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Take the 50-question quizWhich animation studio produced The Super Mario Bros. Movie with Nintendo?
Its founder met Mario's creator through the Super Nintendo World theme park project.
Who voices Mario in the 2023 film?
The casting sparked memes; Pratt's original 'cousin to the Sopranos' accent was dropped for sounding too much like Tony Soprano.
Who voices Bowser?
Having Bowser sing a love song was the actor's own idea.
Which actress voices Princess Peach?
The directors drew on Super Mario 3D World's playable Peach to make her the kingdom's capable ruler rather than a damsel.
Who voices Luigi?
Day wanted a Goodfellas-style New York accent, which the directors vetoed.
Seth Rogen voices which character?
Fred Armisen plays his father Cranky Kong, king of the Jungle Kingdom.
Keegan-Michael Key voices which Mushroom Kingdom resident?
Kevin Michael Richardson voices Kamek and Sebastian Maniscalco is Spike.
Sebastian Maniscalco was given the role of Spike after auditioning for which part?
He impersonated the game voice hoping an actor of Italian heritage would land the lead; Spike is their ex-boss from Wrecking Crew.
Longtime game voice actor Charles Martinet cameos as the brothers' father and which citizen of their borough?
Giuseppe resembles Mario's original 1981 arcade look and speaks in the classic game voice; Tony and Arthur are the uncles.
Which animated series did directors Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic create before the film?
Their involvement leaked through a studio animator's LinkedIn profile in 2021.
Where does Luigi land after the brothers are separated by the Warp Pipe?
The directors swapped the traditional roles so that Peach helps Mario rescue a kidnapped Luigi.
What power-up does Mario use to beat the Kong prince in their fight?
The Tanooki Suit comes later, when Mario saves Luigi at Bowser's wedding.
On which iconic course does Bowser's army ambush the heroes' go-karts?
A blue-shelled Koopa General destroys part of the road, sending Mario and the Kong prince into the sea.
What does Toad hide in Peach's wedding bouquet?
She freezes Bowser and the chain lowering the prisoners into lava.
What does Bowser threaten to destroy the Mushroom Kingdom with if Peach refuses to marry him?
Mario and Luigi eventually grab the Star themselves in their home borough and become invincible for the finale.
How is Bowser finally dealt with at the end of the film?
Peach shrinks him with a blue Mini Mushroom and Toad seals him in a jar, where he stays until the sequel.
Where in New York do Mario and Luigi run their plumbing business?
Their television commercial later inspires a beaten Mario to face Bowser one more time.
Who is Lumalee, the nihilistic blue prisoner in Bowser's dungeon, voiced by?
Juliet Jelenic, daughter of Michael Jelenic, voiced the fan-favourite Luma and returned for the sequel.
Composer Brian Tyler worked closely with which longtime Nintendo composer on the score?
The score quotes leitmotifs from Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 3D Land, mixed at Skywalker Sound.
What is the title of the love song Bowser sings at the piano?
Bowser's actor co-wrote it and its Cole Bennett video was shot in a few hours; it peaked at 56 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Where was the film animated?
Production ran from September 2020 to October 2022.
Approximately how much did The Super Mario Bros. Movie gross worldwide?
It was the second-biggest film of 2023 behind Barbie and its studio's highest grosser, overtaking Minions.
What box-office milestone did the film achieve before any other video game adaptation?
It became the highest-grossing video game film after just one week, earning a Guinness World Record.
Which 2025 film later beat its opening-weekend record for a video game adaptation?
Bowser's actor starred in that one too.
In which country did the film become the highest-grossing movie of all time?
It took $85.4 million there, passing Spider-Man: No Way Home; Japan was its biggest overseas market at $101.4 million.
What was the film's Rotten Tomatoes score, despite an 'A' CinemaScore from audiences?
Miyamoto suggested that the low critical scores helped by generating buzz.
Whose 2014 hacked emails revealed a rival studio's attempts to secure the Mario film rights?
Producer Avi Arad had claimed to close a deal with Nintendo; after the leak he said talks had only begun.
Which two men are credited as the film's producers?
Miyamoto found Meledandri's creative process similar to his own and wanted a film expert to lead.
At which awards did the film receive three nominations, including one in a brand-new box-office category?
Cinematic Box Office Achievement debuted at the 81st ceremony; the film also got Animated Feature and Original Song nods.
Who played Mario in the 1993 live-action Super Mario Bros.?
Hoskins later called it the worst choice of his career; Hoffman and DeVito had both chased the roles.
Who played Luigi in the 1993 live-action film?
He and his co-star reportedly drank before each day of filming; Leguizamo later called it his film breakout.
Dennis Hopper played the 1993 villain, known by what title?
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Michael Keaton both turned the part down.
What is the name of the dystopian dinosaur-descended city in the 1993 film?
The idea came from Dinosaur Land in the then-new Super Mario World.
Which princess do the brothers rescue in the 1993 film?
Samantha Mathis played her as an NYU archaeology student digging under a famous New York bridge.
Roughly how much did the 1993 film gross worldwide, against a budget of $42-48M?
The failure made Nintendo refuse to license another Mario film for thirty years.
Which husband-and-wife team directed the 1993 film?
Their Mario claimed their own agent told them to get off the set.
What was the 1993 script's first draft nicknamed, after its writer's earlier Oscar winner?
Barry Morrow, who wrote Rain Man, pitched an existential road trip for the brothers.
What is the title of the 2026 sequel?
It premiered at the Minami-za theatre in Kyoto and passed a billion dollars worldwide.
Who voices Yoshi in the 2026 sequel?
Yoshi hatched in New York and is chased home after breaking a museum dinosaur skeleton.
Which Star Fox pilot joins the crew in the 2026 film, voiced by Glen Powell?
His Arwing crash-lands in Fossil Falls after Bowser Jr. attacks it.
Brie Larson voices which princess, revealed to be Peach's long-lost sister?
Peach and Rosalina were born from stardust and can summon the power of the cosmos when they touch hands.
Who voices Bowser Jr., the sequel's main kidnapper?
Bowser Jr. wants to drain the space princess's powers to fuel a universe-destroying cannon in his father's honour.
Luis Guzmán voices Wart, a toad crime boss who owns what in the 2026 film?
Wart, the villain of Super Mario Bros. 2, reveals where the kidnapped princess is being held.
The Koopa King's voice actor joked in 2023 that the sequel should be a musical with what title?
He also floated Pedro Pascal to voice Wario.
Who wrote the screenplay for The Super Mario Bros. Movie?
He had previously written Illumination's Minions: The Rise of Gru.
Who voices Kamek, Bowser's Magikoopa advisor?
Khary Payton voices the Penguin King and Eric Bauza the Toad General.
Which TV mob character did Chris Pratt's scrapped original Mario voice sound too much like?
Khary Payton described the early take as a 'New York, Italian guy' before the accent was dropped.
Which composer's 'DK Rap' introduces Donkey Kong in the film but went uncredited at the end?
The Donkey Kong 64 theme's writer found the oversight disappointing.
Who directed the music video for Jack Black's 'Peaches', released April 7, 2023?
The Lyrical Lemonade founder is better known for hip-hop videos.
Where did The Super Mario Bros. Movie hold its premiere on April 1, 2023?
Universal released it in US cinemas four days later, on April 5.
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