Super Mario Bros. Movie Delayed To 2023, Confirms Shigeru Miyamoto
The famed quote may not actually belong to Shigeru Miyamoto, but it seems like Mario’s creator is more than happy to abide by the old adage that a late movie is only late until it premieres and a bad movie is bad forever. That is because an official announcement from Nintendo confirmed the Super Mario Bros. film will now be pushed to 2023.
Towards the end of last year, Illumination studio chief Chris Meledandri had come out in defence of the controversial casting of Chris Pratt, trying to calm down fears over what the actor’s Mario voice could potentially sound like, reassuring fans it was “phenomenal.” Those statements suggested Nintendo was on track for the movie to be released on December 21, 2022, as was initially planned, yet it appears the Super Mario Bros. movie is much more likeZelda: Breath of the Wild 2 than Xenoblade Chronicles 3.
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The tweet posted on both Nintendo's Japanese and American accounts is pretty self-sufficient. The message by Miyamoto tells fans that he and his producing partner, “Chris-san,” had reached a decision to delay the film to April 7, 2023, in North America, with a subsequent premiere in Japan taking place three weeks later on April 28. At the same time, Miyamoto apologized to fans who might have been excited over this holiday release, saying the movie “will be well worth the wait."
While no specific reasons were given to justify the delay, the approach falls pretty much in line with Nintendo's game development philosophy. This is especially true when considering movies can’t be patched or updated via DLC like many video games nowadays. It’s also unclear if scheduling conflicts for the actors involved may have had something to do with
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