Super Mario Bros. 2 (NCS film)

Super Mario Bros. 2 is an American-Japanese hybrid live action CGI comedy fantasy adventure film. It is the eighth film in the Nintendo Cinema System series and is directed and written by Phil Lord and Chris Miller and produced by Dan Lin and Roy Lee. It stars Josh Hutcherson, Lewis Pullman, Virginia Gardner, Will Arnett, Jorma Taccone, Dwayne Johnson, Natalia Dyer, Bobby Lee, John Bradley and Bill Skarsgård. The film borrows elements from the Mario spin-off games such as Mario Party and Mario Kart.

Synopsis
Following the events of Super Smash Bros., a marvelous treasure unveils itself in the hidden kingdom. Bowser recruits his Koopa army to hunt for it. When the Mario Bros. learn that it contains an uncontrollable power, they and their friends set off to acquire it. However, rivals are born as they must fight their way through new challenges as they end up in the playground-esque hidden kingdom.

Cast

 * Josh Hutcherson as Mario Mario, the protagonist and the older of the Mario Bros. He is known for his famous jumps, his love of food and his expert plumbing skills.
 * Lewis Pullman as Luigi Mario, the deuteragonist and the younger of the Mario Bros. He is sometimes cowardly, but much more level headed of the brothers.
 * Virginia Gardner as Princess Peach, the tritagonist and the ruler of the Mushroom Kingdom. She is Mario's love interest and displays critical thinking skills.
 * Will Arnett as Bowser, the antagonist and Mario's arch-villain. He takes back his kingdom and now sets the heroes on a new quest to secure a special treasure.
 * Jorma Taccone as Toad, an unnamed inhabitant of the Mushroom Kingdom who stands beside Princess Peach and acts as the comic relief.
 * Dwayne Johnson as Donkey Kong, the leader of the Kongs who comes to the Mushroom Kingdom to prove his worth to the rest of the world.
 * Natalia Dyer as Princess Daisy, Peach's best friend from Sarasaland who is very sporty and energetic. She becomes Luigi's love interest.
 * Bobby Lee as Professor E. Gadd, an eccentric scientist who creates a series of strange inventions to help the heroes in their latest adventure.
 * John Bradley as Wario, Mario's rival who is a greedy treasure hunter. He wants to prove himself as being better than Mario which means dressing similarly to him.
 * Bill Skarsgård as Waluigi, Wario's strange friend who claims to be his brother and Luigi's rival. He is an awkward and lanky bully who has a crush on Daisy.

Additionally, Kazumi Totaka reprises his role as Yoshi using archival recordings. Robin Atkin Downes voices Petey Piranha. Sam Lavagnino returns as Bowser Jr. while the Koopalings appear consisting of Josh Fadem as Larry Koopa, Kenan Thompson as Morton Koopa Jr., Melissa Villaseñor as Wendy O. Koopa, Jim Parsons as Iggy Koopa, Beck Bennett as Roy Koopa, Seth Green as Lemmy Koopa, Flula Borg as Ludwig von Koopa.