The upcoming Super Mario Bros feature-length film has been delayed.
Originally expected to hit silver screens around Christmas 2022, the movie has now been pushed to Spring 2023. No reason was given for the delay.
The news was announced by both Nintendo and Illumination via Twitter, with the former’s tweets apparently written by Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto himself.
This is Miyamoto. After consulting with Chris-san, my partner at Illumination on the Super Mario Bros. film, we decided to move the global release to Spring 2023–April 28 in Japan and April 7 in North America. My deepest apologies but I promise it will be well worth the wait.
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) April 26, 2022
The Mario movie is now slated to debut on April 7, 2023 in North America and April 28 in Japan. The Nintendo of Europe account confirmed it would arrive on the continent within the same month.
— Illumination (@illumination) April 26, 2022
“My deepest apologies but I promise it will be well worth the wait,” Miyamoto wrote via the Nintendo of America account.
