‘Super Mario Bros.’ animated film will be voiced by all-star cast
December: The "Super Mario Bros." movie will be released in North America on Dec. 21, 2022. (Victor Chavez/WireImage)
By Bob D'Angelo, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
The upcoming “Super Mario Bros.” animated film will include an all-star voice cast, led by Chris Pratt as the Nintendo character.
Photos: ‘Super Mario Bros.’ animated film lands all-star voice cast Chris Pratt will voice the iconic Nintendo Mario in the new film. (Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images)
Photos: ‘Super Mario Bros.’ animated film lands all-star voice cast Charlie Day has been chosen to play Luigi in the film. (VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images)
Photos: ‘Super Mario Bros.’ animated film lands all-star voice cast Anya Taylor-Joy will voice Princess Peach in the film. (Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)
Photos: ‘Super Mario Bros.’ animated film lands all-star voice cast Jack Black will voice the villainous Bowser in the film. (Elena Di Vincenzo/Archivio Elena Di Vincenzo/Mondadori Portfolio)
Photos: ‘Super Mario Bros.’ animated film lands all-star voice cast Keegan-Michael Key will provide the voice for Toad in the new film. (Scott Kowalchyk/CBS via Getty Images)
Photos: ‘Super Mario Bros.’ animated film lands all-star voice cast Seth Rogen will voice Donkey Kong in the new "Super Mario Bros." film. (Rich Fury/Getty Images)
Photos: ‘Super Mario Bros.’ animated film lands all-star voice cast Fred Armisen will voice Cranky Kong in the new film. (Douglas Mason/Getty Images)
Photos: ‘Super Mario Bros.’ animated film lands all-star voice cast Kevin Michael Richardson will play Kamek in the new "Super Mario Bros." animated film. (JC Olivera/WireImage)
Photos: ‘Super Mario Bros.’ animated film lands all-star voice cast Sebastian Maniscalco will voice Spike in the animated film. (Jason Kempin/Getty Images for "Nobody Does This Tour")
Photos: ‘Super Mario Bros.’ animated film lands all-star voice cast Charles Martinet has been named to the voice cast of the animated film. (Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images for Amazing Comic Conventions)
The film will be released in North America on Dec. 21, 2022, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
According to Variety, Pratt, who will voice Mario, will be joined by Charlie Day, who will play Luigi, as the two Italian plumbers battle foes made famous in the beloved Nintendo video game. Anya Taylor-Joy will voice Princess Peach, Jack Black will be featured as the villainous Bowser, Keegan-Michael Key will play Toad and Seth Rogen will voice Donkey Kong. Fred Armisen will be the voice of Cranky Kong, Kevin Michael Richardson will play Kamek and Sebastian Maniscalco will voice Spike.
The “Super Mario Bros.” film will be produced by Nintendo and Illumination, with Universal distributing in North America and co-financing with Illumination, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Its international rollout will be announced at a later date.
“Mario and Luigi are two of the most beloved heroes in all of popular culture, and we are honored to have the unique opportunity to work so closely with Shigeru Miyamoto and the widely imaginative team at Nintendo to bring these characters to life in an animated movie, unlike any film Illumination has made to date,” Chris Meledandri of Illumination said in a statement.