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Theatrical release poster

Michael Jelenic

Shigeru Miyamoto

by Nintendo

Anya Taylor-Joy

Charlie Day

Jack Black

Keegan-Michael Key

Seth Rogen

Fred Armisen

Kevin Michael Richardson

Sebastian Maniscalco

Charles Martinet

Illumination

Nintendo

Japan

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***The Super Mario Bros. Movie*** is a 2023computer-animated film produced by Nintendo and Illumination to be distributed by Universal Pictures. It is the third feature film adaptation of Nintendo's *Mario* video game franchise following the 1986 Japanese-only anime film *Super Mario Bros.: The Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach!* and the 1993 live-action film *Super Mario Bros.* The film is being directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic from a written by Matthew Fogel, and features an ensemble voice cast including Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black, Keegan-Michael Key, Seth Rogen,  Fred Armisen, Kevin Michael Richardson, Sebastian Maniscalco, and Charles Martinet. It is Illumination's 13th feature film.

After the critical and commercial failure of the 1993 feature-film, Nintendo was reluctant to license its intellectual properties for film adaptations. Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto became interested in developing a second *Mario* film when Nintendo was bringing its older games to the Virtual Console service, and through Nintendo's work with Universal Parks & Resorts to create *Mario*-based attractions he met Illumination founder Chris Meledandri. By 2016, the two were discussing a *Mario* film, and in January 2018 Nintendo announced that it would collaborate with Illumination and Universal Pictures to produce it.

*The Super Mario Bros. Movie* was released in North America in April 5, 2023 by Universal Pictures. The film has received mixed reviews by critics but has gotten acclaim from audiences and Mario fans alike.

## Contents

* 1Plot
* 2Voice Cast
* 3Production
	+ 3.1Development
	+ 3.2Casting
	+ 3.3Animation
	+ 3.4Music
* 4Release
	+ 4.1Marketing
* 5Reception
	+ 5.1Box office
	+ 5.2Critical response
* 6Trivia
* 7Future
* 8References
* 9Openings (In Cinemas)
* 10Merchandise
* 11Gallery
* 12Videos
	+ 12.1Trailers
* 13External links

## Plot

In Brooklyn, New York, Italian-American brothers Mario and Luigi have started a plumbing business. Their former boss, Spike, makes fun of them, while their dad does not approve this. Later in the news, there is a big water leak, and Mario and Luigi try to fix it, but they are sucked into a Warp Pipe and separated.

Mario arrives in the Mushroom Kingdom, ruled by Princess Peach, and Luigi arrives in the Dark Lands, ruled by Bowser. Bowser wants to marry Peach and says he will destroy the Mushroom Kingdom with a Super Star if she says no. Luigi is captured by Bowser, who sees Mario as an enemy for his love of Peach. Later, Mario meets Toad, who brings him to Peach. Peach seeks to join forces with the Kongs, a group of apes, to stop Bowser, bringing Mario and Toad with her. Arriving at the Jungle Kingdom, the ruler, Cranky Kong, agrees to help Peach, but only if Mario defeats his son, Donkey Kong, in a fight. Mario is able to defeat Donkey Kong with a Cat Suit.

Afterwards, Mario, Peach, Toad, and the Kongs use karts to drive back to the Mushroom Kingdom, but are attacked by Bowser's army on Rainbow Road. In the battle, a blue-shelled Koopa General destroys part of the road, causing Mario and Donkey Kong to fall into the ocean while the other Kongs are captured. Peach and Toad survive and return to the Mushroom Kingdom to warn its people to leave. Next, Bowser soon arrives at the kingdom in his flying castle and proposes to Peach, who accepts hesitantly after Toad is tortured. Meanwhile, Mario and Donkey Kong had survived the fall, but are swallowed by an eel-like Maw-Ray. After coming to an understanding with one another since both want their dads to respect them, the two escape the Maw-Ray by using a rocket and head to Bowser and Peach's wedding.

