Super Mario movie Nintendo Direct announced, first poster revealed

Nintendo will air a brand new Nintendo Direct presentation Thursday, October 6, at 10:06 p.m. A digital event will show the premiere trailer of Nintendo Direct. It Super Mario Bros.Film. To whet the appetites of Mario fans, Nintendo and Illumination offered a glimpse of Mario’s new animated adventure in the form of a new teaser poster — one that offers a fairly detailed look at the film’s visual style.

It sure does look a lot like the modern Super Mario Bros. video game. Mario, standing strong in his trademark blue overalls and red cap, gazes up at Princess Peach’s castle from the streets of the Mushroom Kingdom. Mario is surrounded by a group of Toads just going about their day, but there’s at least one good visual gag: an antiques store selling classic Super Mario Bros. items, including pixelated P-switches and note blocks.

Thursday’s Nintendo Direct focusing on Super Mario Bros. Movie will stream on YouTube at 4:05 p.m. EDT/1:05 p.m. PDT, and Nintendo warns that “no game information will be featured” during the presentation.

Super Mario Bros. MovieChris Pratt stars as Mario. Anya Taylor-Joy is Princess Peach. Fred Armisen plays Cranky Kong. Fred Rogen portrays Donkey Kong. Jack Black portrays Bowser. Charlie Day portrays Luigi. Keegan Michael Key, Keegan-Michael Key, portrays Toad. Matthew Fogel is the film’s director.Minions The Rise of GruMichael Jelenic, co-directed the film (Teen Titans Go!) and Aaron Horvath (Teen Titans Go! To the Movies).

Illumination and Nintendo both announced an animated Mario movie on September 20, 2021. However, Pratt’s casting was ridiculed almost instantly. Pratt even posted a video for fans to show how much he worked to perfect his voice.

Super Mario Bros. MovieThe film is scheduled to debut in cinemas April 7, 2023.