With a set launch of December 2022, the Super Mario Bros. movie was supposed to hit theaters this year, but that will no longer be the case, following Nintendo's announcement of a delay. Shigeru Miyamoto himself apologized, stating that he and Illumination--the team working on the film--have decided to push the release to Spring 2023, and it will now launch in theaters on April 7th in North America, and April 28th in Japan.

This is Miyamoto. After consulting with Chris-san, my partner at Illumination on the Super Mario Bros. film, we decided to move the global release to Spring 2023–April 28 in Japan and April 7 in North America. My deepest apologies but I promise it will be well worth the wait.

— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) April 26, 2022

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For now, fans are left wondering a little bit longer as to what exactly the movie will be about; we previously have seen the reveal of the official voice cast, which features Chris Pratt as Mario, Charlie Day as Luigi, Jack Black as Bowser, Anya Taylor Joy as Princess Peach, Seth Rogan as Donkey Kong, Keegan-Micheal Key as Toad, and other famous actors playing the roles of various beloved Mario characters.

 

[Xzi]

They decided it had too many double jumps, not enough triple jumps. Also too many "YAHOO's," not enough "WAHOO's."

 

[Aserl]

Welp it's disappointing but hopefully this is another sonic movie situation and the delay doesn't impact the movie in terms of how successful it was

 

[YuseiFD]

I literally forgot about this, welp, time to forget about it again...

 

[The Catboy]

This movie is going to be absolutely terrible

 

[Aserl]

I literally forgot about this, welp, time to forget about it again...

mhmm

 

[Aserl]

This movie is going to be absolutely terrible

Probably but it'll go down in history just for the voice cast alone

 

[CeeDee]

Nintendo really does not want us to listen to Chris Pratt Mario yet do they

 

[nWo]

Chris Pratt as Mario: What the hey...!!!

 

[Aserl]

Nintendo really does not want us to listen to Chris Pratt Mario yet do they

even Nintendo knows how awful that choice was

 

[AbdNuts]

my disappointment is immeasurable, and my day is ruined.

 

[JuanMena]

Old news. Saw it comming from the moment they pushed aside a guy called Charles Martinet.

He does a strange impression of Chris Pratt.

 

[Aserl]

my disappointment is immeasurable, and my day is ruined.

THIS

 

[BraveDragonWolf]

We honestly don't know how this movie is gonna go down.
I have a neutral feeling about it because for one, no movie previews yet, two, I don't know how this movie will sound without the videogame voice actors.

 

[Sansgaming420]

So cool!

 

[DarkCoffe64]

Should've cancelled it while most had forgot it existed.
Save yourself the embarrassment, not that guess you embarrass yourself in different ways already craptendo, eh

 

[KingVamp]

I don't think it will be bad, but I'll be surprised if it beats Sonic 2.

 

[Willgheminass]

I'm not excited for how good it will be, but rather for WHAT this movie will be like. Stinks it got delayed though.

 

[Aserl]

I don't think it will be bad, but I'll be surprised if it beats Sonic 2.

Same

 

[_47iscool]

Why does this even exist in the first place?
I would have thought that they learned their lesson with the first catastrophe.