At the wedding, Bowser plans to kill his prisoners by dropping them in lava. Toad is able to sneak an Ice Flower into's Peach's flowers, which she uses to freeze Bowser. Mario and Donkey Kong arrive, freeing the prisoners and Luigi. Angry, Bowser frees himself, and orders a Bomber Bill to destroy the Mushroom Kingdom. Mario is able to lead the Bomber Bill into the Warp Pipe, where it explodes and creates a vacuum that sucks everyone and Bowser's flying fortress to Brooklyn. Back in Brooklyn, Mario and Luigi fight Bowser and are able to get the Super Star, which makes them invincible, and they defeat the Koopas. Bowser is then shrunk by Peach with a Blue Mushroom and is imprisoned. The people of Brooklyn celebrate Mario and Luigi as heroes, including their parents and Spike. At the end, the brothers now live in the Mushroom Kingdom.

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## Voice Cast

* Chris Pratt as Mario, a struggling Italian-American plumber from Brooklyn, New York, who is accidentally transported to the world of the Mushroom Kingdom and embarks on a quest to save his brother.
* Charlie Day as Luigi, Mario's timid younger fraternal brother and fellow plumber, who is captured by Bowser and his army.
* Anya Taylor-Joy as Princess Peach, the ruler of the Mushroom Kingdom, Mario's mentor and love interest, who entered the world of the Mushroom Kingdom as an infant and was raised by the Toads.
* Jack Black as Bowser, an anthropomorphic dragon-turtle hybrid and the King of the Koopas, who rules the Dark Lands, steals a powerful Super Star, and plots to conquer the Mushroom Kingdom by marrying Peach.
* Keegan-Michael Key as Toad, a Mushroom Kingdom resident whose species is also named Toad, who aspires to go on his first real adventure.
* Seth Rogen as Donkey Kong, an anthropomorphic necktie-wearing gorilla and heir to the throne of the Jungle Kingdom.
* Fred Armisen as Cranky Kong, an elderly anthropomorphic gorilla, the ruler of the Jungle Kingdom, and Donkey Kong's father.
* Kevin Michael Richardson as Kamek, a Koopa sorcerer and Bowser's advisor and informant.
* Sebastian Maniscalco as Foreman Spike, Mario and Luigi's antagonistic former boss from the Wrecking Crew.
* Khary Payton as Penguin King, the ruler of the Ice Kingdom descended upon by Bowser's army.
* Eric Bauza as Diddy Kong, an anthropomorphic cap-wearing monkey and Donkey Kong's cousin.
* Scott Menville as Koopa General, the winged, blue-shelled leader of Bowser's army.
* Juliet Jelenic as Lumalee, a nihilistic blue Luma held prisoner by Bowser.
* Charles Martinet as Mario's Dad / Giuseppe
* Jessica DiCicco as Mario's Mom
* Rino Romano as Uncle Tony
* John DiMaggio as Uncle Arthur

## Production

### Development

After the critical and commercial failure of the 1994 *Super Mario Bros.* film adaptation, Japanese video game company Nintendo became wary of licensing its properties for film adaptations. According to Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto, the idea for a new *Mario* film came from bringing their older games to the Virtual Consoleand other services; such transitions took time for the company, and Miyamoto recognized that "our content business would be able to develop even further if we were able to combine our long-beloved software with that of video assets, and utilize them together for extended periods." Miyamoto knew that the process of making a film was far different from that of making a video game, and wanted a film expert to lead the effort.

Following the November 2014 hack of Sony Pictures, emails between producer Avi Arad, studio chief Amy Pascal, TriStar Pictures head Tom Rothman, and Sony Pictures Animation president of production Michelle Raimo Kouyate were released revealing that Sony had been attempting to secure the film rights to the *Mario* franchise for several years. Arad visited Nintendo in Tokyo in February and July 2014 in an attempt to secure a deal. In October, Arad emailed Pascal and said he had closed the deal with Nintendo. Pascal suggested recruiting Genndy Tartakovsky to help develop the project, while Kouyate said she could "think of 3-4 movies right out of the gate" and expressed hope in "build[ing] a *Mario* empire." However, after the emails leaked, Arad denied that a deal had been made, stating that negotiations had only begun. *BuzzFeed News* noted that the emails did not take into account potential conflicts with Sony Pictures' corporate sibling Sony Computer Entertainment, one of Nintendo's chief competitors.

