
The video game to big screen adaptation is a well-trodden path, from HBO’s gritty The Last of Us to the comedy Detective Pikachu. Now, The Super Mario Bros. Movie is hoping to do justice to arguably the most popular game in history as it reimagines the origin story of the popular plumbing duo Mario and Luigi.
The pair are Brooklyn-based plumbers in this version who get sucked through a magical pipe into the Mushroom Kingdom. But when they’re split up along the way, Mario must embark on an epic journey to save his brother Luigi from the brutal Bowser. It’s a story of overcoming adversity and the things you do for your family, as well as being filled with plenty of in-game references to the beloved Nintendo world.