SIMPLY SUPER! ILLUMINATION, NINTENDO UNVEIL THE SUPER MARIO BROS. MOVIE FINAL TRAILER

KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 (Bernama) -- Illumination and Nintendo Co Ltd (Nintendo) announced the final trailer for The Super Mario Bros. Movie, the new animated film based on the world of Super Mario Bros. during the Nintendo Direct which was streamed recently.

In a statement, the two companies also announced the Japanese voice actor for Donkey Kong. The film will be co-financed by Universal Pictures and Nintendo, and released worldwide by Universal Pictures.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie, is the Super Mario Bros. animated film, produced by Chris Meledandri of Illumination and Shigeru Miyamoto of Nintendo.

It was directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic (collaborators on Teen Titans Go!, Teen Titans Go! To the Movies) from a screenplay by Matthew Fogel (Illumination’s Minions: The Rise of Gru).

The film stars Chris Pratt as Mario; Anya Taylor-Joy as Princess Peach; Charlie Day as Luigi; Jack Black as Bowser; Keegan-Michael Key as Toad; Seth Rogen as Donkey Kong; Fred Armisen as Cranky Kong; Kevin Michael Richardson as Kamek; and Sebastian Maniscalco as Spike.

Illumination is one of the entertainment industry’s leading producers of event-animated films, and its soon-to-be released The Super Mario Bros. Movie will join a studio library that includes two of the top 10 animated films of all time.

Meanwhile, headquartered in Kyoto, Japan, Nintendo has created franchises that have become household names worldwide including Mario™, Donkey Kong™, The Legend of Zelda™, Metroid™ and Pokémon™.

-- BERNAMA