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The movie of the moment is undoubtedly Super Mario Bros., since has broken several records after its first weeks of release and apparently It won’t be the only one Nintendo makes in the coming years.
In an article published this week by the Japanese outlet Nikkei, Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of Mario, talked about the possibility of adapting more Nintendo franchises to cinema and animation,
In fact, the creator of the famous video game on which the popular movie is based compared the Japanese video game company to a “talent agency” and his characters with “artists”.
“Nintendo is like a talent agency. youWe have many other animators… There are many possible paths that we could follow, like using characters that would fit into movies, or well-known characters,” Miyamoto said.
Unfortunately, Miyamoto did not elaborate on what other Nintendo video games could be adapted. next. For the foreseeable future, however, it looks like Nintendo and Illumination will continue to focus on Mario Bros., though there have already been requests for Donkey Kong, Star Fox, and even The Legend of Zelda.
Your enthusiasm to continue with more adaptations is shared by Chris Meladandri of Illumination, who is confident they will team up for future projectssaying that he is “sure that we will continue to work on this partnership.”
Although Shigeru hasn’t hinted at which characters he’d like to adapt next, one of the most likely options is a sequel to The Super Mario Bros. Movies, due to its success and public demand.
Mario breaks records
The Mario Bros. movie has also broken several records with just a month on the billboard, such as having raised more than 87 million dollars in just two weeks in the United Statesas released by the industry last Sunday.
While the collection at the international level ended at 94 million dollars, for which it is estimated that the global total of this film amounts to 678 million dollars approximately becoming the most successful film so far in 2023.
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