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Revision as of 16:43, May 14, 2022

This article is about an upcoming film. Editors must cite sources for all contributions to this article. Edits that do not follow this standard may be reverted without notice.

This article is under construction. Therefore, please excuse its informal appearance while it is being worked on. We hope to have it completed as soon as possible.

Untitled Mario film
A poster for The Super Mario Bros. Movie featuring the originally targeted release date
General information
Director(s) Aaron Horvath
Michael Jelenic
Writer(s) Matthew Fogel
Voice actor(s) Chris Pratt
Anya Taylor-Joy
Charlie Day
Jack Black
Keegan-Michael Key
Seth Rogen
Fred Armisen
Kevin Michael Richardson
Sebastian Maniscalco
Charles Martinet
Country of origin United States of America
Japan
Original language English
Production
Production company Illumination
Universal Pictures
Distribution
Distributor(s) Universal Pictures
Release date April 7, 2023 (United States)
April 28, 2023 (Japan)

On January 31, 2018, during a financial briefing, Nintendo announced that it would be producing an animated Mario film in collaboration with Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment, co-produced by franchise creator Shigeru Miyamoto and Illumination co-founder Chris Meledandri. The title is currently unknown, but the film is scheduled for theatrical release on April 7, 2023, in North America, April 28, 2023, in Japan, and a general spring 2023 range in the rest of the world.[1] It is the third feature film to be based on Mario, following the Japan-only animated film Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyushutsu Dai Sakusen! (1986) and the largely unsuccessful Super Mario Bros. live-action film (1993).

Production

Reports on the supposed existence of this film circulated as early as November 2017;[2][3][4] Nintendo's then-president, Tatsumi Kimishima, stated in January 2018 that a deal had not been finalized, but that an announcement would come soon.[5] By the end of January 2018, Nintendo affirmed that the film would indeed be moving forward.[6]

Several days after the deal was made, Miyamoto explained why Illumination was chosen for the project over other animation companies, saying he has been interested in producing an animated film for quite some time, and contrary to popular belief, making a movie and making a game are completely different procedures. Miyamoto wanted someone with experience in the film industry to co-produce the film, and after talking with numerous directors and producers, he was introduced to Illumination through Universal Parks & Resorts, with whom Nintendo was making a theme park. Miyamoto also stated that when he begun talks with Meledandri, the latter read numerous interviews about him and felt that they had a similar approach in creation. Miyamoto describes Meledandri as having experience in the field of animation beyond Illumination, being executive producer of Ice Age and other animated projects for 20th Century Fox, as well as Meledandri being "extremely cost-conscious and time-conscious in his quest to make successful movies." Miyamoto also mentioned that Nintendo and Illumination had mutually agreed to call the deal off if neither company could think of an interesting premise, but also noted that the screenplay had been hashed out a number of times and discussions were in progression, hoping to provide more information once the schedule had been ironed out.[7] Miyamoto would later state, in early 2020, that the idea for this film came from bringing Nintendo's legacy content to services such as the Virtual Console; such transitions took time for the company, and Miyamoto viewed that as an opportunity to develop Nintendo's content business even further by combining its long-beloved software with that of video assets.[8]

On November 6, 2018, Meledandri said that he was glad the 1993 film Super Mario Bros. was not well-received, citing the primary reason being that the producers did not involve Nintendo, whereas Illumination is "embracing" Miyamoto and keeping him "front and center" in the film's creation. He said that Illumination's Mario film is in "priority development," and hoped to release the film by 2022. Meledandri also noted that developing a Mario film is "an ambitious task," citing the challenge of adding depth to Mario that would simultaneously compromise generations of fans and feel organic to his iconography as well as supporting a three-act structure.[9][10] By February 1, 2019, production of the film had formally begun;[11] according to Nintendo, the funds for the production process are being jointly supplied by it and Universal.[12]

Before details on the cast list were formally announced, Sebastian Maniscalco offhandedly mentioned in a YouTube podcast uploaded on August 5, 2021 that he would be voicing the character Spike from the 1985 game Wrecking Crew, portrayed in the movie as "[the brothers'] boss."[13]

The September 23, 2021 Nintendo Direct presentation featured a message from Shigeru Miyamoto announcing the movie as being scheduled for release in the 2022 holiday season and revealing its cast list.[14] On the same day, the press release also announced that Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic are directing, with Matthew Fogel writing the screenplay.[15]

Following criticism of Chris Pratt's casting as Mario, Chris Meledandri was quoted as saying that "All I can tell you is the voice that he's doing for us, and Mario, is phenomenal," and that Pratt's performance would not attempt to replicate the "tenor" of Charles Martinet's portrayal, adding "We cover it in the movie. So you'll see we definitely nod to that."[16]

On April 25, 2022, a post on Nintendo of America's Twitter account announced that the movie's release would be delayed to spring 2023.[1]

Cast list

References

  1. ^ a b @NintendoAmerica (April 25, 2022). "This is Miyamoto. After consulting with Chris-san, my partner at Illumination on the Super Mario Bros. film, we decided to move the global release to Spring 2023–April 28 in Japan and April 7 in North America. My deepest apologies but I promise it will be well worth the wait." Twitter. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  2. ^ Pallotta, Frank (November 14, 2017). 'Super Mario Bros. animated movie in the works at Illumination Entertainment. CNNMoney. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  3. ^ 'Super Mario Bros.' Movie in the Works at Illumination Entertainment. Collider (November 14, 2017).
  4. ^ Super Mario Movie in the Works from Despicable Me Studio. Slashfilm (November 14, 2017).
  5. ^ Medina, Joseph Jammer (January 9, 2018). Super Mario Bros. Movie Deal Not Finalized, Movie Could Come in 2020. Screen Rant. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  6. ^ Blair, Gavin J. (January 31, 2018). 'Mario' Movie to Be Produced by Nintendo and Illumination. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  7. ^ Minotti, Mike (January 9, 2018). Nintendo's Miyamoto explains how Illumination won Mario movie rights. VentureBeat. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  8. ^ Olsen, Mathew (February 3, 2020). The Virtual Console Convinced Nintendo to Make a New Mario Movie. USGamer. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  9. ^ Lang, B. (November 6, 2018). Inside Illumination's Plans for Animated ‘Super Mario Bros.’ Movie. Variety. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  10. ^ Schaefer, Sandy (November 6, 2018). Super Mario Bros. Animated Movie Is A Priority; May Arrive in 2022. Screen Rant. Retrieved November 6, 2018.}}
  11. ^ Nintendo Corporate Management Policy Briefing 2019
  12. ^ Craddock, Ryan (January 30, 2020). Illumination's Mario Movie Is "Moving Along Smoothly", Aiming For 2022 Release. Nintendo Life. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
  13. ^ Marc Kaliroff. (August 8, 2021) Sebastian Maniscalco says he will be playing Foreman Spike in Illumination's Super Mario Bros. movie. Nintendo Wire. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  14. ^ a b September 23, 2021 Nintendo Direct presentation
  15. ^ Nintendo. (Sepetember 24, 2021). Illumination and Nintendo Announce Theatrical Release Date and Voice Cast for the Super Mario Bros. Animated Film. Nintendo. Retrieved Sepetember 30, 2021.
  16. ^ TooFab Staff (November 22, 2021). "Mario Bros. Producer Chris Meledandri Defends Casting Non-Italian Chris Pratt (Exclusive)". TooFab. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  17. ^ a b c d e f g h i https://twitter.com/illumination/status/1441169014923804681

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