The Super Mario Bros. Movie Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

From Nintendo and Illumination comes a new animated film based on the world of Super Mario Bros.

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

A plumber named Mario travels through an underground labyrinth with his brother, Luigi, trying to save a captured princess.

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Super Mario Bros. Movie.

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  Chris Pratt

  ... Mario

  The Electric State, Mercy

• 
  Anya Taylor-Joy

  ... Peach

  The Gorge, Amsterdam

• 
  Charlie Day

  ... Luigi

  Horrible Bosses, Pacific Rim

• 
  Jack Black

  ... Bowser

  A Minecraft Movie, Anaconda

• 
  Keegan-Michael Key

  ... Key as Toad

  Toy Story 4, Transformers One

• 
  Seth Rogen

  ... Donkey Kong

  Mufasa: The Lion King, Good Fortune

• F
  Fred Armisen

  ... Cranky Kong

  The Little Hours, Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore

• K
  Kevin Michael Richardson

  ... Kamek

  Woody Woodpecker Goes to Camp, LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation

• S
  Sebastian Maniscalco

  ... Spike

  IF, Green Book

• C
  Charles Martinet

Crew Behind the Film

The The Super Mario Bros. Movie behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Aaron Horvath last directed Teen Titans GO To the Movies. The film's writer Matthew Fogel last wrote Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son and The Tutor.

Director

Aaron Horvath
Michael Jelenic

Screenwriter

Matthew Fogel

Producers

Chris Meledandri
Shigeru Miyamoto

Production Details

What we know about the The Super Mario Bros. Movie movie production.

Key Facts

• The film is produced by Illumination founder and CEO Chris Meledandri and by Shigeru Miyamoto for Nintendo. The film will be co-financed by Universal Pictures and Nintendo and released worldwide by Universal Pictures (10/8/2022).
• “Mario and Luigi are two of the most beloved heroes in all of popular culture, and we are honored to have the unique opportunity to work so closely with Shigeru Miyamoto and the widely imaginative team at Nintendo to bring these characters to life in an animated movie, unlike any film Illumination has made to date,” said Chris Meledandri, Illumination’s Founder and CEO, and outside director of Nintendo (9/24/2021).
• Illumination and Nintendo Co., Ltd. today announced that their new animated film based on the world of Super Mario Bros. will be released worldwide during the 2022 holiday season (9/24/2021).
• Super Mario Bros is in “priority development” at Illumination Entertainment and could be in theaters by 2022 (Variety, 11/6/18).
• Shigeru Miyamoto is on-board to produce; he's the creator of Mario and many other Nintendo properties (Variety, 1/31/18).

Production Updates for The Super Mario Bros. Movie

Oct 2022

Completed

Changed The Super Mario Bros. Movie movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Apr 2022

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Sep 2021

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. The movie is currently being filmed.

Mar 2021

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Preparations are underway to start production.

Nov 2017

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in "development hell."

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