When the long-awaited Super Mario Bros. movie is released, it has been postponed several times

Super Mario Bros. will premiere in North America on April 7 and in Japan on April 28 next year.

You won’t be able to see the long-awaited Super Mario Bros. movie. in theaters this year. Nintendo he postponed the release date of the animated film until April 2023, from December 2022. Renowned video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto announced the delay on Twitter, along with the new release dates of the film, April 28 in Japan and April 7 in North America.

Miyamoto did not disclose the reason behind the delay and did not say whether the COVID-19 pandemic had anything to do with it. He only said that he and Chris Meledandri, the CEO of the animation studio Illumination, decided to move the global release date of the film. The Nintendo director also apologized and promised that “it will be worth the wait”. Illumination, known for the Despicable Me and Minions franchise, is animating the film, while Universal is co-financing and distributing it in North America.

The movie Super Mario Bros. has been in business since 2017 and has been in “priority development” at Illumination for the past few years. He will present the voices of Chris Pratt for Mario, Charlie Day as Luigi and Anya Taylor-Joy as Princess Peach. Jack Black will be the voice of the legendary villain Bowser, while Seth Rogen will be the voice of Donkey Kong.

Super Mario Bros. anime from Nintendo, since 1986, has been restored in 4K

If you haven’t seen the first Super Mario Bros. anime movie. from Nintendo, when it premiered in Japan in 1986, now you have the chance – at a quality you would never have experienced in cinemas.

Polygon writes that Femboy Films has released a 4K remaster of The Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach on both YouTube and the Internet Archive.

The story is not exactly revolutionary, but it is an intriguing look at the Super Mario Bros. franchise. at a time when the canon was far from established. Mario and Luigi travel from the “real” world to the Mushroom Kingdom, to save Princess Peach, after she escapes for a short time in their land and is captured by King Koopa (Bowser). You can expect a lot of references to the original Super Mario Bros. game, but you will also find unusual deviations from the established premise. Mario and Luigi work in a grocery store and are forced to save Peach due to a Dumpling Dog character. And did I mention that Luigi drank sake?