World of Light (2019 Film)

World of Light is a 2019 Japanese-American CGI-animated science-fiction action-adventure film directed by the Russo Brothers, well known as the directors of Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame. Starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, and Dwayne Johnson the film emcompases the massive crossover of Nintendo's most well known characters. Worldwide, the movie is scheduled to be released in May 2019, 5 months after the release of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the game which the movie is based from. The film follows the characters of Super Smash Bos Ultimate on a journey to stop Galeem the ruler of light. It is the first of two movies involving the story of the World of Light with a sequel film set to be released on May 1st, 2020, but delayed to May 2nd, 2021 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
==Plot==
The film begins as all fighters are alerted by a presence of Master Hands overlooking the horizon. The fighters come to a steep cliff overlooking the sea to spot an army of Master Hands as well as Galeem, the ruler of light. As the fighters prepare to battle Galeem and the Master Hands they are overwhelmed by rays of light shot out by Galeem. These rays of light begin to wipe out all of the Smash fighters one by one before they eventually try to escape. Despite their best efforts only Kirby is able to escape the rays of light from Galeem. The rest of the fighters and the world around them are turned into Evil Spirits. As Kirby returns he notices the world has changed into one inhabited by spirits. Kirby manages to defeat Mario's evil spirit and awaken him as soon as he arrives in the new world. Kirby and Mario then venture forth into the new "World of Light" to rescue the other fighters from their spirit forms and challenge Galeem. 
==Cast==
The cast is listed in the same order as the fighters are listed by series in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Robert Downey Jr. - as Mario/Dr. Mario, an italian plumber from the Mushroom Kingdom and the main protagonist of the Mario series. 
Dwayne Johnson -as Donkey Kong, an ape from the Kongo Jungle on Donkey Kong Island
Chris Evans- as Link, the champion of Hyrule and main protagonist of the Legend of Zelda series. Link appears in the film in the same style as he appears in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Scarlett Johansson- as Samus Aran/ Zero Suit Samus, a bounty hunter from the Planet Zebes and protagonist of the Metroid series
Gwendoline Christie- as Dark Samus , the main antagonist of the Metroid Prime series. She is a combination of elements from Metroid Prime, Samus Aran, and Samus's Phazon Suit.
Matt Damon- as Yoshi, a green colored dinosaur hailing from Yoshi's Island
Makkiki Ohmoto- as Kirby, a pink puffball hailng from DreamLand and protagonist of the Kirby series
Chris Pratt- as Fox McCloud, leader of the Star Fox team and protagonist of the Star Fox series
Ikue Ohtani- as Pikachu, an electric mouse pokemon and main mascot of the Pokemon franchise
Ed Helms- as Luigi, the timid and lesser known of the Mario Bros from the Mushroom Kingdom
Tom Holland- as Ness, protagonist from Earthbound and a boy from the town Onett who possesses powerful psychic powers. 
Christian Bale- as Captain Falcon, main protaginist of the F-Zero series
Rachael Lillis- as Jigglypuff, a singing pokemon usually found in Kanto
Elizabeth Olsen- as Princess Peach, ruler of the Mushroom Kingdom and damsel in distress for Mario
Daisy Ridley- as Princess Daisy, ruler of Sarasaland
Josh Brolin- as King Bowser, ruler of the Koopa Troop and main antagonist of the Mario series
Paul Rudd- as Popo, the male Ice Climber
Kristen Schaal- as Nana, the female Ice Climber
Emma Watson- as Princess Zelda/ Shiek, ruler of the land of Hyrule. Zelda's appearence in the film is based off of her look in The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
Satomi Kōrogi- as Pichu, the pre-evolved form of Pikachu
Ryan Reynolds- as Falco Lombardi, member of the Star Fox team known for his snide personality. Reynolds was chosen due to his performance as Deadpool, a character with a somewhat similar personality to Falco.
