Super Mario: The Movie (2017 animated film)

Super Mario: The Movie is an upcoming animated action-adventure-comedy film directed by Genndy Tartakosvky and produced by Sony Pictures Animation and Nintendo and distributed by Tristar Pictures is based on a video game franchise of the same name.

The film will be released in movie theatres around November 15, 2017

Synopsis
Mario and Luigi embraces a new adventure to save Princess Peach who is kidnapped by the king of the koopas Bowser

Voice cast

 * Charles Martinet - Mario
 * Rob Paulsen - Luigi
 * Kevin Hart - Toad
 * Grey Griffin - Princess Peach
 * Kenny James - Bowser
 * Jim Cummings - Wario
 * Billy West - Waluigi

Production
The film has been on development on December 2014 by Avi Arad. after Charles Martinet asked him to make an animated film based on a video game. Production of the film began in 2015. Martinet spent a week in Hollywood working on it. Overall, the budget was approximately $190 million.

Trivia

 * This is the first Sony Pictures Animation film based on a videogame.
 * This is the first Sony Pictures Animation film distributed by Tristar Pictures instead of Columbia Pictures
 * The teaser trailer for this animated picture featured attempts at acting out scenes in live-action and no animation.
 * A sneak preview of the movie is on youtube as an unlisted video on Sony Pictures Animation youtube channel, showing some brief scenes of animation