It’s beginning to feel like 2022 is the year of delays. On the gaming front, several highly anticipated titles are joining the growing list of delays. These include Forspoken, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, and most recently, Breath of the Wild 2. Unfortunately, the rash of setbacks are also affecting movies. It was announced last week that Nintendo’s animated adaptation of Super Mario Bros will be pushed back until April 2023.
The movie has been in development hell since 2018. And we only recently received some substantial information during the Nintendo Direct Showcase in September 2021. At the reveal, fans got a glimpse of the cast list, with big names like Chris Pratt, Fred Armisen and Anya Taylor-Joy attached to the project.
The announcement saw some backlash, because of Pratt’s takeover of Mario, instead of Charles Martinet, who has voiced the titular character in all English adaptations. However, Martinet is part of the cast in a cameo capacity.
In a tweet posted on Nintendo of America’s account, Super Mario Bros. creator Shigeru Miyamoto said: “After consulting with Chris-san (Christopher Meledandri), my partner at Illumination on the Super Mario Bros. film, we decided to move the global release to Spring 2023–April 28 in Japan and April 7 in North America. My deepest apologies but I promise it will be well worth the wait.”
While often times delays like this can lead to audience insecurities, Sonic the Hedgehog’s first movie was delayed too. And we all know how well that movie and its sequel has done. Besides, as much as I love the campy 1993 version, this one can’t be nearly as silly, can it? Time will tell. Stay tuned for more developments as they happen.
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