Super Mario Bros. Movie

Illustration of the Hollywood sign stylized as a Super Mario level. Illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios. Nintendo's biggest release this April isn't a video game.

[breakfast cereal](https://link.axios.com/click/31049825.28048/aHR0cHM6Ly9lbi53aWtpcGVkaWEub3JnL3dpa2kvTmludGVuZG9fQ2VyZWFsX1N5c3RlbT91dG1fc291cmNlPW5ld3NsZXR0ZXImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249bmV3c2xldHRlcl9heGlvc2dhbWluZyZzdHJlYW09dG9w/5a52c920a227620e7a8b467dB0422e1e2), but its unpopular 1993 [live-action Super Mario Bros. [first](https://link.axios.com/click/31049825.28048/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYm94b2ZmaWNlbW9qby5jb20vcmVsZWFzZS9ybDQyNDQ5OTc2MzMvP3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9bmV3c2xldHRlciZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1uZXdzbGV0dGVyX2F4aW9zZ2FtaW5nJnN0cmVhbT10b3A/5a52c920a227620e7a8b467dB427d0ebb)in 2020, which have [earned](https://link.axios.com/click/31049825.28048/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYm94b2ZmaWNlbW9qby5jb20vdGl0bGUvdHQxMjQxMjg4OC8_cmVmXz1ib19zZV9yXzEmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1uZXdzbGV0dGVyJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPW5ld3NsZXR0ZXJfYXhpb3NnYW1pbmcmc3RyZWFtPXRvcA/5a52c920a227620e7a8b467dBb1fc0c55)$700 million at the box office worldwide. [teased](https://link.axios.com/click/31049825.28048/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY2JyLmNvbS9zdXBlci1tYXJpby1icm9zLXBvc3QtY3JlZGl0cy1yZXZlYWwtc2VxdWVscy1zdG9yeS8_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1uZXdzbGV0dGVyJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPW5ld3NsZXR0ZXJfYXhpb3NnYW1pbmcmc3RyZWFtPXRvcA/5a52c920a227620e7a8b467dBc6818f82) that the film ends with a clue as to what may come next. [Nintendo’s plans to make a movie](https://link.axios.com/click/31049825.28048/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucG9seWdvbi5jb20vMjAxNi81LzE2LzExNjgyMTg2L25pbnRlbmRvLW1vdmllcy10YXRzdW1pLWtpbWlzaGltYT91dG1fc291cmNlPW5ld3NsZXR0ZXImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249bmV3c2xldHRlcl9heGlvc2dhbWluZyZzdHJlYW09dG9w/5a52c920a227620e7a8b467dBe3157c2b), and the Mario film project with Illumination was revealed [in early 2018](https://link.axios.com/click/31049825.28048/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYnVzaW5lc3N3aXJlLmNvbS9uZXdzL2hvbWUvMjAxODAxMzEwMDY0NjIvZW4_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1uZXdzbGV0dGVyJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPW5ld3NsZXR0ZXJfYXhpb3NnYW1pbmcmc3RyZWFtPXRvcA/5a52c920a227620e7a8b467dB7848d170). [Cold War thriller](https://link.axios.com/click/31049825.28048/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYXhpb3MuY29tL25ld3NsZXR0ZXJzL2F4aW9zLWdhbWluZy01MDM0ZGY3Zi1hN2RjLTRiNDEtOGQ5OS04NmZiMjg4ZDEzYjAuaHRtbD91dG1fc291cmNlPW5ld3NsZXR0ZXImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249bmV3c2xldHRlcl9heGlvc2dhbWluZyZzdHJlYW09dG9w/5a52c920a227620e7a8b467dB741e5983)that’s based on the licensing of the Russian game Tetris, which also heavily features actors playing Nintendo