Movie News: Super Mario Bros. movie with Chris Pratt drops first-look poster Update: $1.36B Worldwide

[playahaitian]

Wahoo! Super Mario Bros. movie with Chris Pratt drops first-look poster

The princess better be in that castle!
By Nick RomanoOctober 04, 2022 at 11:02 AM EDT

Look! It's-a Chris Pratt as Mario. Well, his backside anyway.

Nintendo and Illumination have uploaded the first look at the Super Star-studded Super Mario Bros. movie in the form of a poster. The image arrived Tuesday ahead of the first trailer reveal this coming Thursday during New York Comic Con.

It takes a lot of scrutinizing of the background, but there's a lot jammed into this poster. The folks from the Mushroom Kingdom are on full display, as are some flying fish and lots and lots of obstacles for Mario to traverse in order to get to Princess Peach in the tower above. (The princess better be in that castle and not somewhere else, as she so often is.)

The 'Super Mario Bros.' animated movie with Chris Pratt gets a first poster


Aside from Pratt as Mario, we will hear among the cast Anya Taylor-Joy voicing Princess Peach, Jack Black voicing Bowser, Charlie Day voicing Luigi, Keegan-Michael Key voicing Toad, Seth Rogen voicing Donkey Kong, Fred Armisen voicing Cranky Kong, Kevin Michael Richardson voicing Kamek, and Sebastian Maniscalco voicing Spike.

Charles Martinet, who originated the Mario and Luigi voices in the video games, will also have surprise voice cameo roles.

After some delays, the Super Mario Bros. movie will drop through a warp pipe and arrive in theaters next year on April 7. Stay tuned for Thursday's trailer reveal.

Update...

 

[playahaitian]

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[D@mnphins]

Thats easy money right there. Can't wait to see Bowser crack some heads.

 

[Heavenlywings77]

Imma treat it how yall treat every other work of fiction.

#notMyMario
My mario sounds like a Guido

Bowser 'posed to sound like this




Shits trash

 

[Tiger_Hood]

 

[ansatsusha_gouki]

 

[playahaitian]

Thats easy money right there. Can't wait to see Bowser crack some heads.

I wonder if this Chris Pratt hate

Which I recently discovered is a very real thing

Will have any effect on this?

 

[D@mnphins]

Would of like to hear James Earl Jones as Bowser.

 

[D@mnphins]

I wonder if this Chris Pratt hate

Which I recently discovered is a very real thing

Will have any effect on this?

True he does have a lot of hate. I don't even enjoy Parks and Rec anymore cause of him.

 

[ThaBurgerPimp]

Supposedly they trying to start up a Nintendo-themed cinematic universe with CG Metroid,and Zelda movies

 

[The Untouchable GDFOLKS]

I came in to talk shit but that trailer won me over...where do I sign up?

 

[D@mnphins]

Supposedly they trying to start up a Nintendo-themed cinematic universe with CG Metroid,and Zelda movies

This would make sense they have the titles. Been waiting for a Metroid movie since I first saw the Final Fantasy Movie.

 

[playahaitian]

I came in to talk shit but that trailer won me over...where do I sign up?

It had no right to be that good

 

[keone]

lol

 

[The Untouchable GDFOLKS]

It had no right to be that good

NO DAMN RIGHT AT ALL FAM

 

[Flawless]

I wonder if this Chris Pratt hate

Which I recently discovered is a very real thing

Will have any effect on this?

I doubt it, I'm sure the PR team has told him to stay off social media stfu about any religious talk during the promotions.

 

[playahaitian]

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[playahaitian]

Movie News: Super Mario movie producer defends non-Italian Chris Pratt's Mario voice against angry Italians Update: John Leguizamo pissed too

https://ew.com/movies/super-mario-movie-producer-defends-chris-pratt-voice/

www.bgol.us

 

[ansatsusha_gouki]

Im looking forward to seeing this..

 

[playahaitian]

John Leguizamo says new 'Super Mario Bros.' movie casting 'kinda sucks'

John Leguizamo, who played Luigi in the 1993 'Super Mario Bros.' movie, thinks it's a step 'backwards' to not cast another actor of color for the role in the upcoming animated movie.

ew.com

John Leguizamo, OG cinematic Luigi, says new Super Mario Bros. movie casting 'kinda sucks'

Leguizamo feels that it's a step "backwards" to not cast another actor of color as the beloved video game sidekick.
By Lester Fabian BrathwaiteNovember 16, 2022 at 09:47 PM EST


There have been a lot of opinions shared about Chris Pratt's casting as Mario in the new Super Mario Bros. animated film — but what about Luigi?
Charlie Day is on board to voice Mario's taller, more handsome brother, but the original cinematic Luigi, John Leguizamo, is apparently disappointed in the casting.
In a recent interview with IndieWire, Leguizamo recalled what a "breakthrough" his Luigi casting was and said it "kind of sucks" that the new film didn't go with another actor of color.
"I'm OG. A lot of people love the original," Leguizamo said of the 1993 adaptation of the iconic video game, in which he starred opposite Bob Hoskins as Mario. "I did Comic Con in New York and in Baltimore, and everyone's like, 'No, no, we love the old one, the original.' They're not feeling the new one."

