Movie Super Mario Bros. the official toys featured a character that the trailer has yet to confirm: a star-shaped creature introduced in 2007. Super Mario Galaxy known as Luma. The toys are a collaboration with McDonald’s Happy Meal and are part of a collection that also has hints of other big games. Super Mario franchise, hinting that there might be plenty of nods and easter eggs when the film hits theaters this spring.

AT Super Mario Galaxy, Bowser kidnaps Princess Peach and takes her to a spaceship in a distant galaxy. To defeat the villain, Mario must cross several galaxies and find the Power Stars, which can be used as energy in a space station controlled by Rosalina, a woman who acts as Lum’s adoptive mother, shooting stars that have not found their place. goal yet. Including Luma in Movie Super Mario Bros. marketing campaign featured on Twitter by account Nintendo Central Storeindicates that the creatures are somehow part of the film, which only expands the scope of the ambitious adaptation.

So far, we have learned that the film follows Mario (voiced by Chris Pratt) and Luigi (voiced by Charlie Day) as they are transported to another dimension after discovering the mysterious pipes. While Luigi ends up at Bowser’s (voiced by Jack Black) Mario travels to the Mushroom Kingdom where he must train to become a hero and defeat King Koopa. Surprisingly, Mario’s training has something to do with Donkey Kong (voiced by Seth Rogen) and other monkeys of Kong Island. This explains why the fan-favorite Nintendo Gorilla is also part of the new toy collection.

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In addition to working with elements from Super Mario and Donkey Kong game franchises, Movie Super Mario Bros. the trailer also showed Mario Kart is part of the history of Illumination. That’s because Mario is leading the Kongs in a kart race down Rainbow Road, the most famous track in the entire franchise. That’s why there are Mario and Toad toys (voiced by Keegan Michael Key) karting in the new toy collection. Curiously, the partnership with McDonald’s also includes Luigi with a flashlight as a tribute. Luigi’s mansion franchise. In this game series, Luigi is a ghost hunter who uses his flashlight to weaken Busa and other supernatural threats.

When Movie Super Mario Bros. Come to theaters?

Movie Super Mario Bros. leads Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenich from script Matt Vogel. All-Star Voiceover Cast Movie Super Mario Bros. also includes Anya Taylor-Joy like princess peach, Kevin Michael Richardson like Kamek, and Fred Armisen like Cranky Kong. original Mario Voice Actor, Charles Martinetalso makes a cameo appearance throughout the film.

Movie Super Mario Bros. emerges from the warp tube and hits theaters on April 7, 2023. Watch the trailer below: