“After Consulting With Chris-San…” – Nintendo Saddens Fans With Its Latest Mario Movie Update

The highly anticipated Super Mario Bros. movie got postponed to spring 2023 with new global release dates. According to the latest announcement, it’ll debut on 28th April in Japan, and on 7th April 2023 in North America. Earlier today, the legendary Mario creator, Shigeru Miyamoto, announced the same via the Nintendo American Twitter handle.

The new release dates were mutually decided post-Miyamoto’s consultation with his Illumination’s partner and co-producer, Chris Meledandri, as stated by the Mario creator himself. Expressing his deepest apologies for the delay, Miyamoto promised the wait’s gonna be worth it. Moreover, he didn’t disclose the real reason behind the postponement and shared no further details.

The film was supposed to release on 21st Dec 2022 and run throughout the holiday season. The delay indeed left the fan’s a little disappointed, also, spiking up their curiosity. Everyone wants to know more about Chris Pratt, and the way he’ll portray Mario’s role in the movie.

A few days back, the film’s producer Meledandri, announced Chris won’t be voicing Mario in an Italian accent. And that’s all we know about it. Undoubtedly, there’s a lot of anticipation, and fans are definitely looking forward to it. Moreover, Nintendo and Illumination are likely to release more in the coming few months. Till then, let’s check out the movie’s cast.

Nintendo- Super Mario Bros. movie cast

The upcoming film features a stunning star cast of popular artists who’ll be voicing the film’s characters. In fact, the legendary actor, Charles Martinet, who voiced Mario in the Super Mario gaming series, will also have a cameo in the movie.

In Sept 2021, Nintendo revealed the film’s entire voice artists. Let’s have a look at them all:

• Chris Pratt- Mario
• Anya Taylor-Joy- Princess Peach
• Charlie Day- Luigi
• Jack Black- Bowser
• Keegan-Michael Key- Toad
• Seth Rogen- Donkey Kong
• Kevin Michael Richardson- Kamek
• Fred Armisen- Cranky Kong
• Sebastian Maniscalco- Spike

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Fans not happy with the film getting postponed to 2023

The film’s delay has indeed caught the fan’s attention. The entire community has expressed their opinions, flooding Twitter. Let’s have a look at what fans got to say:

Comment down and share your views about it.

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