Tag Archives: The Super Mario Bros. Movie

Super Mario Movie Peacock Release Date: When Can I Stream It?

The Super Mario movie Peacock release date is a common question asked by fans of the red-hatted plumber. “When can I stream it?” users ask. Since the Super Mario Bros. film premiere, the Universal Pictures-produced animated movie met both the critics’ and the audiences’ tastes, resulting in a pleasant watch that will soon come out… Read More »

The Super Mario Bros. Movie Showcases Illumination’s Winning Family Movie Formula

The Super Mario Bros. Movie is the latest in a long line of smash hit movies from Illumination, one of two animation studios under the Universal umbrella. Illumination launched in 2010, over a decade after DreamWorks — Universal’s other animation company — and still lags behind its sister studio (as well as others like Disney… Read More »

Box Office Results: The Super Mario Bros. Movie Smashes Competition in Week 2

Universal/Illumination’s The Super Mario Bros. Movie held strong in weekend No. 2, grossing a whopping $87M at the domestic box office and besting even the loftiest projections for this week’s box office results. Per Deadline, the number marks the best second weekend ever for an animated film, topping previous record-holder Frozen II ($85.9M). How high… Read More »

7 Nintendo Franchises We’d Like to See Made Into Movies

It’s very likely that the success of The Super Mario Bros. Movie has opened the door to sequels, spin-offs, and many more Nintendo movie adaptations. Given that Nintendo is one of the premiere video game developers, they have decades of colorful and varied franchises that could be adapted into unique cinematic experiences. Let’s take a… Read More »

Jack Black & Seth Rogen Show Off Mario Kart Skills in Mario Movie Ad

Mario, Bowser, Luigi, and Donkey Kong have been known to race against each other, and now the actors portraying them in the upcoming film have taken to the track, as well. One of the latest ads for The Super Mario Bros. Movie has Seth Rogen, Chris Pratt, Charlie Day, and Jack Black going head to… Read More »

Anya Taylor-Joy: The Super Mario Bros. Movie’s Peach Is an ‘Empowered Woman’

The Super Mario Bros. Movie star Anya Taylor-Joy has spoken a bit about how the movie’s version of Princess Peach differs from that of the games. On an episode of the GamesRadar’s Inside Total Film Podcast, Taylor-Joy compared this new iteration of Peach to the game version, who has often been depicted as a damsel… Read More »

The Super Mario Bros. Movie Directors Defend Chris Pratt’s Mario Voice

Though there’s been some outcry in regard to Chris Pratt’s casting as Mario in The Super Mario Bros. Movie, the film’s directors are firm in their belief that the Guardians of the Galaxy star is a good fit. While speaking to Total Film magazine (via GamesRadar), Aaron Horvath explained the choice. “For us, it made… Read More »