Certain new Super Mario Bros. Movie characters were based on unused Nintendo designs, according to directors Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie directors Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic reveal that certain new characters were inspired by previously unused designs provided by Nintendo. The collaboration between the video game company and Illumination saw Chris Pratt take on the role of the plumber who protects the Mushroom Kingdom from the wrath of Bowser . The Super Mario Bros.
“Nintendo were completely open to it — they were fully on board with this cinematic representation of Mario and knowing that he’s not just going to be a guy who appears from a pipe and says ‘Wahoo!’ and then he’s off on his adventure. We needed to do a little more work to believe that he’s a real guy with a real life and real problems. So they were totally on board with creating this family for Mario.
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