Fri 24th Sep It is still a Japanese co-production with Nintendo, and as usual with almost all Universal and Illumination films since 2009, with Toho (of Godzilla, your name., and My Hero Academia fame).And if Nintendo decided that they were catching the "vibe" of Mario universe best, who's to argue? We egocentric pseudoexpert fanbutts who, admit it, would have never entrusted Mario to Ubisoft of all third parties either?? I may have walked out ultimately indifferent to Minions, but as far as I'm concerned, Illumination could have made Sing alone and already put themselves on the map with it. I'm quite curious what he'll bring to the table here (here's hoping our cinemas will accommodate some subbed screenings, of yeah, who except for kids would appreciate the struggles of a passionate but unlucky entrepreneur or the challenges of a housewife with many children. The guy's impressive in his trade and was heard doing a damn good VA job as Barley Lightfoot last year. "He's not Mario"? Alas, whoever auditioned him - and I wouldn't be surprised if the names included Miyamoto himself - apparently begs to differ.
Chris Pratt as Mario is possibly this Direct's biggest curveball, but the ensuing drama here is even more amusing.