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What you need to know:
- Nintendo and Illumination are working on a joint venture to produce a movie featuring the Mario Bros. and other characters from the Mushroom Kingdom.
- The film ended up being delayed from its original December 2022 date to April 2023.
- A teaser trailer for the movie is set to premiere on October 6, 2022 at New York Comic Con.
The Super Mario Bros. movie has been a topic of much curiosity ever since being announced during a Nintendo Direct, and even more confusion once the movie’s cast was announced. With voice-overs from Chris Pratt for Mario, Charlie Day as Luigi, and Anya Tailor-Joy as Princess Peach, fans aren’t quite sure what to expect.
The movie has been touted as a collaboration between Nintendo and Illumination, the animation studio behind the Despicable Me and The Secret Life of Pets. Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of Mario, seems particularly invested in the movie’s production, being the spokesperson for the film on the Nintendo side of things whenever there was something to share, such as the movie’s delay from Holiday 2022 to Spring 2023.
Interested fans won’t have to wait much longer, however, as the release date for the movie’s teaser trailer was recently announced.
Moviegoers will only have to wait another two weeks, until October 6, to witness the Mario Bros. in action. The Mario Bros. are scheduled to make their debut at the 2022 New York Comic Con. It’s unclear if this feature film will include 3D animation, live action sequences, or a mix of the two. No matter their age, many people still enjoy the iconic intellectual property of Super Mario and his companions. But it’s clear from Illumination’s track record that Nintendo’s priceless mascot is in capable hands.