Kit Harrington- as Marth, prince of Altea
Anne Hathaway- as Lucina, princess of Ylisse and the daughter of Prince Chrom
Finn Wolfhard- as Young Link, a boy from the Kokiri Forest and the younger version of the Hero of Time from Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask
Charles Dance- as Ganondorf, the demon king of evil and main antagonist of the Legend of Zelda series. His appearence in the film is based off his appearence in Ocarina of Time
Jay Geode- as Mewtwo, a dangerous mutant pokemom created by genetic manipulation
James Franco- as Roy, son of Eliwood
Ryan Gosling- as Chrom, decendent of Marth and father to Lucina
Colin Firth- as Meta Knight, leader of the meta knights and captain of the Halberd
Jeremy Renner- as Pit/Dark Pit, the chosen hero of Lady Paultena
Jack Black- as Wario, the protagonist of the Wario-Ware series with a stinky personality
Tom Hardy- as Solid Snake, protagonist of the Metal Gear series. The cloned "son" of the legendary soldier Big Boss
Chris Hemsworth- as Ike, leader of the Greil mercanaries
Veroinca Taylor- as the voice of Red the Pokemon trainer
Michelle Knotz- as Squirtle
Justin Anselmi- as Ivysaur
Shin-ichiro Miki- as Charizard
Kevin Hart- as Diddy Kong, a chimp for DK island and Donkey Kong's trusty sidekick
Josh Hutcherson- as Lucas, a kindhearted boy from the Nowhere Islands that possesses great psychic powers
Roger Craig-Smith- as Sonic the Hedgehog, an anthropromorphic hedgehog with supersonic speed
Zach Galifianakis- as King Dedede, a heavy blue penguin and antagonist of the Kirby series 
Peter Dinklage- as Captain Olimar, captain of the S.S. Dolphin and protagonist of the Pikmin series
Sean Schmmel- as Lucario, a fighting-type Pokemon possessing the power of Aura
Liam Neeson- as R.O.B,  The Robotic Operating Buddy, or R.O.B. (ロボット, Robot), is an accessory for the NES made for usage with the games Stack-Up and Gyromite.
Isaac Hempstead- as Toon Link, the Hero of Winds and the iteration of Link from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Samuel L. Jackson- as Wolf O'Donnell- leader of Star Wolf and Fox McCloud's biggest rival as well as a former minion of Andross
Art Parkinson- as Villager, the main protagonist of the Animal Crossing series and the representation of the player as the mayor of the town
Seth Green- as Megaman, the creation of Dr. Light protagonist of the Megaman series 
Mila Kunis- as Wii-Fit Trainer, a representation of the trainer from the game Wii-Fit
Emilia Clarke- as Princess Rosalina, leader of the Comet Observatory and one of the major characters in Super Mario Galaxy
Mark Whalberg- as Little Mac, the 17 year protagonist of the Punch-Out series
Billy Bob Thompson- as Greninja, a large bipedal frog like pokemon
Natalie Portman- as Lady Palutena, goddess of light and ruler of Skyworld
Steve Carrell- as Pac-Man, the hungry, yellow, ball shaped protagonist of the Pac-Man series
Nicholas Cage- as Robin, avatar magician from Fire Emblem Awakening
Adam Howden- as Shulk, the main protagonist of Xenoblade Chronicles and rightful holder of the Monado
David Mazouz- as Bowser Jr., the son of Bowser and enemy of Mario
Bill Murray- as the Duck Hunt Dog, the hunting dog from the NES Classic Duck Hunt
Kyle Hebert- as Ryu, the lead protagonist of the Street Fighter Series
Bradley Cooper- as Ken Masters, the best friend and rival to Ryu in Street Fighter
Jack Gleeson- as Cloud Strife, the main protagonist of Final Fantasy VII
Justin Timberlake- as Corrin, the avatar from Fire Emblem Fates
Angelina Jolie- as Bayonetta, a mysterious umbra witch and protagonist of the Bayonetta series
Sadie Sink- as Inkling Girl, a girl from the city of Inktopolis in the Splatoon game series
Jaeden Lieberher- as Inkling Boy, a boy from the city of Inktopolis in the Splatoon game series
Willem Dafoe- as Ridley, an extraterrestrial dragon and leading antagonist from the Metroid series who murdered Samus' parents
Hugh Jackman- as Simon Belmont, the main protagonist of the first two Castlevania games and part of the esteemed vampire killer bloodline the Belmonts
Brad Pitt- as Richter Belmont, a descendant of Simon Belmont and a proud member of the Vampire Killer bloodline
Patrick Stewart- as King K. Rool, leader of the Kremlings and main antagonist of the Donkey Kong Country series as well as a fierce rival to Donkey Kong
Millie Bobby Brown- as Isabelle, an anthropromorphic dog and the mayor's assistant to the player in the Animal Crossing series
H.D Quinn- as Inceneroar, a bipedal feline pokemon with a muscular build and wrestling style tone.
Sound clips from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate were accompanied for Mr. Game and Watch and Luma respectively.
Plans to include Piranha Plant and Joker were considered but the film was too far into production by the time the DLC characters were announced. However the DLC characters like Steve, Banjo and Sephiroth may be considered for the 2021 sequel.
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