Nintendo announces Super Mario anime film with US studio behind Despicable Me
Shigeru Miyamoto, the renowned creator of the video game, has been working with Illumination Entertainment to produce film, which is yet to have a release date
Japan’s Nintendo on Thursday said it was working on an anime film starring its iconic video game character Super Mario in collaboration with the US studio behind the Despicable Me series.
Shigeru Miyamoto, the renowned game creator of Super Mario Bros and Donkey Kong at the Kyoto-based video game giant, has been working with Chris Meledandri at Illumination Entertainment to produce the Mario anime.
“People have told me making games is similar to making movies and I’ve been flattered by people saying things like ‘If you can make a game, you can make a movie’,” Miyamoto told reporters in Tokyo.
“But they are totally different,” said the creator who has some previous experience in directing short films.
“One is interactive and the other is a passive experience,” he said, noting filmmaking requires filmmaking experts and Meledandri was an “experienced producer”.