Coinciding with the 40th anniversary of the original Super Mario. Bros video game on the Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo and Illumination Entertainment have officially announced that The Super Mario Galaxy Movie will release in cinemas in April 2026. The sequel to 2023’s The Super Mario Bros. Movie reunites directors Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic and […]
Barbie gets animated for new theatrical feature film from Illumination
It’s been just about two years since Barbie dominated pop culture with her cinematic romp from Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie. Now, she’s back with a new film, but this latest adventure is going the animated route. In a new report from Deadline, Barbie is set to receive a new adaptation from Illumination. Per the […]
Nintendo and Illumination announce new Super Mario Bros. Movie
Nintendo and Illumination have teamed up to deliver the rather unsurprising news that they are officially starting work on a brand new animated film based on the world of Super Mario Bros. Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto and Illumination’s Chris Meledandri made the announcement in a video (which you can check out below) to celebrate Mario Day, […]
Original voice cast returning for Shrek 5 and a potential Donkey solo outing
Hinted at during the final moments of Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, Illumination’s Chris Meledandri has confirmed that we’ll be returning to Far Far Away for a fifth Shrek outing, as-well-as hinting at another spin-off in the shape of a solo-outing for Eddie Murphy’s Donkey. During a sit down with Variety before the launch […]
Mario and Luigi promote their plumbing business in The Super Mario Bros. Movie Super Bowl TV spot
Universal Pictures, Illumination Entertainment and Nintendo have released a Super Bowl spot for the eagerly-anticipated animated feature The Super Mario Bros. Movie, which takes the form of a commercial advertising Mario and Luigi’s family-operated ‘friendly, reliable, and quality service’, Super Mario Bros. Plumbing; check it out below… The film features the voice talents of Chris […]
Mario and Luigi showcased on The Super Mario Bros. Movie posters
With The Super Mario Bros. Movie’s release date fast approaching, we’ve got another two posters Illumination Entertainment’s upcoming adaptation of Nintendo’s iconic video game franchise, which put the spotlight on the Super Mario Bros. themselves, Mario and Luigi; check them out here… SEE ALSO: Mario battles Donkey Kong in The Super Mario Bros. Movie promo […]
Nintendo and Illumination drop new poster for The Super Mario Bros Movie ahead of today’s trailer launch
Ahead of the second trailer, Nintendo and Illumination have released a brand new, and really rather impressive teaser poster for The Super Mario Bros Movie. Depicting the throne room for the perennially abducted Princess Peach, who will be voiced by The Menu‘s Anya Taylor-Joy, the poster includes a stain-glass window of the aforementioned ruler of […]
Lets-a-go! Chris Pratt’s Mario takes on Jack Black’s Bowser in The Super Mario Bros. Movie teaser trailer
Film and gaming fans have been waiting for the chance to see if Nintendo and Illumination’s The Super Mario Bros. Movie would live up the legacy of its iconic plumber, or plumb the same depths as the 1993 live-action film. Featuring the voices of Chris Pratt as Mario, Anya Taylor-Joy as Princess Peach, Charlie Day […]
Animated sequel Sing 2 gets a final trailer
With its release less than a month away, the final trailer has arrived online for Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment’s animated musical sequel Sing 2 which sees Buster, with the help of his cast, set his sights on debuting a new show at the glamorous Crystal Tower Theatre; watch it here… Buster (Oscar® winner Matthew […]
Illumination Entertainment’s Sing 2 gets a new trailer and poster
Ahead of its theatrical release this December, Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment has revealed a new poster and trailer for the animated musical sequel Sing 2; check them out here… Buster (Oscar® winner Matthew McConaughey) has turned the New Moon Theater into a local hit, but Buster has his eyes on a bigger prize: Debuting […]
