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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Chris Pratt says voicing Mario is a childhood dream come true
The Internet collectively broke when it was announced that Chris Pratt will voice Mario in an upcoming Super Mario Bros. film. The animated project, hailing from Illumination and Nintendo, sees an all-star voice cast headed by Pratt, and no one is more shocked by that than the man himself. Following the announcement, the actor has […]
Chris Pratt to lead voice cast of Super Mario Bros. animated movie alongside Charlie Day, Anya Taylor-Joy and more
Chris Pratt has taken some characters and turned them into gold, and his upcoming role is having him tackle one of the most iconic video game characters ever. During yesterday’s Nintendo Direct event, it was announced that the Super Mario Bros. animated movie is coming next winter, and the voice cast is out of this […]
New LEGO Super Mario Expansion Sets, Power-Up Packs and Character Packs releasing in August
LEGO has revealed its next wave of LEGO Super Mario interactive play sets which go on sale on August 1st and include four new Expansion Sets, two new Power-Up Packs and ten new Character Packs; check them out here… • 71391 Bowser’s Airship Expansion Set (available to pre-order today) (99.99 USD/EUR) • 71388 Boss Sumo […]
What is the Worst Video Game Movie?
After kicking off our Flickering Myth Gaming Chat series by looking at the very best video game-to-movie adaptations, Allen Christian, Gerald James and EJ Moreno now turn their attention towards the worst, and of course – this being video game movies – they’re spoiled for choice. From the infamous Super Mario Bros. to the entire […]
