Everything We Know About Chris Pratt's Super Mario Movie
Super Mario, the popular and enduring video game character, is getting a new computer animated film — here’s everything to know about it. First announced in 2018, the Super Mario movie is a collaboration between Nintendo, Illumination, and Universal. While the film does not yet have an official title, it has already assembled a voice cast and is currently in production.
Mario and his brother, Luigi, have long been staples of video games. Created by Shigeru Miyamoto, Mario made his initial debut in 1981’s Donkey Kong before featuring in 1983’s Mario Bros. Since then, the Super Mario franchise has expanded, including several games such as Mario Kart and Super Mario Bros. The first live-action film to feature Mario and Luigi was released in 1993 and starred Bob Hoskins as Mario and John Leguizamo as Luigi, with the plot following the brothers as they work to rescue Princess Daisy from King Koopa.
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Directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic from a screenplay by Matthew Fogel, the new Super Mario movie will see Chris Pratt, best known as Star-Lord in the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Guardians of the Galaxy and the TV series Parks and Recreation, voicing the titular character. When the news broke, there was some backlash regarding Pratt’s casting, while others were in support of it or were only interested in making fun memes about the news. The Super Mario movie is still a ways down the road, but with the film in production, here is a full breakdown of the cast, plot and release date.
Chris Pratt is the lead as Mario, but he’s joined by a plethora of other well-known actors in the Super Mario movie. Anya Taylor-Joy will voice Princess Peach,
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