The Nintendo video game characters 'Mario', right, and 'Luigi' stand in the main plaza of the new Universal Studios Hollywood attraction Super Nintendo World in Universal City, California. — AP
PARIS: Hollywood is having its second bash at sprinkling some movie magic on the Super Mario Bros video game franchise, three decades after the last attempt.
The pint-sized plumber from Japanese game maker Nintendo has enjoyed 40 years of extraordinary popularity that has transformed the character into a truly global icon.
