Taylor-Joy’s Peach is an absolute badass Day is an amusingly timid Luigi Rogen’s Donkey Kong is a hilarious frenemy to Mario.
It did not disappoint at all.”įor all the commotion and jokes made over Pratt’s casting as Mario, the actor does a fine job as this version of the iconic plumber - one who’s simply a regular guy from Brooklyn trying to make something of himself (we also get to meet the extended Mario family, which makes for one of the better and funnier depictions of New York Italians). “How do you really give them personalities? And I just think the team did a phenomenal job. “For me, my curiosity really was going to be all about how do you take these characters that we’re so familiar with in a video game context, how do you bring them to life?” says Bowser. This is one of the few times we get to hear these iconic video game characters simply talk and act like people, rather than avatars that do little more than let out a “wahoo!” or “let’s-a-go!” on our gaming consoles. Movie apart is the performances of folks like Chris Pratt (Mario), Anya Taylor-Joy (Peach), Charlie Day (Luigi) and Seth Rogen (Donkey Kong). It’s all rendered in painstaking detail - down to the fine hairs of Mario’s mustache - and the expansive, colorful Mushroom Kingdom is nothing short of a sugar rush for the eyes.īut fan service alone isn’t enough to make a movie great, and what really sets The Super Mario Bros. Every frame of this gorgeously animated adventure feels like a love letter to fans, from the plethora of hidden easter eggs to the raucous action scenes that feel ripped right out of beloved games like Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Super Mario 3D World. Let’s start with The Super Mario Bros Movie itself, which is a delight.
Movie’s release, we got a chance to chat with Bowser (the one that works at Nintendo, not the big evil turtle), who dished on his favorite moments from the film, his favorite Mario games of all time and what to expect from the still-hot Nintendo Switch as it enters its seventh year on shelves. And it’s that versatility that Nintendo is looking to double down on as it brings its iconic characters to new mediums, from theme parks to the massive Universal film hitting theaters today.Īhead of The Super Mario Bros.
Bowser can be many things to many different people, whether he’s running a company or trying to take over the Mushroom Kingdom. Movie, that accolade just might go to Jack Black’s uniquely charming, goofy and lovelorn take on Mario’s biggest menace. The coincidentally named Nintendo of America president has embraced the memes sent his way ever since he took the lead gig in 2019 - after all, what’s funnier than a Bowser running Nintendo? Your CNN account Log in to your CNN accountĭoug Bowser doesn’t mind sharing his name with a villain.
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