John Leguizamo claims people are not feeling the upcoming animated Super Mario Bros. movie and even goes as far as praising his outing. Yes, for those who don’t remember, Leguizamo starred as Luigi in the 1993 live-action film opposite Bob Hoskins’ Mario. While it was a bomb at the time of release, some fans have […]
Is Super Mario Bros. the worst adapted property ever?
Anghus Houvouras on Super Mario Bros., and whether it is the worst adapted property ever… Like any publication or website, there are a number of daily discussions about hot-topics that should be featured on Flickering Myth. A good editor surveys the pop culture landscape and looks to see what the contributors can offer to generate […]
How do video game movies get made?
It’s been a question on the mind of video game fans around the world for many years: why are most video game movies the way they are? Well a new book titled Lights, Camera, GAME OVER!: How Video Game Movies Get Made from Flickering Myth’s Luke Owen looks behind the scenes of some of the […]
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 […]
Super Mario Bros. movie poster invites us into the Mushroom Kingdom
Three decades on from the infamous live-action film, Nintendo’s iconic video game property Super Mario Bros. is heading back to the big screen in 2023 with an all-new animated movie from Illumination Entertainment (Minions, The Secret Life of Pets). And, with a first trailer arriving this Thursday, we now have a teaser poster inviting us […]
Why Video Game Adaptations Don’t Care About Gamers
Anghus Houvouras on why video game adaptations don’t care about gamers… You know that game you love? The one your poured hundreds of hours into until your fingers were sore? The one where you completed every side quest, talked to every NPC and read every piece of in game lore to better understand the world […]
The Mighty Bowser joins LEGO’s Super Mario theme
LEGO has unveiled the latest – and largest – LEGO Super Mario set to date with the upcoming The Mighty Bowser buildable figure. The set consists of over 2,800 pieces and comes with two towers which are designed to be knocked over by the villain and a POW block which makes it compatible for play […]
Super Mario Bros. animated film delayed until Spring 2023
While the casting of Chris Pratt hasn’t delighted everyone, there was some interest in the Super Mario Bros. film set for release later this year. Those curious fans will have to wait just a little longer to hear the sounds of Pratt’s Mario. This week, the announcement came that the upcoming Super Mario Bros. movie […]
Video Game Movie Adaptations That Are Actually Worth Watching
We know, we know, the video game movie scene is even more notorious than the female superhero one. So many great video games chosen to be adapted into feature length films have had their very essence thrown into a grinder, leaving only a barebones replica for audiences to unsatisfyingly feast on. But sometimes critics can […]
New LEGO Super Mario sets for 2022 revealed
LEGO has officially unveiled the first new LEGO Super Mario sets for 2022 with the which includes the Dorrie’s Beachfront (71398), Big Urchin Beach Ride (71400) and Bowser Jr.’s Clown Car (71396) sets, along with a fourth series of character packs; take a look at the official promo images and official descriptions here… Add a […]
