Brazil, Bolivia, Uruguay, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Paraguay, as well as in Israel on March 30, 2023,[76][77] followed by the United Kingdom on March 31, 2023 before releasing in the United States on April 7, 2023 (with Argentina and other countries such as Italy, Peru and Venezuela closely releasing the film before the US on April 6), followed by Japan on April 28[78] and South Korea on May 3.[79] The film was previously scheduled to be released on December 21, 2022, but was moved to its current date, with DreamWorks Animation's Puss in Boots: The Last Wish taking over the date.[80] It will be available to stream on Peacock 45 days afterwards.[81]

Future

In May 2021, Furukawa said that Nintendo was interested in producing more animated films based on its intellectual properties if the Mario film is successful.[82] The following November, reports emerged that Illumination was developing a Donkey Kong spin-off film, with Rogen set to reprise his role.[83] In February 2022, Day expressed interest in doing a Luigi's Mansion film.[84]

See also

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