Illumination's Super Mario Bros (2023)

[quinnmac000]

I actually hope this is successful mainly because I hope Illumination gets the right to the one game that would be so easy to turn in a movie (Mother) and I also think they would do it justice.

 

[AlexanderMBush]

Inside the ‘Super Mario Bros.’ Movie, Animated Pharrell Williams Film – Variety

Miyamoto is apparently front & center on working with Meledandri, as the film is possibly going to hit by 2022.

 

[quinnmac000]

Inside the ‘Super Mario Bros.’ Movie, Animated Pharrell Williams Film – Variety

Miyamoto is apparently front & center on working with Meledandri, as the film is possibly going to hit by 2022.

This explains a lot of why Illuminations is the way it is....the creators are making films they want to make rather than films that they don't want to.

 

[quinnmac000]

From the Nintendo president:

Theme park development with Universal Parks & Resorts is underway. Construction on the “Super Nintendo World” area at Universal Studios Japan is to open in time for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. In addition, the development of animated film based on “Super Mario Bros.” with Illumination is moving along for an anticipated theatrical release around 2022.

 

[zg44]

2022 actually does make the most sense for the movie. Japan/Hollywood SNW segments should be up and running, and Orlando's 3rd dry park should be near completion around that year or the next.

Will make a lot of sense for a huge advertising push in the US/Japan for that movie alongside the theme parks.

 

[MLevell]

Illumination currently has two release dates announced for untitled films in 2022, July 1st and December 21st so presumably one of those will be the Mario movie.

 

[Alicia]

Illumination currently has two release dates announced for untitled films in 2022, July 1st and December 21st so presumably one of those will be the Mario movie.

Dec 21 is my birthday. What a nice gift that would be.

 

[AlexanderMBush]

Some more information on why Miyamoto allowed it to go forward, thanks to Famitsu translating..

Miyamoto on loading times, making Super Mario Run, working on Super Nintendo World, the Super Mario movie, and more

More Miyamoto musings

gonintendo.com

 

[AlexanderMBush]

We have an update on the project--as it's still moving along for 2022 quite well.

https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2020/200916e.pdf

They additionally specified that they are looking into more visual content in the future--but they weren't specific to what they're thinking of.

 

[Cup_Of_Coffee]

This could make sooooo much $$$$ if not done poorly

 

[Yabbadabba Doh]

And could potentially tie in nicely with the launch of SNW in Orlando

 

[AlexanderMBush]

And could potentially tie in nicely with the launch of SNW in Orlando

I mean--SNW isn't opening in Orlando in 2022.

It -could- be a great pullover for SNW in Hollywood though, as that's been rumored to be bumped to 2022.

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As a note--Nintendo is apparently looking into other visual media collaborations, so this is probably a good sign so-far.

 

[Jerroddragon]

I have sooo many doubts about this film...this studio whole thing was at least "make cheap animated movies"

Nintendo usually want quality but wish it was a better studio like Dreamworks which has Panda and Dragon under them which are a really good films

 

[Cup_Of_Coffee]

I have sooo many doubts about this film...this studio whole thing was at least "make cheap animated movies"

Nintendo usually want quality but wish it was a better studio like Dreamworks which has Panda and Dragon under them which are a really good films

Not debating the quality of Illuminations vs Dreamworks, but if they wanted $$$, the box office for Illumination is insanely stronger. Not even close.

 

[Paulio]

I was wondering: could they hire Charles Martinet for this or would they be a different actor for Mario? Would they be Mario in a speaking role like the old Super Mario cartoons?

 

[Mike S]

I was wondering: could they hire Charles Martinet for this or would they be a different actor for Mario? Would they be Mario in a speaking role like the old Super Mario cartoons?

No Charles no buy.

 

[AlexanderMBush]

It seems we finally know who's involved with directing this film, as Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic have been seemingly leaked by linkedin to be tapping the film on the director's level.





Aaron and Michael, involved with Teen Titans Go, would make this their second major motion picture film together; as Aaron Horvath was the co-director of Teen Titans Go: To The Movies, along with co-writing TTG's film with Jelenic.

 

[quinnmac000]

It seems we finally know who's involved with directing this film, as Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic have been seemingly leaked by linkedin to be tapping the film on the director's level.





Aaron and Michael, involved with Teen Titans Go, would make this their second major motion picture film together; as Aaron Horvath was the co-director of Teen Titans Go: To The Movies, along with co-writing TTG's film with Jelenic.

I mean Teen Titans Go was the most watched show on CN based on how many times they aired the show so this could be win for Illumination. And the timeline matches as they haven't worked on anything new since 2018 outside of Teen Titans Go.

 

[JungleSkip]

This is legit exciting IMO. Teen Titans Go to the Movies was insanely entertaining

 

[Legacy]

Teen Titans Go is on my TV every day. The influence of classic 90s WB cartoons (Animaniacs and Freakazoid especially) is obvious through the frenetic energy and bad morals humor. I can’t imagine Nintendo authorizing such outlandish absurdity in their main IP, but the fact that this team are the ones developing the movie definitely catches my attention in a way the project didn’t have before.