Through Nintendo's work with Universal Parks & Resorts to create *Mario*-based attractions, Miyamoto met Chris Meledandri, founder of Universal Pictures's Illumination animation division. Miyamoto found Meledandri's creative process similar to his own, and felt he would be the proper lead for a *Mario* film. They had started more earnest discussions by 2016, knowing that if they felt it would not work that they could easily walk away. In November 2017, reports emerged that Nintendo was collaborating with Universal and Illumination to make an animated *Mario* film.Then-Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima clarified that a deal had not been finalized, but that an announcement would come soon. Kimishima hoped that if the deal was successful, a 2020 release date would be possible. In January 2018, Nintendo announced that the film would progress with Miyamoto and Meledandri co-producing. Meledandri stated that the film was a "priority" for Illumination and that it will most likely come out in 2022. He added that Miyamoto would be "front and center" during production. In January 2020, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa stated that production was "moving along smoothly" with an expected 2022 release date. Furukawa stated that Nintendo would own the rights to the film, and both Nintendo and Universal would fund the production.

In August 2021, it emerged that *Teen Titans Go!* developers Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic were directing the film after the discovery of an Illumination animator's LinkedIn profile that included the film in the list. Following the full casting announcement, Horvath and Jelenic were confirmed to be directing, and *Minions: The Rise of Gru* writer Matthew Fogel was attached as the screenwriter.

In September of 2022, it was officially announced by New York Comic Con that the teaser trailer for the film would be released on October 6, 2022. Shortly thereafter, Ed Skudder, creator of *Dick Figures* and developer of *Unikitty!*, confirmed that he worked as head of story on the film.

### Casting

In February 2021, Mario voice actor Charles Martinet, when asked about the possibility of reprising his role, stated that the film "sounds like a marvelous thing" and that if he were asked to voice Mario, "I'll go in and play with great joy and happiness." In August 2021, Sebastian Maniscalco revealed that he was voicing Spike, Mario and Luigi's boss from the game *Wrecking Crew* (1985).

During a September 2021 Nintendo Direct presentation, Shigeru Miyamoto announced that Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black, Keegan-Michael Key, Seth Rogen, Kevin Michael Richardson, Fred Armisen, and Maniscalco would headline the voice cast, and that Martinet would be featured in "surprise cameos."

Plot details were kept secret to the actors during recording, according to Day, who noted he had to record his dialogue in many different ways, after which the directors selected the version they believed would be best suited for the scene.

### Animation

The film was animated by Illumination Studios Paris in Paris, France. Production was underway by September 2020, with animation work ending in October 2022. Post-production work on the film had wrapped by March 2023. Jelenic stated that Illumination updated their lighting and rendering technology for the film, with Meledandri claiming that it "pushed the technical and artistic capabilities of [the] studio to new heights."

Jelenic and Horvath wanted the animation to juggle stylized animation with realism, with Horvath claiming that "there are moments of cartoony fun, but […] we wanted it to feel like a big adventure film and that there are stakes and maybe you believe that these characters can die, so they're not super-squashy and super-stretchy, and we used consistent volume on the characters to make them feel a little more grounded." For the go-karts featured in the film, the directors worked with a vehicle design artist and artists at Nintendo to create go-karts that fit their portrayal in the film while drawing inspiration from their portrayal in the *Mario Kart* games.

In an interview with GameSpot, Horvath said that he and Jelenic took a "blockbuster approach" when making *The Super Mario Bros. Movie*. He stated: "To me, this is a movie that's been like 40 years in the making, you know, and I've always considered Mario more of an action game. The characters look comedic, but the story is always high stakes, you gotta save the princess or save the world or whatever in the game. So we wanted to reflect that action sensibility." The two brought in artists they knew from television and worked closely with them to craft the film's action sequences. Skudder in particular was crucial in making the action, especially the Rainbow Road sequence. According to Jelenic and Horvath, Skudder spent months working on the sequence, which they also described as the film's most technically challenging. The road itself was a visual effect, and every shot of it had to go through the visual effects department, which was time-consuming and expensive.

Donkey Kong's design was changed for the first time since the video game *Donkey Kong Country* (1994). For his new design, artists incorporated elements of both his modern design and his original design from his debut appearance in *Donkey Kong*(1981). For Mario's family, Horvath and Jelenic were given early designs of Mario by Nintendo to use as reference; they ended up using slightly altered versions of those designs in the final film.

