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The Super Mario Bros. Movie fulfilled many fans’ dreams of seeing their favorite video game characters fight it out on the big screen. With heavy hitters like Donkey Kong and Bowser clashing against Mario and Peach, the film gifted viewers with an animated brawl worthy of Super Smash Bros. And so, people can now read the ranked list of the most powerful characters in The Super Mario Bros. Movie. 7. Toad Though Toad may be the weakest member of the main cast, he never had much time to show off his skills as a fighter…

Nintendo’s Super Mario series is so monumental to the medium of video games that you might even think of the mustachioed plumber when you hear “video games” mentioned at all. From his earliest days as “Jumpman” battling Donkey Kong, to his latest adventures on the Nintendo Switch, to his latest movie appearance in The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Mario has consistently been one of the greatest characters in video games. He’s such an iconic character that countless video games have had him as the star, and we attempted to…

The Super Mario Bros. Movie is in theaters now and it’s getting a mixed reception. While some aren’t impressed by its thin story and Minions-like humor, Mario fans generally seem happy with what’s at least a visually faithful take on the iconic gaming series. There’s a good chance it’ll be a financial success even with middling reviews, so you can bet that Nintendo and Illumination are already cooking up sequel plans. The next installment might just come in the form of Super Mario Bros. 2, but there’s real potential…

Photo via The Kelly Clarkson Show As reviews roll in for The Super Mario Bros. Movie, one thing’s for certain — Jack Black stands out as the ultimate video game baddie, Bowser the king of the Koopas. Mario fans have been anticipating Black as Bowser after clips of the character went viral shortly after the first trailers dropped. It’s clear Black is enthusiastic about playing Bowser but surprisingly, he didn’t know much about the character until fairly recently. In an interview with People, Black revealed he…

When two very famous celebrities show up on this week’s episode of The Mandalorian, the viewer has a choice to make. Look at the sets, the characters, the costumes, and buy into the absurdity of what’s obviously about to happen, or get angry that clearly, this latest episode is very uninterested in forwarding the story of this season. Spoilers of the Week: July 1stAt first, I was in the second group. Angry that this seemingly unrelated, glossy, over-the-top, cameo-filled story was keeping us from seeing any meaningful…

After waiting almost 40 years for Nintendo to make a Super Mario Bros. movie that looks and feels like the games it’s based on, it took all of 40 seconds to realize it’s going to be a mess. The film begins with Bowser, the King of All Koopas, arriving with his followers to take over a kingdom of penguins. War is imminent and it’s at this moment that “Battle Without Honor or Humanity,” popularized by the Quentin Tarantino movie Kill Bill, starts playing. “Oh no,” I wrote in my notes, knowing if this supposedly kid-friendly…

Image: IlluminationThere was never going to be a world where Illumination’s Super Mario Bros. movie wasn’t going to be a big deal. But after that initial reveal where Chris Pratt got announced to play Mario alongside Charlie Day’s Luigi and Jack Black’s Bowser, the energy around the film has gradually shifted as more footage for it’s been released. Ahead of its release next week, it sounds like The Super Mario Bros. Movie is what some of its more recent promos have indicated: a pretty solid flick that’ll hit big with…

Image: LegoWith the final trailer for The Super Mario Bros. Movie debuting yesterday, and the film hitting theaters on April 5, many Lego fans expected the company to reveal some movie tie-in sets today—the most hallowed day in the Mushroom Kingdom calendar. Instead, for Mar10 day, Lego has revealed another expansion to its interactive Lego Super Mario collection: Dry Bowser and his castle.In years past, Lego has actually struggled to sell kids and kidult collectors on sets featuring an extra level of interactive play…

In honor of Mario Day, Lego announced a new Dry Bowser Castle Expansion set to release on August 1. The Dry Bowser Expansion set ($110), according to a product walkthrough during Lego's Mario Day livestream, features Dry Bowser looming menacingly over a castle wall from the front. Characters can enter through a secret passageway from the castle's side and see a poor purple Toad trapped in a cage held aloft by a crane.There is a mechanism for Dry Bowser to switch from looking outwards to looking inwards,…

The Super Mario Bros. Movie is sliding into theaters soon.Image: UniversalWe’re less than a month away from there being not one, but two Super Mario Bros. movies in existence. The Super Mario Bros. Movie opens on April 5 and comes from not only game creator Shigeru Miyamoto but also the minds behind Minions. Its latest trailer is here, and it’s wild.The people who made this one are why—despite the eclectic, controversial voice cast, which includes Chris Pratt as Mario, Anya Taylor-Joy as Peach, and Charlie Day as…