execs. [smash](https://link.axios.com/click/31049825.28048/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaG9sbHl3b29kcmVwb3J0ZXIuY29tL3R2L3R2LW5ld3MvdGhlLWxhc3Qtb2YtdXMtc2Vhc29uLTEtZmluYWxlLXJhdGluZ3MtMTIzNTM1MTQ0MC8_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1uZXdzbGV0dGVyJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPW5ld3NsZXR0ZXJfYXhpb3NnYW1pbmcmc3RyZWFtPXRvcA/5a52c920a227620e7a8b467dBbb8e7a65)adaptation of "The Last of Us" (which, as with the Mario movie, was billed as a joint creative effort of game people with TV/movie folks). [proactive](https://link.axios.com/click/31049825.28048/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubmludGVuZG8uY28uanAvaXIvZW4vc3RvY2svbWVldGluZy8xNTA2MjZxYS8wNC5odG1sP3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9bmV3c2xldHRlciZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1uZXdzbGV0dGVyX2F4aW9zZ2FtaW5nJnN0cmVhbT10b3A/5a52c920a227620e7a8b467dB7e3ecbfc)” in extending its intellectual property beyond games. movie](https://link.axios.com/click/31049825.28048/aHR0cHM6Ly9lbi53aWtpcGVkaWEub3JnL3dpa2kvU3VwZXJfTWFyaW9fQnJvcy5fKGZpbG0pP3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9bmV3c2xldHRlciZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1uZXdzbGV0dGVyX2F4aW9zZ2FtaW5nJnN0cmVhbT10b3A/5a52c920a227620e7a8b467dB64181a11)was an outlier and perhaps a cautionary tale. [opening of Super Nintendo World](https://link.axios.com/click/31049825.28048/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubmludGVuZG8uY29tL3doYXRzbmV3L3N1cGVyLW5pbnRlbmRvLXdvcmxkLWF0LXVuaXZlcnNhbC1zdHVkaW9zLWhvbGx5d29vZC1pcy1vZmZpY2lhbGx5LW9wZW4tc28tbGV0cy1hLWdvLz91dG1fc291cmNlPW5ld3NsZXR0ZXImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249bmV3c2xldHRlcl9heGlvc2dhbWluZyZzdHJlYW09dG9w/5a52c920a227620e7a8b467dB0b61dccc)at Universal Studios Hollywood in February. Movie](https://link.axios.com/click/31049825.28048/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlc3VwZXJtYXJpb2Jyb3MubW92aWUvP3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9bmV3c2xldHRlciZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1uZXdzbGV0dGVyX2F4aW9zZ2FtaW5nJnN0cmVhbT10b3A/5a52c920a227620e7a8b467dBbc02ffdc)" debuting this Wednesday. [been positive](https://link.axios.com/click/31049825.28048/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudmlkZW9nYW1lc2Nocm9uaWNsZS5jb20vbmV3cy90aGUtZmlyc3Qtc3VwZXItbWFyaW8tYnJvcy1tb3ZpZS12ZXJkaWN0cy1hcmUtbW9zdGx5LXZlcnktcG9zaXRpdmUvP3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9bmV3c2xldHRlciZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1uZXdzbGV0dGVyX2F4aW9zZ2FtaW5nJnN0cmVhbT10b3A/5a52c920a227620e7a8b467dBd23e8c69), though reviews have yet to run. [added Illumination chief](https://link.axios.com/click/31049825.28048/aHR0cHM6Ly9kZWFkbGluZS5jb20vMjAyMS8wNS9uaW50ZW5kby1ib2FyZC1vZi1kaXJlY3RvcnMtY2hyaXMtbWVsZWRhbmRyaS1pbGx1bWluYXRpb24tMTIzNDc1MTkzMC8_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1uZXdzbGV0dGVyJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPW5ld3NsZXR0ZXJfYXhpb3NnYW1pbmcmc3RyZWFtPXRvcA/5a52c920a227620e7a8b467dB9f82da1b)Chris Meledandri to its board of directors, the only member from outside the company’s native Japan.

