Nintendo long shied away from adapting its video game characters for films but "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" was the second-highest grossing film of 2023 behind "Barbie", taking US$1.36bil (RM6.3bil) at the box office. — Photography VALERIE MACON/AFP©
Mario, the world's favourite Italian plumber, will hit the silver screen again in 2026 following the last movie's huge success, Japan's Nintendo and US animation studio Illumination said.
Nintendo long shied away from adapting its video game characters for films but The Super Mario Bros. Movie was the second-highest grossing film of 2023 behind "Barbie", taking US$1.36bil (RM6.3bil) at the box office.
