Following a surprise announcement earlier this week, Nintendo has released the first trailer for "The Super Mario Bros. Movie."
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A film based on the video game character and series that, after a single, one could argue is most responsible for the success of the video game industry
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The trailer shows Bowser, who is played by Jack Black in an unsurprisingly energetic performance, attacking the penguin nation.
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who appeared in the "Super Mario 64" level Cool, Cool Mountain. Bowser asks who would dare to challenge him in a fight that is over in seconds.
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"It's been a lifelong dream of mine to become Mario," Chris Pratt said, straight-faced, before the trailer aired.
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The film appears to depict Mario's first visit to the Mushroom Kingdom, echoing the Japanese science fiction storytelling tradition of "isekai."
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where a stranger from another land magically teleports into a strange new world for adventure
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The trailer concludes with his twin brother Luigi, played by Charlie Day, being pursued by the ghoulish Dry Bones.
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The trailer follows the release of the film's first official poster, which has received a lot of attention from fans.
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It provided the first glimpse of the Mushroom Kingdom's warp pipe infrastructure and sparked public outrage in some quarters: Fans petitioned Nintendo and Illumination.
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