The long-awaited Super Mario Bros. movie from Illumination and Nintendo is now available to watch in theaters and while the reviews are quite mixed, audience ratings for both Metacritic and Rotten Tomatoes shows fans and families are enjoying right now. Film website Screenrant recently had the opportunity to speak with the legendary Shigeru Miyamoto and Illumination’s Chris Meladandri, and it would appear that a Super Mario Bros. just the beginning of the two companies’ partnership, as Mr. Miyamoto says he’s confident he’ll continue to work with the animation company for future projects.
We suspect this is just the beginning. How much have you planned for the future of this new cinematic universe. Maybe Super Mario Galaxy for a future version?
Chris Meladandri: Right now, we’re so focused on this movie, until Wednesday, and how audiences engage with the movie. Nintendo and Illumination had a really valuable collaboration. Mr. Miyamoto and his colleagues invited me to join Nintendo’s board of directors, and we look forward to working together in that capacity. However, it is difficult for us to talk about anything else at the moment.
Shigeru Miyamoto: As Chris mentioned, we can’t share anything right now. But I am sure that we will continue to work on this partnership.
