Nintendo have given us the first glimpse at the upcoming Super Mario Bros. movie with a poster showcasing Mario, who is surrounded by Toad's looking up at Peach's castle which adorns the top of a very Mario-esque rounded hill off in the distance.

The Untitled Mario film which is releasing in April 2023 is currently in the works by Illumination who were noticeably responsible for the Despicable Me movies.

This comes alongside an announcement for an upcoming Nintendo Direct that will be focusing on the The Super Mario Bros. Movie and is scheduled for this Thursday - 1:05 p.m. PT / 20:05 GMT.

Tune in at 1:05 p.m. PT on 10/6 for a #NintendoDirect: The Super Mario Bros. Movie presentation introducing the world premiere trailer for the upcoming film (no game information will be featured).

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— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) October 4, 2022

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Nintendo Direct: The Super Mario Bros. Movie

 

[Super.Nova]

If this had any woke shit, I'm off Nintendo mushrooms for good.

 

[Deleted member 194275]

Mario has back pockets on his overalls, just look at the sprites of super mario world:

That's a scientific proof that the movie will be shit, just like the somehow beloved old movie.

 

[orangy57]

now the million dollar question: is the toad with the backpack the one voiced by keegan michael key or are all of them voiced by him?? is that toad going to be mario's wacky sidekick??

 

[LainaGabranth]

Im expecting a minion to be dressed as mario as well as other references to minions or Illuminations film....... and i dont like how its going, lets just stop here and never go back, but the screene is nice

I hope this film is as bad as possible so that it'll be funny for all the wrong reasons

 

[mrgone]

dennis hopper as king koopa will be hard to top

 

[jt_1258]

trying to hold back the pessimism but I'm half expecting the same trauma as when you hear luigi say hello mario in the sex ed video

 

[Lazyboss]

How are they going to handle the voice acting? The original voice acting will be so weird when they start talking, sunshine weird level.

 

[spotanjo3]

I hope no live human being is going to be in it. I dont liked Sonic the hedgehog with a live human being at all. Surely, Sonic looks great in CGI but with human being is kinda annoying,, really.

 

[gaga941021]

Ah i just poted the direct link in a new thread as I hadn't seen this!

Just delete it.

 

[Noctosphere]

Mario has no ass, 0/10

because it's mario, not wario

 

[BraveDragonWolf]

As a fellow rendering artist, I love the lighting and the atmosphere here.
Also, like I said, I'm still not hoping for anything special or anything perfect. But, until I see some clips,
I might be impressed.

People are going to make Mario a controversial thing like Sonic, and have the designers work months to meet the fans' needs.

 

[LeNoobio]

It's gonna be shit.

It's-a gonna be-a super-dookie

 

[LeNoobio]

 

[Lazyt]

I wonder if all the voice actors will be voiced by the same actor

 

[M7L7NK7]

Boycott until Charles martinet

Imagine that voice for 2 hours

 

[CoolMe]

It looks quite decent from the still image. If they nail the animation, i wouldn't mind the save the princess story we all know about.. Though if it'd much better, if it is anything different..

 

[omgcat]

man i'm still heart broken over Iwata's death. why'd you have to remind me!?

 

[SG854]

It's going to be hard for them to top the acting in Super Hornio Brothers.

 

[ombus]

Are you under the false impression that Nintendo's game developers are the people working on this movie?

Did i say that in my post ? my god i must have been drunk.. or you just read whatever you wanted... -.-

 

[Olmectron]

Im expecting a minion to be dressed as mario as well as other references to minions or Illuminations film....... and i dont like how its going, lets just stop here and never go back, but the screene is nice

Miyamoto wouldn't allow that. Or maybe just one really tiny hidden reference if he was generous.