John Leguizamo as Luigi in 'Super Mario Bros.'

| CREDIT: EVERETT COLLECTION
If you haven't seen the '93 Super Mario Bros. movie, do yourself a favor and get on that immediately. First of all, it's live action, which was a choice. Second, Dennis Hopper plays King Koopa by way of Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Third, it's such a product of the early '90s — from the use of Snap's "The Power" in the trailer to the weirdly dark yet campy, Tim Burton-esque aesthetic — and bears absolutely no resemblance to the more faithful animated adaptation coming next year.
While Hoskins — whom you might recognize from his work in Who Framed Roger Rabbit? — might have seemed like a natural choice for Mario, Leguizamo said the directors took a chance on casting him as Luigi.
"Annabel Jankel and Rocky Morton fought really hard for me to be the lead because I was a Latin man, and [the studio] didn't want me to be the lead," he told IndieWire. "They fought really hard, and it was such a breakthrough. For them to go backwards and not cast another [actor of color] kind of sucks."

Reps for Universal Pictures, the studio behind the new Mario movie, didn't immediately respond to EW's request for comment on Leguizamo's remarks.
John Leguizamo and Bob Hoskins as Luigi and Mario in 1993's 'Super Mario Bros.'

| CREDIT: EVERETT COLLECTION
Of course, Luigi is (A) Italian, and (B) a video game character and therefore not real. And the new Super Mario Bros. Movie is animated, so Pratt, Day, and the rest of the cast are only providing voices for their characters. But that hasn't stopped detractors from criticizing some of the casting choices, such as having noted non-Italian Chris Pratt voice Mario.
Responding to such critics, producer Chris Meledandri said in June, "When people hear Chris Pratt's performance, the criticism will evaporate, maybe not entirely — people love to voice opinions, as they should."
Judging from the first trailer at least, Pratt's Mario voice… is basically just Pratt's voice. But in any case, Leguizamo has a point: A lot of people do love the original Super Mario Bros. movie. That wasn't the case initially, as the film was considered a huge critical and commercial failure, and Hoskins publicly disowned it multiple times. But over the years, it's grown in cult status. Fans were treated to a theatrical re-release for the film's 20th anniversary, and last year they even got an extended cut.
Hollywood will probably never make anything as weird and silly ever again. As for the new Super Mario Bros. Movie, it will hit theaters April 7.

 

[Cle Da YoungKingPin]

the Chinese developed a video game and made an Italian the main character and now they mad an anglo-saxon white boy doing the voice over....gtfoh

 

[tallblacknyc]

John Leguizamo says new 'Super Mario Bros.' movie casting 'kinda sucks'

John Leguizamo, who played Luigi in the 1993 'Super Mario Bros.' movie, thinks it's a step 'backwards' to not cast another actor of color for the role in the upcoming animated movie.

ew.com

John Leguizamo, OG cinematic Luigi, says new Super Mario Bros. movie casting 'kinda sucks'

Leguizamo feels that it's a step "backwards" to not cast another actor of color as the beloved video game sidekick.
By Lester Fabian BrathwaiteNovember 16, 2022 at 09:47 PM EST


There have been a lot of opinions shared about Chris Pratt's casting as Mario in the new Super Mario Bros. animated film — but what about Luigi?
Charlie Day is on board to voice Mario's taller, more handsome brother, but the original cinematic Luigi, John Leguizamo, is apparently disappointed in the casting.
In a recent interview with IndieWire, Leguizamo recalled what a "breakthrough" his Luigi casting was and said it "kind of sucks" that the new film didn't go with another actor of color.
"I'm OG. A lot of people love the original," Leguizamo said of the 1993 adaptation of the iconic video game, in which he starred opposite Bob Hoskins as Mario. "I did Comic Con in New York and in Baltimore, and everyone's like, 'No, no, we love the old one, the original.' They're not feeling the new one."

John Leguizamo as Luigi in 'Super Mario Bros.'

| CREDIT: EVERETT COLLECTION
If you haven't seen the '93 Super Mario Bros. movie, do yourself a favor and get on that immediately. First of all, it's live action, which was a choice. Second, Dennis Hopper plays King Koopa by way of Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Third, it's such a product of the early '90s — from the use of Snap's "The Power" in the trailer to the weirdly dark yet campy, Tim Burton-esque aesthetic — and bears absolutely no resemblance to the more faithful animated adaptation coming next year.
While Hoskins — whom you might recognize from his work in Who Framed Roger Rabbit? — might have seemed like a natural choice for Mario, Leguizamo said the directors took a chance on casting him as Luigi.
"Annabel Jankel and Rocky Morton fought really hard for me to be the lead because I was a Latin man, and [the studio] didn't want me to be the lead," he told IndieWire. "They fought really hard, and it was such a breakthrough. For them to go backwards and not cast another [actor of color] kind of sucks."