Anya Taylor-Joy and Jack Black shone at The Super Mario Bros. Movie red carpet as Peach and Bowser. Taylor-Joy did a cosplay take on Peach's Mario Kart ...

[red carpet events could stand to be a little goofier](https://www.polygon.com/lord-of-the-rings/22822965/lord-of-the-rings-cast-photos-fellowship-of-the-ring-premiere), and maybe these video game adaptations will give us more chances. Jenna Ortega has stayed [pretty closely in-character for her Wednesday red carpet events](https://www.usmagazine.com/stylish/pictures/wednesday-premiere-red-carpet-see-jenna-ortega-more/), including the premiere in which she went full out in black lace, a veil, and goth eyeliner. [Shigeru Miyamoto](https://www.polygon.com/23604910/miyamoto-takahashi-super-nintendo-world-interview-mario) also seemed to be a fan of Black’s spikes. Even Chris Pratt and Charlie Day had a bit of fun, with complementary red and green-hued suits — honestly, they were more burgundy and emerald, but I’ll take it. [Princess Peach’s Mario Kart outfit](https://mariokartwii.fandom.com/wiki/Princess_Peach). Look closely at the shirt, and you’ll see that it’s holographic, and looks like lizard scales.

The actress, who voices Princess Peach in the new film, cosplayed as her character over the weekend in an all-pink jumpsuit by Dior with matching pink boots.

[Anya Taylor-Joy](https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/emma-star-anya-taylor-joy-learned-speak-english-69132581) channeled Princess Peach at ["The Super Mario Bros. The movie features iconic Nintendo characters we know and love, including Mario, Luigi, Donkey Kong and Bowser. She added "big love" to Dior "for making me Peachs' moto suit!

The Super Mario Bros. Movie is set to begin streaming on Peacock after the Universal movie's exclusive theatrical window comes to an end.

If so, The Super Mario Bros. Although The Super Mario Bros. [1993 Super Mario Bros. Since Peacock typically drops new movies for streaming on Fridays, the best estimate for The Super Mario Bros. Universal’s Super Mario Bros. [The Super Mario Bros.

Chris Pratt responds to people who say he shouldn't voice Mario in the new 'Super Mario Bros. Movie' saying they should watch it before critiquing the film.

"They're super nostalgic, they're really fun," he added. While he remained adamant that The Super Mario Bros. Movie](https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/a41559225/super-mario-bros-trailer-release-date-details/) is good enough to prove the critics wrong.

Star Anya Taylor-Joy explains how Princess Peach in the upcoming The Super Mario Bros. Movie avoids outdated damsel in distress tropes.

Of course, by adding dimensions and fleshing out Mario and the other characters, The Super Mario Bros. [biggest challenges facing The Super Mario Bros. Based on the beloved Nintendo video game, The Super Mario Bros. [The Super Mario Bros. Video games and movies are inherently very different, but the Super Mario Bros. In order to make Mario a compelling protagonist, he can't just be lifted from the games and plopped into a movie storyline.

Lake Stevens actor Chris Pratt stars as Mario in the new animated film based on popular Nintendo games.

Chris Pratt appeared to pull style inspiration from his character, Mario, by posing for photographs in a dark red suit.

The film tells the story of the Super Mario Bros. Vogue reported that [Dior designed the ensemble](https://www.vogue.com/article/anya-taylor-joy-princess-peach-super-mario-premiere). His suit also featured flames on the jacket's cuffs and pants. Black plays Bowser, whom he channeled by wearing a suit jacket that mimics the villain's green and orange shell. Movie" cosplayed as the franchise's popular characters at the movie's premiere in California. Movie" attended its premiere on April 1.

Peach shows Mario how it's done - https://youtu.be/yP-Qduvw9zY Ahead of the launch of the Super Mario Bros. Movie in cinem...

Ahead of the launch of the Super Mario Bros. What did you think of the above clip? It runs for a total of 46 seconds.

The Super Mario Bros. are returning to cinemas this week in a new animated movie with a star-studded voice cast that features Chris Pratt and Charlie Day as ...

The Super Mario Bros. Mario Golf!” exclaimed Pratt, while Day said: “I didn’t even think about that. I think that would be great.” [CBR](https://www.cbr.com/super-mario-bros-post-credits-reveal-sequels-story/) also asked about golf playing a prominent role in any potential sequel – as an homage to Mario Golf – and both actors were very much into it. We won’t write about the details of said sting until the movie is released, but it does set up a potential future for the franchise. The film hits screens worldwide this Wednesday (April 5, 2023). But when the brothers are separated, Mario embarks on an epic quest to find Luigi.

Mama mia! Here we go! Your favorite plumber-turned-hero and his pals are leveling up in The Super Mario Bros. Movie. Mario is used to saving princess peach. But ...

Seth Rogen: “The story is really fun and resonant. Charlie Day: “Oh my god, this movie it gives you all the stuff you know and love from the game. Catching a break wave and all of a sudden, you’re like WOW, this is what it feels like. But this time, he’s teaming up with her to save his brother Luigi and stop the evil Bowser. Your favorite plumber-turned-hero and his pals are leveling up in The Super Mario Bros. Movie is ready to reach the boss level at the box office this weekend.

Illumination/Universal's The Super Mario Bros Movie is about to run up a serious box office score, eyeing a $225 million-plus opening frame globally.