### Music

During an October 2022 Nintendo Direct presentation, Meledandri confirmed that Brian Tyler was set to compose the score for the film. Tyler worked closely with longtime *Mario* composer Koji Kondo to incorporate themes from the games within the film's score. He described the composition as "big", featuring an orchestra, choir and bands, as well as "Italian instruments, accordions, live drums, mandolins […] whistling human voices", and "eight-bit [sounds]". Recording sessions for the score began on October 17, 2022, at the Eastwood Scoring Stage at Warner Bros. Sound mixing took place at Skywalker Sound, where Kondo and Miyamoto responded positively to a fifteen-minute suite of new themes Tyler had written for the film. Music in the film references leitmotifs from *Super Mario Bros. 3*, *Super Mario 64*, and *Super Mario 3D Land*, among other *Mario* games.

In a March 2023 video, Seth Rogen shared that Donkey Kong is introduced in the film accompanied by the title theme music from *Donkey Kong 64*, the "DK Rap", composed by Grant Kirkhope. In contrast to the licensed songs that were used in the film, Kirkhope did not receive credit for the "DK Rap" in the film's end credits, an oversight the composer found disappointing. Jack Black co-wrote the song "Peaches", wherein Bowser professes his love for Princess Peach, alongside the directors, editor Eric Osmond, and song producer John Spiker. Having Bowser perform a love song was Black's idea. "Peaches" was released on April 7, 2023, with a music video directed by Cole Bennett. According to Black, it was filmed within a few hours. Upon its initial release, "Peaches" appeared on No. 61 on the iTunes streaming chart. Later, the song appeared on the *Billboard* Hot 100, reaching position 83.

## Release

*The Super Mario Bros. Movie* was released theatrically in the United States on April 5, 2023, and later in Japan on April 28, in both regular formats and in IMAX 2D and 3D.It was previously set for a release on December 21, 2022 and April 7, 2023 (the former of which was taken over by DreamWorks Animation's *Puss in Boots: The Last Wish* in response to the film's delay to the later date). On February 28, 2023, it was announced that the film would be released two days earlier, on its current date, to more than 60 markets while maintaining the April 28 date for Japan and stating that additional markets are to follow during April and May. It was released in 65+ countries on dates ranging from April 5th to 7th. It was released on April 26 in South Korea and is scheduled to be released on May 26 in Poland.

*The Super Mario Bros. Movie* was released on premium video-on-demand on May 9. It was also available to stream on Peacock in June and will be on Netflix in late 2023. It was released on 4K Ultra-HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray, and DVD on July 1.

### Marketing

The film's first teaser poster, featuring Mario's backside, an assortment of Toads, a Cheep Cheep, and Princess Peach's castle was unveiled on the official film's Twitter on October 4, 2022. Additionally, a Nintendo Direct presentation dedicated to the film, showing the first teaser trailer of the film was live-streamed on October 6, 2022, with it also being screened around the same time at the New York Comic Con 2022.

In late November 2022, multiple posters were revealed, including one showing the inside of Peach's castle, and another featuring the brothers in a town that is Brooklyn; their plumbing van and Pauline in the background are shown in it. On November 29, the official trailer was shown in a Nintendo Direct with footage showing Mario losing a fight against Donkey Kong in an arena filled with other Kongs, Bowser interacting with a captured Luigi; Mario training on an obstacle course resembling a typical *Super Mario* game level; power-ups such as the Tanooki Suit and the Fire Flower; and several characters driving go-karts on a path reminiscent of the Rainbow Road, a recurring location in the *Mario Kart* series. Public reactions were still largely favorable, though online discourse continued to center on Pratt's performance as Mario.

On February 12, 2023, a Super Bowl commercial for the film was released, featuring a rendition of the title theme from *The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!*. A corresponding website which was featured in the trailer was also released, which advertises the Super Mario Bros. plumbing service from the film as if it were, according to Plunkett, "...a struggling small business servicing the Brooklyn and Queens areas".

