It's a go on a new Super Mario Movie. Earlier this year we have heard rumors that Nintendo is considering venturing back into Hollywood and giving us a brand new Mario Movie. They have officially announced that the rumors are true. They will be partnering will Illumination Studios, the same studios that gave us the Minions franchise.
This time around they will be fronting the movie as they will be in charge of supervising the whole thing and gaming god Shigeru Miyamoto will be directing the movie himself. Nintendo is really taking charge to make sure that this thing goes off without a hitch, and they should.
We all remember or better yet would like to forget the live action Super Mario Movie that came out years ago. How was it? Bob Hoskins who played Mario described his experience making the movie as "a fucking nightmare" He was spot on. It was a good idea on paper but the execution was hellish. The directors Rocky Morton and Annabel Jankel were reportedly nightmarish and shooting was a big mess. It wasn't until the studios actually got in and removed the directors that they were to salvage what ever they could but it was all for nigh as the movie did horribly at the box office and gotten even worse reviews. The Super Mario Bros movie is infamously one of the worst video game movies of all time and that says a lot with the damage Uve Boll did. After the Mario Bross movie Bob-ombed, Nintendo has been very selective in what they can make movies and shows out of. Can Nintendo do better?
Well, a promised by Tatsumi Kimishima, Nintendo would think of ideas outside of the box and think of ideas to expand the company. Reconsidering opening up to making films out of their beloved franchises could be thinking outside the box and a good way to expand things.
As far as the studio, Illumination being that they've made a hit franchise with Despicable Me and Minions would mean that potential Mario movie would most likely be in good, if not great hands, and Nintendo is dead set on supervising on what direction the movie can go. They have learned the lessons in the past, like maybe not casting John Leguizamo a Luigi and are wiser when it comes to who they let play around with source material. However this raises a few problems. We know that Nintendo and Miyamoto can make great games. Movies are however a different fire-breathing bull turtle dinosaur(?) beast. Whether or not they can make a good movie will depend on them and it's all up in the air at this point.
Well, a promised by Tatsumi Kimishima, Nintendo would think of ideas outside of the box and think of ideas to expand the company. Reconsidering opening up to making films out of their beloved franchises could be thinking outside the box and a good way to expand things.
As far as the studio, Illumination being that they've made a hit franchise with Despicable Me and Minions would mean that potential Mario movie would most likely be in good, if not great hands, and Nintendo is dead set on supervising on what direction the movie can go. They have learned the lessons in the past, like maybe not casting John Leguizamo a Luigi and are wiser when it comes to who they let play around with source material. However this raises a few problems. We know that Nintendo and Miyamoto can make great games. Movies are however a different fire-breathing bull turtle dinosaur(?) beast. Whether or not they can make a good movie will depend on them and it's all up in the air at this point.
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