From Nintendo and Illumination comes a new animated film based on the world of Super Mario Bros.
Who's Involved:
Release Date:
Wednesday, April 5, 2023 Nationwide
Tuesday, May 16, 2023 VOD / Digital
action and mild violence
Plot: What's the story about?
A plumber named Mario travels through an underground labyrinth with his brother, Luigi, trying to save a captured princess.
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Who stars in The Super Mario Bros. Movie: Cast List
Chris Pratt ... Mario
The Garfield Movie, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Anya Taylor-Joy ... Peach
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, Nosferatu
Charlie Day ... Luigi
Monsters University, Horrible Bosses
Jack Black ... Bowser
Borderlands, Kung Fu Panda 2
Keegan-Michael Key ... Key as Toad
Transformers One, Migration
Seth Rogen ... Donkey Kong
Mufasa: The Lion King, Kung Fu Panda 2
Fred Armisen ... Cranky Kong
How It Ends, The Smurfs
Kevin Michael Richardson ... Kamek
Woody Woodpecker Goes to Camp, LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation
Sebastian Maniscalco ... Spike
If, Somewhere in Queens
Who's making The Super Mario Bros. Movie: Crew List
A look at the The Super Mario Bros. Movie behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Aaron Horvath last directed Teen Titans GO To the Movies. The film's writer Matthew Fogel last wrote Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son and The Tutor.
Director
Screenwriter
Producers
Chris MeledandriShigeru Miyamoto
Companies
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Production: What we know about The Super Mario Bros. Movie?
Key Facts
- The film is produced by Illumination founder and CEO Chris Meledandri and by Shigeru Miyamoto for Nintendo. The film will be co-financed by Universal Pictures and Nintendo and released worldwide by Universal Pictures (10/8/2022).
- “Mario and Luigi are two of the most beloved heroes in all of popular culture, and we are honored to have the unique opportunity to work so closely with Shigeru Miyamoto and the widely imaginative team at Nintendo to bring these characters to life in an animated movie, unlike any film Illumination has made to date,” said Chris Meledandri, Illumination’s Founder and CEO, and outside director of Nintendo (9/24/2021).
- Illumination and Nintendo Co., Ltd. today announced that their new animated film based on the world of Super Mario Bros. will be released worldwide during the 2022 holiday season (9/24/2021).
- Super Mario Bros is in “priority development” at Illumination Entertainment and could be in theaters by 2022 (Variety, 11/6/18).
- Shigeru Miyamoto is on-board to produce; he's the creator of Mario and many other Nintendo properties (Variety, 1/31/18).
Filming Timeline
- 2022 - October: The film was set to Completed status.
- 2022 - April: The film was set to Post-Production status.
- 2021 - September: The film was set to Production status.
- 2021 - March: The film was set to Pre-Production status.
- 2017 - November: The film was set to Development status.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie Release Date: When was the film released?
The Super Mario Bros. Movie was a Nationwide release in 2023 on Wednesday, April 5, 2023. There were 2 other movies released on the same date, including Air and On A Wing And A Prayer.