"The Super Mario Bros. Movie" trailer has finally been released and, needless to say, fans braced for Mario's voice as much has been said regarding the decision to cast Chris Pratt in the role. Jack Black's Bowser is also heard for the first time in the trailer.
The trailer likewise gives the audience its first look at other characters, such as Toad and Luigi, as well as the Mushroom Kingdom.
Here is what you have to know about the trailer for "The Super Mario Bros. Movie," as well as its cast and release date:
'The Super Mario Bros. Movie' Trailer Has Been Released
"The Super Mario Bros. Movie" finally has a trailer after the movie was first announced back in 2018. The animated movie is produced by Nintendo in a partnership with Illumination, the animation studio co-owned by Universal Pictures.
You can watch the full trailer below:
As the report by Eurogamer notes, the version of Mario that fans will see in the movie "appears to be a stranger to the Mushroom Kingdom in this particular movie iteration." The character only makes an appearance towards the end of the trailer and only speaks twice.
If anyone has been expecting to hear Mario's iconic Italian-accented voice say "It's a me, Mario," well, they will be sorely disappointed.
Bowser is the focus of a good chunk of the trailer, which begins with the character and his army of Koopas assaulting a penguin castle. According to Nintendo Life, Jack Black teased that Bowser will have "a musical side" in the upcoming film.
Aside from the two rivals, Toad also features in the trailer. You can also catch a brief glimpse of Mario's brother, Luigi.
As far as the setting of the movie is concerned, "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" trailer gives the audience a first look at the Mushroom Kingdom. Eurogamer says in its report that the trailer introduces "a striking take on the Mushroom Kingdom that's at once familiar and quite unlike anything we've seen in the games before - the vertiginous Toad town beneath a looming Peach's castle being a particular highlight."
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'The Super Mario Bros. Movie' Cast, Release Date
As previously mentioned, Chris Pratt and Jack Black leads the cast of "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" as Mario and Bowser, respectively.
Other members of the voice cast include Anya Taylor-Joy as Princess Peach, Charlie Day as Luigi, Keegan-Michael Kay as Toad, and Seth Rogen as Donkey Kong.
A report by Polygon notes that the original voice actor for Mario, Charles Martinet, is participating in the movie, though his role has remained undisclosed. The report notes that Martinet does not mind that he has been replaced by Pratt for the movie, emphasizing that he intends on voicing the character in the future games of the franchise.
"The Super Mario Bros. Movie" is scheduled for release on April 7, 2023.
