Featuring the voices of Chris Pratt, Charlie Day, Seth Rogen and Anya Taylor-Joy, “Super Mario Bros. Movie” will hit theaters on April 7, 2023.
WASHINGTON — The second trailer for the upcoming CGI-animated film “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” features Princess Peach, Donkey Kong, and other classic Nintendo characters.
On Tuesday, Illumination and Nun Issued a second glance The film stars Chris Pratt as the famous mustachioed plumber. Illumination, the studio minds behind “Despicable Me” and “Minions,” partnered with Nintendo to produce the film.
Adding to the hype of the first teaser, the trailer opens as Chris Pratt’s Mario goes into battle with Donkey Kong, voiced by Seth Rogen. The trailer also gives fans a good look at Princess Peach, voiced by Anya Taylor-Joy.
The first teaser was released in early October. Nintendo Direct presentation.
The action-comedy-animated film pays homage to the classic 1985 video game with key characters such as the villain Bowser, voiced by Jack Black, and Toad, voiced by Keegan-Michael Key. Fans also get to see the mustachioed plumber as he races down Rainbow Road — a signature map in the Mario Kart games.
Luigi, voiced by Charlie Day, also gets the spotlight during the 2-minute trailer.
This isn’t the first time a Nintendo game has crossed the video game realm into a movie. In 1993, “Super Mario Bros.,” a live-action film, was released, starring Bob Hoskins as Mario and John Leguizamo as Luigi.
one year ago, Chris Pratt announced on Instagram. that they’ll voice the classic Nintendo character and even mimic Mario’s famous soundbite “Its-A-Me.”
“Super Mario Bros. Movie,” produced by Illumination’s Chris Melidandri and Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto, will hit theaters on April 7, 2023.