WAHOO!!! We’re off to the outer galaxy, not alongside the Artemis II astronauts but rather with two Italian plumbers in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie. Directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic and written by Matthew Fogel, it is the sequel to The Super Mario Bros. Movie from 2023, which we previously reviewed on the podcast in Episode 034.
Mario, Luigi, and their friends adventure into outer space, where they meet Princess Rosalina and face off against Bowser and his son, Bowser Jr. Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black, and Keegan-Michael Key reprise their roles, with Benny Safdie, Donald Glover, Glen Powell, and Brie Larson joining the voice cast. The film is currently rotten at 43% on Rotten Tomatoes with an 89% Popcornmeter audience score.
In addition to discussing the film, which has already grossed over $500 million at the global box office, we’ll talk about Illumination as an animation studio, and some of our favorite video game adaptations.
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Danny Jarabek
Joshua Mbonu
Paul Rai
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