After years of speculation and months of waiting, we finally have our first look at the Super Mario Bros. Movie. Set to arrivie in cinemas on the 7th of April 2023, fans have been given their first look at Chris Pratt as Mario, Jack Black as Bowser and more.

The trailer begins with an uninterrupted two-minute-long scene which sees Bowser menacingly approach an ice castle, only to then burn it down using his – rather powerful – flame breath in service of getting his hands on a Super Star.

We then get to finally hear Chris Pratt as Mario, and after months of wondering what he might sound like – with both Pratt and other executives commenting on the matter – it turns out Mario will just sound like a regular dude, with very little in the way of any relation to Mario as performed by Charles Martinet.

Chris Pratt aside, the remainder of the cast shown seem to have taken heavy inspiration from the video games, with the likes of Bowser and Toad sounding as fans might have expected. The trailer concludes with Mario finding himself in the Mushroom Kingdom for the first time, meaning the film is likely to be an origin story.

Chris Pratt’s somewhat disappointing voice aside, the Mario Movie looks to be quite fun, and with Nintendo’s stringent focus on quality, hopefully this is indeed the case.

KitGuru says: What do you think of the trailer? Are you excited for the Mario Movie? What do you think of Chris Pratt as Mario? Let us know down below.

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