'Super Mario' movie starring Chris Pratt postponed to 2023

Super Mario Bros

, the animated film dedicated to the Nintendo character with the voice of Chris Pratt, has had its release date pushed back.

Originally scheduled for December 2022, it was postponed to April 2023 as reported by The

.

star

who embodies the famous mustachioed plumber, the feature film, produced by Illumination and Nintendo and distributed by Universal, brings together Anya Taylor-Joy (Princess Peach), Charlie Day (Luigi), Jack Black (Bowser), Keegan-Michael Key (Toad), or even Seth Rogen (Donkey Kong) in the cast.

The direction was entrusted to Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic who worked on

while

screenwriter Matthew Fogel handled the writing.

A disaster

Nintendo has always been very reluctant to adapt the adventures of its favorite character to the screen since the disastrous

of 1993.

Indeed, despite a distribution carried by John Leguizamo, Bob Hoskins and Dennis Hopper, the live-action film was a failure both critically and commercially.

It remains to be hoped that this new attempt will not suffer the same fate.

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