## Reception

### Box office

As of May 7, 2023, *The Super Mario Bros. Movie* has grossed $503.7 million in the United States and Canada, and $637.1 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $1.140 billion. It is the highest-grossing film of 2023, and became the highest-grossing film based on a video game after just one week of release.

In the United States and Canada, *The Super Mario Bros. Movie* was released alongside *Air*, and was initially projected to gross around $125 million from 4,025 theaters in its five-day opening weekend. It was also expected to gross around $100 million internationally. After making $31.7 million on its first day and $26.5 million on its second, five-day estimates were raised to $141 million. Projections were re-adjusted yet again to $191 million after the film made $55 million on Friday. The film went on to debut to $146.4 million during the traditional three-day weekend and $204.6 million over the five-day frame, surpassing the $72.1 million opening of *Sonic the Hedgehog 2* to become the top opening weekend for a video game adaptation, as well as surpassing its $190.8 million lifetime gross to become the top grossing video game adaptation ever.

It was the third-highest Easter opening weekend of all time, behind *Furious 7* and *Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice*. The film not only surpassed *Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen* for the biggest five-day Wednesday opening of any film, but also surpassed *Minions* for Illumination's largest opening weekend ever. Additionally, the film surpassed *Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania* for 2023's biggest opening weekend. Overall, *The Super Mario Bros. Movie* generated the third-highest domestic opening weekend for any animated film, after *The Lion King* and *Incredibles 2*. It over-performed in other territories, making $173 million for a global opening weekend of $375 million, surpassing *Frozen II*'s record. Furthermore, it surpassed *Warcraft* to have the highest worldwide opening weekend for any video game adaptation. The film made $92.5 million in its second weekend and $59.9 million in its third, both the best-ever for an animated film, surpassing *Frozen II* and *Incredibles 2*, respectively. The film continued to dominate the box office in its fourth weekend, grossing $40 million, surpassing *Incredibles 2* for the 4th best weekend, and crossing the global $1 billion mark on April 30. It became the fifth film of the pandemic era to cross this mark, just after *Spider-Man: No Way Home*, *Top Gun Maverick*, *Jurassic World Dominion*, and *Avatar: The Way of Water*, as well as the first animated film to do so since *Frozen II* in 2019.

Outside of the US and Canada, the film grossed $172.8 million in its first weekend. It had the biggest opening ever for an animated film in 10 markets and the biggest video game adaptation opening ever in 44 markets. In its second weekend, *The Super Mario Bros. Movie* grossed $102.5 million from 71 markets, for a drop of just 22%. In its third weekend, the film made $70.7 million from 78 markets, representing a drop of 38%. As of April 23, 2023, the highest grossing territories were Mexico ($66.2 million), United Kingdom ($51.7 million), Germany ($37.2 million), France ($31.7 million) and Australia ($27.3 million).

### Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 59% of 256 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.7/10. The website's consensus reads: "While it's nowhere near as thrilling as turtle tipping your way to 128 lives, *The Super Mario Bros. Movie* is a colorful – albeit thinly plotted – animated adventure that has about as many Nintendos as Nintendon'ts." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 46 out of 100, based on 52 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". In contrast, the audience response was significantly more positive; the film garnered a "near-perfect" audience score of 96% on Rotten Tomatoes. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale, while 94% of those polled by PostTrak gave it a positive score, with 82% saying that they would recommend it. Miyamoto felt that the critics who gave the film low ratings contributed to the film's success and creating the buzz around it.

Ross Bonaime of *Collider* gave a positive review, writing, "Obviously, *The Super Mario Bros. Movie* is in many ways a feature-length advertisement for Nintendo as a brand. However, Jelenic, Horvath, and [F]ogel make this feel more like a labor of love, as they've been given the keys to the (Mushroom) kingdom, and are allowed to go all-in with what any fan would want to see in a film like this. In many ways, *The Super Mario Bros. Movie* reminds of *Wreck-It Ralph* and the glee that came from seeing these characters on screen." Writing for the *Datebook* section of *The San Francisco Chronicle*, Zaki Hasan said he enjoyed the visuals but felt the film's strong adherence to and copious references to the games left it lacking in narrative, and that it tried too hard to avoid the failures of the 1993 film, calling it "a blandly efficient piece of brand management".

