The Super Mario Bros. Movie [2023]

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Blair, Gavin J. (January 31, 2018). " 'Mario' Movie to Be Produced by Nintendo and Illumination". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on March 6, 2021 . Retrieved January 31, 2018. Del Rosario, Alexandra (October 6, 2022). "It's-a me, Chris Pratt! Hear his take on Mario in 'Super Mario Bros. Movie' trailer". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on October 10, 2022 . Retrieved October 10, 2022. Andersen, Soren (April 4, 2023). " The Super Mario Bros. Movie review: These characters could use a power-up". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on April 4, 2023 . Retrieved April 4, 2023. Mario lands in the Mushroom Kingdom, ruled by Princess Peach, while Luigi arrives in the Dark Lands, ruled by the evil Koopa king Bowser. Bowser seeks to marry Peach and will destroy the Mushroom Kingdom using a Super Star if she refuses. He imprisons Luigi to threaten Mario, whom he sees as competition for Peach's love. Mario meets Toad, who takes him to Peach. Peach plans to ally with the primate Kongs to help repel Bowser and allows Mario and Toad to travel with her. She also tells Mario that she ended up in the Mushroom Kingdom as a baby, where the Toads took her in and eventually made her their leader. In the Jungle Kingdom, King Cranky Kong agrees to help if Mario defeats his son, Donkey Kong, in a fight. Despite Donkey Kong's immense strength, Mario defeats him using a Cat Suit. In September 2022, it was announced by New York Comic Con that the film's teaser trailer would be released on October 6, 2022; [26] the teaser formally revealed the film's title, The Super Mario Bros. Movie. Shortly thereafter, Ed Skudder, who previously worked with Horvath on Unikitty!, confirmed that he worked as head of story on the film. [27] Writing

Anderson, Kyle (April 4, 2023). "The Super Mario Bros. Movie is a Dazzling Family Adventure". Nerdist. Archived from the original on April 4, 2023 . Retrieved April 4, 2023. Blake, Vikki (October 9, 2022). "Tara Strong comments on Chris Pratt's casting in the Super Mario movie: "it should be Charles" ". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on October 10, 2022 . Retrieved October 10, 2022. The Super Mario Bros. Movie held its world premiere at Regal LA Live in Los Angeles, California on April 1, 2023, with the cast and crew in attendance. [83] [84] It was released theatrically in the United States on April 5, 2023, and later in Japan on April 28, in both regular formats and in IMAX 2D and 3D. [85] [86] The film was previously scheduled to be released on December 21, 2022 [87] and April 7, 2023 (the former of which was taken over by DreamWorks Animation's Puss in Boots: The Last Wish in response to the film's delay to the later date). [88] On February 28, 2023, it was announced that the film would be released two days earlier, on its current date, to more than 60 markets while maintaining the April 28 date for Japan and stating that additional markets are to follow during April and May. [89] It released in 65+ countries on dates ranging from April 5 to 7. It was released on April 26 in South Korea and on May 26 in Poland. [4] Home media Hood, Vic (October 8, 2022). "Stop saying Mario doesn't have an accent in The Super Mario Bros. Movie". TechRadar. Archived from the original on October 12, 2022 . Retrieved October 12, 2022. Marsh, Calum (April 5, 2023). " The Super Mario Bros. Movie Review: This Ain't No Game". The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 5, 2023 . Retrieved April 5, 2023.Tallerico, Brian (April 5, 2023). "The Super Mario Bros. Movie movie review (2023)". RogerEbert.com. Archived from the original on April 5, 2023 . Retrieved April 5, 2023.

Ditchfield, Jaime (August 9, 2021). "Sebastian Maniscalco will voice 'Spike' in Illumination Super Mario movie". Nintendo Enthusiast. Archived from the original on August 24, 2021 . Retrieved August 10, 2021. Keegan-Michael Key as Toad, a Mushroom Kingdom resident whose species is also named Toad, who aspires to go on his first real adventure. [7]Seth Rogen as Donkey Kong, an anthropomorphic gorilla and heir to the throne of the Jungle Kingdom. [7] Universal Pictures’ The Super Mario Bros. Movie premiered in theaters on April 5, 2023, and will release in home media formats including Blu-ray, 4k Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital.

Mario Bros. Producer Chris Meledandri Defends Casting Non-Italian Chris Pratt (Exclusive)". Toofab. November 22, 2021. Archived from the original on February 19, 2022 . Retrieved February 20, 2022. Jordan, Jordan; Watson, Fay (March 1, 2023). "The Super Mario Bros Movie directors say Chris Pratt's casting 'makes total sense' – and break down his Brooklyn-inspired accent". GamesRadar+. Archived from the original on March 28, 2023 . Retrieved March 28, 2023.Onder, Cade (April 21, 2023). "Nintendo Confirms More Video Game Movies in the Works". ComicBook.com. Archived from the original on April 22, 2023 . Retrieved April 22, 2023. On December 8, the first clip of the film, showing Toad guiding Mario through the Mushroom Kingdom and to the entrance to Peach's Castle, was revealed at The Game Awards 2022. [76] The Verge 's Ash Parrish commented, "Despite the skepticism surrounding Chris Pratt's performance as Mario, the movie's visuals — and I cannot stress enough, only the visuals — look incredible". [77]