However, if there is one thing everyone seems to have in common, it is their absolute distaste, confusion and genuine astonishment at the movie’s crown jewel: Chris Pratt as Mario. Movie,” with half expecting a dumpster fire, and another expecting a lesser, perhaps even more entertaining dumpster fire. So, in that sense, the internet was divided on what could come from “The Super Mario Bros. Seth Rogen as Donkey Kong) offered a possible funny twist on the character. Still, many cast members actually have experience in either voice acting or humor, and even those with a particularly unique voice (i.e. However, since the characters in the game already have pretty recognizable voices, many fans were hesitant, if not outright disappointed, when casting choices were announced, worried they may not do the characters justice. Much like many other Hollywood animated movies, the cast is filled with A-list actors. No, most of the internet blames it on one sole factor: the cast. Movie.” However, the biggest blow to whatever hype this movie could’ve gotten wasn’t even born from its historical context. Video game movie adaptations have been notoriously bad, and that expectation hung around every new announcement for “The Super Mario Bros. Problem is, that decision doesn’t come in a vacuum. With a company as family-friendly and famous as Nintendo, it makes sense for them to eventually break into the film industry. I even wrote a column about another Nintendo collaboration with Universal Studios, a park called “Super Nintendo World,” back in 2021. Nintendo has been venturing into other forms of entertainment for a while now. This, while unexpected, wasn’t necessarily a surprise. For those of you who don’t know, back in 2018, Nintendo announced a partnership with animation studio Illumination, famous for the “Despicable Me” series. While I am sure some dedicated fans were brimming with excitement for the movie trailer, most of the internet already wrote it off as a huge flaming disaster since the main cast was announced.īut I am getting ahead of myself. And today, for better or for worse, the world got its first glimpse of “The Super Mario Bros. I am writing this column on Thursday, Oct.
And, while I love to have what effectively boils down to a soliloquy about my failing grades, this time it’s different. If you’ve been keeping up with this column, you know that I usually use my intros for long-winded descriptions of something that is only tangentially related to the column’s actual topic.
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