Nintendo Announces Super Mario Bros. Animated Movie From Minions Studio With All-Star Cast
It’s official – the Super Mario Bros. Movie is currently in production with a tentative release date of December 21st, 2022 in North America. Shigeru Miyamoto made the surprise announcement during the latest Nintendo Direct presentation which was held on September 23rd, 2021 and contained approximately 40 minutes of information regarding upcoming Nintendo Switch titles with additional previews and updates for Nintendo Switch Online memberships and more!
The Super Mario Bros. Movie will feature an all-star studded cast with Guardians of the Galaxy actor Chris Pratt taking on the role of the iconic Mario himself. Pratt will be joined by Anya Taylor-Joy (The Queen’s Gambit) as Princess Peach with Charlie Day (It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia) tagging along as Mario’s little brother, Luigi. And it would not be a Super Mario Bros. experience without Bowser who will be played by Jack Black who is no stranger to the video game world, having voiced in Psychonauts 2 and Brütal Legend as Eddie Riggs – both of which were Double Fine projects.
Rounding out the cast is Canadian actor Seth Rogen as Donkey Kong, Keegan-Michael Key as Toad, Fred Armisen as Cranky Kong, Kevin Michael Richardson as Kamek, Sebastian Maniscalco as Spike, and surprise cameos from Charles Martinet who has been voicing iconic Nintendo characters including Mario, Luigi, Wario, and Waluigi for over 30 years; at one point voicing Donkey Kong as well.
Nintendo is working closely with Illumination (Sing, Despicable Me, Minions) and Chris Meledandri, CEO, Producer to bring the Super Mario Bros. Movie to life and adapt the beloved characters from their respected video games to the silver screen. Miyamoto says that it is a very collaborative project between the two companies with all kinds of ideas being tossed around and concludes by stating that he has enjoyed the creative process, describing it as being “a little bit different from making games.”
The Super Mario Bros. Movie is scheduled to release on December 21st, 2022 in theatres across North America with information regarding Japan, Europe, and other regions coming soon.