*IGN*'s Tom Jorgensen gave a generally positive review. He praised the film's energy, its musical score despite the inclusion of "shoehorned" pop songs, and its visuals for setting a "very high bar". He also commended the use of callbacks but criticized some character arcs for being underdeveloped. Jorgensen had slight criticism towards Pratt and Day's attempt at New York accents for Mario and Luigi as "certainly not going to be taking home any commendations from the good people of Brooklyn" and stated, "There's definitely been a flattening of the more cartoonish qualities". However, he applauded the actors for embodying each character's heroism and for a grounded delivery that "balances well with the fantastical trappings of the Mushroom Kingdom". Jorgensen commended Black's performance as Bowser for being "standout" and fitting to the character.

Kyle Anderson of *Nerdist* celebrated the animation for its game accuracy and called Illumination "the perfect choice to make Mario movies" but opined that "those expecting something akin to *The Lego Movie* might be left a bit cold" due to lack of a plot outside the main beats given the film's short run time. Soren Andersen of *The Seattle Times* commented that, while the film succeeded in appealing to the *Mario*fanbase by creating the feeling of being inside a video game, he found the characters to be lacking in personality and criticized their voice performances, remarking: "...everyone expresses themselves at the tops of their voices, sound and fury signifying not a whole lot". Brian Tallerico of *Roger Ebert*, a self-described lifelong fan, wrote that the vocal performances were "uniformly mediocre," and that the film is Illumination's "most soulless to date" and "doesn't reflect the franchise's creativity in the slightest." The *Los Angeles Times*' Katie Walsh applauded the film for its humor and "eye-popping" animation. She praised Black's performance as Bowser but criticized both Pratt and Day's lead performances of Mario and Luigi as "so unremarkable that it could have been anyone at all".

Calum Marsh writing for *The New York Times* criticized Pratt's performance as "grating" and "unctuous" while describing the overall film as "bland, witless and flagrantly pandering". Kristy Puchko from *Mashable* commended the fan service and music but was critical of the writing, the characters, and Pratt's lack of accent, commenting "whatever voice Pratt is doing isn't Brooklyn, and it isn't anything particularly specific, consistent, or exciting". *Screenrant*'s Molly Freeman praised the film for being a "love letter" to fans but criticized it for offering little else. She described most of the voice cast as "fun" with Black's Bowser being a standout, while noting that Pratt's performance was "not so bad as to be distracting, but not strong enough to be at all interesting either", which she said was an analogy for the film as a whole. Josh Spiegel from *SlashFilm* considered the film's portrayal of Princess Peach not in need of rescuing as "unquestionably a good thing" but also "the most subversive decision of a film from 25 years ago, not from 2023." He further criticized the film for an "exceedingly straightforward narrative", characters lacking complexity, and Pratt's performance as Mario as being "blandly heroic", concluding that "This movie exists, and that's about as high as it aspires."

## Trivia

* This is the second Illumination film to be released in April, after *Hop* (2011).
	+ If released in December 2022, it would have been the third Illumination feature after *Sing* (2016) and *Sing 2* (2021).
* This is the fourth Illumination film to be produced in 2.35:1 aspect ratio, after *Despicable Me 3*, *Dr. Seuss' The Grinch*, and *Minions: The Rise of Gru*.
* Chris Pratt and Charlie Day, who voiced Mario and Luigi are both co-starred in the *The LEGO Movie* film series.
* Rainbow Road track from Super Mario Kart, powers from the original games are referenced in the film.
* This is the third Illumination film to have a post-credits scene, after *Hop* and *Minions*.
* This is the second Illumination film to use a song No Sleep Till Brooklyn by Beastie Boys, after *The Secret Life of Pets*.
* This is the second Illumination film to use a song Take on Me by a-ha, after *Despicable Me 3*.

## Future

In May 2021, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa announced their intention to produce more animated film projects with other Nintendo IP in the event that the *Mario* film is successful. In November of the same year, reports stated that Illumination was in the works of a *Donkey Kong* spin-off film with Rogen set to reprise his role.

In February of 2022, Charlie Day expressed interest in doing a *Luigi's Mansion*feature-film.

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