Nintendo This Friday, he released the first trailer for “The Super Mario Bros. The Movie”, An animated film based on the universe of the hit video game franchise of the same name and dubbed with actors like Chris Pratt and Jack Black.
The Japanese video game developer and distributor released the video in one of the Nintendo Direct online formats this Friday in Japan, coinciding with the celebration of the Comic-Con comic convention in New York.
In the trailer, which is just over two and a half minutes long, actor Chris Pratt can be heard for the first time in the role of the protagonistMario and Jack Black as antagonist Bowser.
“I’ve always dreamed of being Mario. But like all dreams, it’s going to be difficult,” Pratt said in a message recorded for the Direct broadcast, admitting that he’s a huge game fan and fan.
“I spent hours of my life kicking Koopas in the original Mario Bros. arcade machine at the nearby laundromat” The actor told his childhood home, before featuring Black, who described the movie as a “cinematic experience” that will forever stamp Mario fans.
With the release of the video, the responsibles also announced a small preview of the expected movie release date. between March and April next year.
During the video, Chris Meledandri, producer of the American animation studio Illumination in charge of the project, said, “Animation will be completed next week. We are immersed in the lighting and image composition process.”
The aired minutes show great fidelity to video games, and the film’s music composer Brian Tyler works alongside original songwriter Koji Kondo to “incorporate classic game themes into the film’s theme.” soundtrack,” Meledandri said.
Legendary Nintendo video game designer and producer Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of the famous plumber with the red hat and mustache, served as the master of ceremonies in the video and said: time flew by as they were deciding how to portray their characters and world. Super Mario in this production.
It’s been seven years since the project came to the fore.
In addition Pratt and Black feature dubbing figures such as Charlie Day and Anya Taylor-Joy.among others.
This is the second movie about the popular plumber. In 1993, “Super Mario Bros.”, a movie starring Bob Hoskins and John Leguizamo, was a blockbuster and critical failure but later became a cult movie. It was published.