The Yoshi Movie

The Yoshi Movie is a computer animated adventure film based on Nintendo's Yoshi video game franchise (a spin-off of the Mario franchise), produced by Universal Pictures, Illumination, and Nintendo, and distributed by Universal. It is a sequel/spin-off for (2023), centering on an origin story for the titular character Yoshi, with elements of Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island.
==Premise==
Following Bowser's defeat at the hands of Mario and Luigi in The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Yoshi, a green dinosaur from Dinosaur Land who hatched in the sewers of Brooklyn, embarks on a journey of self-discovery alongside Bonnie, an orphaned human baby he bonds with and vows to protect, whereas Luigi teams up with Princess Daisy of Sarasaland in protecting Yoshi from hostile, greedy figures seeking to capture him and his kind, such as Professor Veruca, Spike, and Kamek.
==Voice cast==
===Main===
* Asher Angel as Yoshi, a curious but good-hearted green dinosaur from Dinosaur Land whose egg hatched in the sewers of Brooklyn following Bowser's defeat at the hands of Mario and Luigi. Raised by a couple of demolition workers until their deaths, he is now on a journey of self-discovery with the couple's daughter Bonnie, whom he vows to protect. Angel voices Yoshi's inner thoughts while archive audio of Kazumi Totaka's lines are used for Yoshi's vocal effects.
* Hailee Steinfeld as Princess Daisy, the tomboyish, adventurous ruler of Sarasaland who learns of Yoshi's existence, and teams up with Luigi to protect him and his kind from hostile figures hunting them.
* Charlie Day as Luigi, the younger brother of Mario and an Italian-American plumber from Brooklyn, New York, who has a crush on Daisy, and helps her in her goal to protect Yoshi.
* Jessica DiCicco as:
** Bonnie, a 2-year-old human toddler from Brooklyn who was orphaned by a horrific accident in Spike's Wrecking Crew demolition company. She becomes Yoshi's best friend and adopted sister.
** Mama Mario, Mario's and Luigi's mother.
** Pauline, the Mayor of Brooklyn.
* Imelda Staunton as Professor Veruca, a billionaire, but ambitious scientist who obsesses over proving that dinosaurs still exist in the world, and is hunting Yoshi, whom she plans to use as evidence.
* Melissa Rauch as Wendy O. Koopa, a female Koopa who is assigned by Kamek to hunt and capture Yoshi, and plans to capture Bonnie as well to raise her as the Koopas' princess, and a future rival for Daisy and Princess Peach.
* Sebastian Maniscalco as Spike, the selfish and overbearing chief of the Wrecking Crew demolition company. In the film, he is facing financial problems due to allegations thrown against him for the horrific accidents which led to most of his workers getting gravely injured or killed (like Bonnie's parents), and several of his crew members having quit after they reportedly accused Spike of not taking responsibility for the incidents. In order to regain his falling reputation, Spike seeks to exterminate Yoshi, whom he believes to be one of Bowser's minions who invaded Brooklyn.
* Kevin Michael Richardson as Kamek, a Koopa sorcerer who seeks to capture Yoshi and his kind, and force them to help rebuild Bowser's kingdom.
* Billy Dee Williams as Master Gao, Daisy's mentor and caretaker in Sarasaland, and the leader of the Gaos, fire-breathing lions strongly bearing resemblance to the sphinx.
===Supporting/Minor/Cameo===
* Maurice LaMarche as:
** Papa Mario, Mario's and Luigi's father.
** Giuseppe, an Italian Brooklyn citizen and owner of Punch-Out Pizzeria who is acquainted with the Mario Brothers.
** A Demolition Worker who quits his job and reprimands Spike
* Eric Bauza as:
** A Demolition Worker who quits his job and reprimands Spike
** Dave, one of Professor Veruca's henchmen
==Logo variants==
*Universal Pictures: The globe is shaped after an egg.
*Illumination: Three Minions hit three ? Blocks, and each earns a different power-up and turns the box into four letters of the Illumination logo. The first Minion gets a Lucky Bell (becoming a Cat Minion) and turns his box into the letters I.L.L.U., the second Minion gets a Fire Flower and turns his box into the letters M.I.N.A., and the third Minion gets a Tanooki Suit and turns his box into the letters T.I.O.N.. After the logo title is formed, the Minions shout "Illumination", but the Fire Minion accidentally shoots fire balls and nearly hits the other two, startling them. Angered, the Tanooki Minion and the Cat Minion chase after the Fire Minion.
*Nintendo: Similar to The Super Mario Bros. Movie, but with the visuals and soundtrack of Super Mario World, and with Mario and Luigi riding two Yoshies.
==External links==
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