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Shadow, Amy's Absence, And More The Internet Can't Stop Talking About From The Sonic 3 Trailer
30.8.2024
Don’t ask me how many times I’ve watched the first trailer for Sonic the Hedgehog 3, the third entry in Paramount’s live-action adaptation of the life and times of Sega’s speedy mascot. Don’t ask me if I just watched it again after typing that sentence. While the wait was excruciating, fans’...
8 Movies We Want To See In Chris Pratt's Proposed Nintendo Cinematic Universe
14.5.2024
Nintendo wants to lean hard into movies. After the astronomical success of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, why wouldn’t it? But Mario actor Chris Pratt is dreaming even bigger—He wants the company to think beyond just having an adaptation in theaters every few years and consider an extended film...
Early Mario Movie Concept Art Shows Cut Characters That Could Be In The Sequel
12.3.2024
Nintendo just announced it’s working on a second Super Mario Bros. Movie that will no doubt introduce more fan-favorite characters to the animated film series. Some early concept art for the first Chris Pratt-led film is kicking around the internet, and it looks like Nintendo and Illumination...
AARP's Horrible AI-Powered Mario Hologram, Explained
10.1.2024
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is happening this week in Las Vegas and buried inside the massive convention floor—filled with new computers, a car you can drive with a PlayStation 5 controller, monitors, and other tech—is a strange, horrible, holographic Mario powered by AI and sponsored...
Super Mario Bros. Wonder: The Kotaku Review
26.10.2023
First, the bad news: Super Mario Bros. Wonder doesn’t cure covid-19. Trust me on that. But, if you ignore that one flaw and focus on everything else—the gorgeous graphics, the immensely creative levels, the pitch-perfect music—it’s easy to see this is one of Nintnedo’s best Mario games...
Final Fantasy XVI Star Shares His Mario Voice And It’s Perfect
23.8.2023
Ever since Nintendo announced Charles Martinet will be stepping back from his long-time role as the in-game voice of Mario, fans have been wondering who might be taking over the reigns in the future. Enter Ben Starr, the man behind Final Fantasy XVI’s superb performance for hero Clive Rosfield…and...
Barbie Fever Blue Shells Super Mario Bros. Movie’s High Score, Takes Over 2023's Top Box Office Spot Nationally
23.8.2023
If you had told me back when the Switch came out that Nintendo would release a major Mario motion picture five years later starring Christopher Pratt, I might have believed you, but I wouldn’t have ever guessed it would go on to be one of the biggest box office hits of 2023. I also would never have...
Longtime Mario Voice Actor Charles Martinent ‘Stepping Back’ From Role
21.8.2023
Charles Martinet, the actor whose voice has been synonymous with Mario since the mid-90s, is moving into a new role at Nintendo, the company announced on X (formerly Twitter).Read more
Barbie Fever Is About To Blue Shell Super Mario Bros. Movie’s High Score
18.8.2023
If you had told me back when the Switch came out that Nintendo would release a major Mario motion picture five years later starring Christopher Pratt, I might have believed you, but I wouldn’t have ever guessed it would go on to be one of the biggest box office hits of 2023. I also would never have...
Chris Pratt’s OG Voice In The Super Mario Bros. Movie Was Too ‘New Jersey’
10.4.2023
Whether you’ve seen The Super Mario Bros. Movie or not, you’ve undoubtedly heard Chris Pratt’s fairly normal-sounding voice as the titular plumber. Initially derided for sounding nothing like the Mario we’ve come to know from the games, Pratt has put his own spin on the character. But in his quest...
The Super Mario Bros. Movie Feels Like It Was Designed In A Lab
6.4.2023
For me and so many millions of players around the world, the Nintendo brand means something. In our hearts, it holds a place akin to the one Disney holds for others. And, importantly, it’s earned that place not just by being a massive corporation whose name is emblazoned across so many of the games...
The Super Mario Bros. Movie Has Original Voice Actor Pass Torch To Chris Pratt
6.4.2023
The Super Mario Bros. Movie is out in theaters now, and for those of you who didn’t care for what you heard of Chris Pratt’s Mario voice in the trailers, well, it is pretty much like that throughout most of the movie. However, there is one scene at the beginning that serves as a bit of a meta...
Super Mario Movie Sounds Shockingly Good, Or Pretty Bad Depending On Who You Ask
4.4.2023
The reviews for The Super Mario Bros. Movie are in and they’re surprisingly polarized. Mario’s return to Hollywood may end up being a box office coup, but not all of the critics are in love with it. It’s currently under 50 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.Read more
Super Mario Bros. Movie Cast Wear Their Characters To Opening Night
3.4.2023
The stars of The Super Mario Bros. Movie were out Saturday night for the film’s premiere in Los Angeles, with some of them sporting outfits inspired by their video game characters. Sadly, not all of the A-list celebrities’ fits were created equal, so we’ll be ranking each actor by how well their...
Chris Pratt Says Angry Super Mario Fans Are Just ‘Passionate’
30.3.2023
Since the day Mario and Universal announced Chris Pratt was going to voice Mario in the upcoming Super Mario Bros. film, the internet has been in a state of shock, confusion, and anger. Mostly anger. And while there are some legit reasons to dislike Pratt or his casting, the star doesn’t seem...
Final Super Mario Bros. Movie Trailer Debuts At Nintendo Direct
9.3.2023
Today, during Nintendo’s special Super Mario Bros.-themed Direct, we got a look at the third and final trailer for the anticipated, animated Super Mario Bros .Movie .Read more
SBF to Remain in a Bahamian Jail for 2 Months, Report Claims FTX Execs Had a Covert Chat Channel Called ‘Wirefraud’
14.12.2022
On Tuesday, the former CEO of FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), appeared in court with his newly appointed lawyer Mark Cohen, and his legal team asked the Bahamian judge Joyann Ferguson-Pratt to release SBF on bail with an ankle bracelet. Amid the lengthy court hearing reports detail that SBF’s parents...
Super Mario Bros. Movie Clip Finally Unleashes Chris Pratt's Italian Accent
9.12.2022
Hollywood was out in full force tonight at Geoff Keighley’s Not-E3, The Game Awards Game, but the award show’s most important appearance, as far as Nintendo fans were concerned, was the first ever-world premiere clip for the Super Mario Bros. Movie.Read more
Everyone Sounds Awesome In The New Mario Movie But Mario
30.11.2022
Now that we’ve all been properly satiated with memes from the second Super Mario Bros. Movie trailer, it’s time to re-address the elephant in the room: Chris Pratt’s vocal performance as Mario is holding this film back.Read more
Here's What The Super Mario Movie Sounds Like In Actual Italian
7.10.2022
True to his word, Chris Pratt will not be “offending Italians” in his leading role in the Super Mario Bros. movie. In fact, his voiced performance in the official trailer was so lackluster that I can’t help but wonder: What if Mario had been more Italian? It turns out, I didn’t have to wonder...