Reps for Universal Pictures, the studio behind the new Mario movie, didn't immediately respond to EW's request for comment on Leguizamo's remarks.
John Leguizamo and Bob Hoskins as Luigi and Mario in 1993's 'Super Mario Bros.'

| CREDIT: EVERETT COLLECTION
Of course, Luigi is (A) Italian, and (B) a video game character and therefore not real. And the new Super Mario Bros. Movie is animated, so Pratt, Day, and the rest of the cast are only providing voices for their characters. But that hasn't stopped detractors from criticizing some of the casting choices, such as having noted non-Italian Chris Pratt voice Mario.
Responding to such critics, producer Chris Meledandri said in June, "When people hear Chris Pratt's performance, the criticism will evaporate, maybe not entirely — people love to voice opinions, as they should."
Judging from the first trailer at least, Pratt's Mario voice… is basically just Pratt's voice. But in any case, Leguizamo has a point: A lot of people do love the original Super Mario Bros. movie. That wasn't the case initially, as the film was considered a huge critical and commercial failure, and Hoskins publicly disowned it multiple times. But over the years, it's grown in cult status. Fans were treated to a theatrical re-release for the film's 20th anniversary, and last year they even got an extended cut.
Hollywood will probably never make anything as weird and silly ever again. As for the new Super Mario Bros. Movie, it will hit theaters April 7.

He already lied about being Puerto Rican, now he lying saying people actually like the first Mario bros movie..stop it john

 

[Tiger_Hood]

 

[Duece]

 

[Duece]

 

[Duece]

The Super Mario Bros. Movie

The movie tells the story of two Brooklyn plumbers who are brothers and best friends: Mario, the brave one with the "let's-a go" attitude, and the perpetually anxious Luigi, who would prefer to go nowhere. We open with the Super Mario Brothers reckoning with their struggling plumbing business...

www.smbplumbing.com

 

[Duece]

Here's the reference if you're too young to get it

 

[playahaitian]

Here's the reference if you're too young to get it

let this young boys do they own research family!!!

 

[playahaitian]

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[playahaitian]

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[Flawless]

Reviewers are tearing this apart.

 

[therealjondoe]

Reviewers are wrong again.



Movie was a lot of fun.



The kids are going to love it

 

[joneblaze]

I got a lot of laughs out of it and my son liked it too

 

[jack walsh13]

Reviewers are wrong again.



Movie was a lot of fun.



The kids are going to love it

Yeah gonna take my son and his cousin to see it.

 

[playahaitian]

 

[playahaitian]

Former Luigi Actor John Leguizamo Says ‘Hell No’ to Watching ‘Super Mario Bros. Movie’ Due to Casting: ‘They Messed Up the Inclusion’

By Zack Sharf
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Former Luigi Actor John Leguizamo Says ‘Hell No’ to Watching ‘Super Mario Bros. Movie’ Due to Casting: ‘They Messed Up the Inclusion’

John Leguizamo says Chris Pratt's "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" messed up inclusion.

variety.com

John Leguizamo is doubling down on criticizing Universal and Illumination’s animated film “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” which casts Chris Pratt and Charlie Day in the leading voice roles of Mario and Luigi. Leguizamo brought Luigi to life in a live-action format opposite Bob Hoskins’ Mario in 1993’s “Super Mario Bros.” The actor told TMZ on the day “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” opened in theaters that he won’t be watching it due to the casting.
“No I will not [be watching]. They could’ve included a Latin character,” Leguizamo said. “Like I was groundbreaking and then they stopped the groundbreaking. They messed up the inclusion. They dis-included. Just cast some Latin folk! We’re 20% of the population. The largest people of color group and we are underrepresented.”

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When asked again by TMZ if he would be watching the movie, Leguizamo answered: “Hell no!”
Leguizamo first spoke out against the new animated movie on Twitter last October, writing that a Mario movie reboot was a good idea but it was “too bad they went all white! No Latinx in the leads! Groundbreaking color-blind casting in original! Plus I’m the only one who knows how to make this movie work script-wise!”
Speaking to IndieWire in November, Leguizamo said “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” is “backwards” for having two white actors voice Mario and Luigi.
“I’m O.G. A lot of people love the original,” Leguizamo said when asked for his thoughts on the Chris Pratt-starring new Mario movie. “I did Comic-Con in New York and in Baltimore, and everyone’s like, ‘No, no, we love the old one, the original.’ They’re not feeling the new one.’ I’m not bitter. It’s unfortunate.”
“The directors Annabel Jankel and Rocky Morton fought really hard for me to be the lead because I was a Latin man, and they [the studio] didn’t want me to be the lead,” the actor added. “They fought really hard, and it was such a breakthrough. For them to go backwards and not cast another [actor of color] kind of sucks.”
While Princess Peach voice actor Anya Taylor-Joy Taylor-Joy has Argentine ancestry and lived in Argentina for several years as a child, Leguizamo appears to be focusing his ire on the lack of inclusion regarding the main roles of Mario and Luigi.
“The Super Mario Bros. Movie” is now playing in theaters nationwide.