Video game adaptations have finally shed their bad reputation and have already demonstrated that they are productions capable of captivating both fans and critics. Super Mario Bros. The Movie It was a divisive project, but it generated millions in profits. Thanks to its good reception, it will have a sequel, and it seems that it is just the tip of the iceberg.
The film starring the mustachioed plumber achieved great success after its release in cinemas. Although it received scathing reviews from the press, it was liked by fans. Consequently, it became the second highest-grossing film of 2023 with an approximate gross of $1360 MMDD.
As expected, Nintendo plans to build on this success and gave the green light to the production of a sequel in March 2024. It seems that it also intends to bring its other franchises to the big screen, or at least that’s what it suggested. one of the protagonists of Super Mario Bros. The Movie.
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After the success of Super Mario Bros. The Movie, will there be a Nintendo Cinematic Universe?
In a recent interview, Chris Prattwho played Luigi’s brother in the animated film Illumination and Universal Picturesrevealed that there will likely be several films set in Nintendo franchises in the coming years.
“I think over the next decade we’ll see a lot of stories coming out of that world. I felt excited, honored and blessed to be a part of the first one and from now on I’m open to doing whatever they want from me, but I can’t say much. “I’m as excited as everyone else,” the Hollywood star said.
Now, the 44-year-old actor once again reaffirmed his desire to see more feature films based on the Japanese company’s franchises; However, he went further and hinted that a Nintendo Cinematic Universe interconnected could exist at some point.
“Oh, friend! There is much to explore. There are decades of [juegos] to explore, not only with Mario, Peach, donkey kong, Luigi, bowser and Yoshi; that was already advanced at the end [de la primera película]. But it excites me. I was a Nintendo fan growing up, so just thinking about how everything from The Legend of Zelda to the Nintendo Cinematic Universe could be created, and what it could be like for all of these characters, I love. There are no limits,” said Chris Pratt in an interview with Screen Rant.
If Nintendo prepares other adaptations of its most popular sagas, it is unknown if they will be part of an interconnected universe, as happens in the MCU of Disney and Marvel Studios. In addition to Super Mario Bros. The Movie 2a live-action film The Legend of Zelda is already on its way from the hand of director Wes Ball.
Of course, fans’ hope is to eventually see a movie from Super Smash Bros., which brings together the most popular characters from Nintendo franchises. That’s possible? Only time will tell.
Talking about Super Mario Bros. The Movie 2we already know that Chris Meledandri from Illumination and Shigeru Miyamoto will serve as producers again, and it is expected that the duo Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic assume direction. It will hit theaters on April 3, 2026.
But tell us, would you like to see a Nintendo Cinematic Universe?
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