Mario Creator Gets Candid on Difficulties of Making New Movie

The creator of the iconic Mario character got candid regarding the challenges of bringing the game series to the big screen for the recent hit The Super Mario Bros. Movie.

Despite Mario's creation in 1981, it's taken until 2023 for a proper animated theatrical project based on the character to be created. Sure, there was the awful Super Mario Bros. movie in 1993, but it's best to pretend that fever dream never happened.

While the movie might have landed poorly with critics, it is performing incredibly well at the box office. Unsurprisingly, it's a crowd-pleaser—and anyone who has ever touched a Mario game will find something to enjoy within its breezy runtime.

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