Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Charles Martinet, the voice actor behind Nintendo’s …
Adapting video games into films is a risky business. Incidentally, the game that started the film adaptation frenzy 30 years ago with Super Mario Bros., is back with The Super Mario Bros. Movie now. The lack of an intriguing storyline happens to be the biggest problem with The Super Mario Bros. Movie. The Super Mario Bros. Movie Director: Aaron Horvath, …
Thirty years ago, the very first cinematic adaptation of a video game hit theaters. “Super Mario Bros.,” based on the 1985 Nintendo game created by Shigeru Miyamoto, didn’t exactly bring the game to life as much as it extrapolated a nightmarish cyberpunk world from its characters. “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” garnered controversy upon announcement of its voice cast, with …
Super Mario Bros: The ultimate video game icon Alamy On the 40th anniversary of the Nintendo video game Mario Bros, and ahead of the release of a new film starring Chris Pratt, Arwa Haider explores how the plucky character Mario has gone from arcade games to Hollywood. In his book The Ultimate History of Video Games Vol 1, Steven L …