Thanks to the Irish Film Classification Office (via Toonado.com), we now know that The Super Mario Bros. Movie will clock in at a mere 1 hour and 32 minutes.
That's a pretty short runtime, and quite the contrast to recent titles like Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, DC League of Super-Pets, and Lightyear. However, it's actually pretty normal for Illumination as most of their movies tend to land around the 90-minute mark, with Sing and its sequel the exception to the rule.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie is also going to be a whole 7 minutes shorter than the live-action Sonic the Hedgehog movie, and we now expect this to be a relatively breezy adventure for Mario and company. That's not a bad thing and movies like these often benefit greatly from trimming the fat and telling a lean, to-the-point story.
From Nintendo and Illumination comes a new animated film based on the world of Super Mario Bros.
Directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic (Teen Titans Go!, Teen Titans Go! To the Movies) from a screenplay by Matthew Fogel (Minions: The Rise of Gru), the film stars Chris Pratt as Mario, Charlie Day as Luigi, Anya Taylor-Joy as Princess Peach, Seth Rogen as Donkey Kong, Jack Black as Bowser, as Toad, Fred Armisen as Cranky Kong, Kevin Michael Richardson as Kamek, and Sebastian Maniscalco as Spike.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie is set to be released in theaters on April 7, 2023.
You can also check our four new posters for The Super Mario Bros. Movie below.