The Super Mario Bros. Movie Official Trailer
Nintendo’s famous mascot prepares for an animated adventure as Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment present the official trailer The Super Mario Bros. Movie. View trailer below.
Directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic (collaborators on Teen Titans Go!, Teen Titans Go! To the Movies) from a screenplay by Matthew Fogel (The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part, Illuminations’s Minions: The Rise of Gru), the film stars Chris Pratt as Mario, Anya Taylor-Joy as Princess Peach, Charlie Day as Luigi, Jack Black as Bowser, Keegan-Michael Key as Toad, Seth Rogen as Donkey Kong, Fred Armisen as Cranky Kong, Kevin Michael Richardson as Kamek and Sebastian Maniscalco as Spike.
Oh wow…. I was wondering when a new trailer for this movie was going to be released, but not this earlier so shortly after the release of the teaser trailer. That being said, I do welcome this new preview of the upcoming
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