Movie production is in the midst of something of an apocalypse right now, and this decision to continue the Super Mario Bros. adaptation is a testament to that. Here’s what might disappoint more than one. Explanations:
Super Mario Bros is an excellent film full of success. It’s simple: With worldwide earnings of $1.28 billion, it even made the top 20 greatest hits in the world. A considerable sum, which once again proves how powerful Nintendo’s licenses are in the general public. Based on that premise, it was clear that a sequel would be in the works, except that…
Super Mario Bros. 2 in chaos
In the media etonline, the actor, who doubles as Mario aka Chris Pratt, discussed the inevitable sequel to the Super Mario Bros. film, causing a stir at the box office. The man said in particular that there would be news soon. Only that there is currently a strike in Hollywood that is hitting the entire industry hard. As a result, he declares:
We’re in the middle of this writers’ strike, and that’s why everything has been put on hold and on hold for all the right reasons. I truly support the WGA and our writers. When negotiations are complete and the writers feel comfortable moving forward, it’s time to talk about what’s next.
They understood that we are not yet ready to go to the cinema Excellent Mario brothers. 2. The screenwriters rightly demand a better distribution of income and thus higher remuneration, which is understandable. And until a compromise is found between the different productions, all films and series will be paused indefinitely. Chris Pratt isn’t the only industry actor supporting the strike, and many other artists and directors are supporting the movement. These include Mark Ruffalo (Hulk in the MCU), Colin Farrell (alexandre), Chris Pine (wonder woman) or even Sean Penn (Into the wild). Even great directors like Christopher Nolan, who will soon be back on screen with Oppenheimer, overwhelmingly support the writers’ strike.
A rain of films and series during the break
This strike affects everyone and even big productions like Amazon or Disney are affected. Also, we recently learned that the series The Mandalorian was also on break The last of us. The same goes for the movie blade and Season 5 of stranger things. Back in 2007 we had a 101-day writers’ strike. This social and just conflict had cost the industry $2 billion at the time… Productions would therefore have a keen interest in mobilizing quickly to get things started. Because Super Mario Bros is just the beginning of a very long list.
