Mario Movie Cast Includes Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Jack Black; Release Date Announced

As part of the September Nintendo Direct, Nintendo announced the release date and main voice cast for the Super Mario animated movie in production at Minions studio Illumination Entertainment. Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, and Jack Black are among the number of actors starring in the film.

The film--which was announced many years ago--will debut on December 21, 2022 in the US, with release dates for other parts of the world to be announced later. It will be some time before we actually see any footage from the film, but Nintendo also announced the voice cast for the main roles, led by Pratt as Mario.

Mario will talk "a lot" in the movie, Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto said during the briefing. Queen's Gambit star Anya Taylor-Joy plays Princess Peach, while It's Always Sunny's Charlie Day voices Luigi. Jack Black voices Bowser, while Keegan-Michael Key plays Toad. Seth Rogen portrays Donkey Kong, and Mario's video game voice actor, Charles Martinet, will perform "surprise cameos."

You can see the full voice cast so far below.

Mario Movie Cast:

• Chris Pratt as Mario
• Anya Taylor-Joy as Peach
• Charlie Day as Luigi
• Jack Black as Bowser
• Fred Armisen as Cranky Kong
• Kevin Michael Richardson as Kamek
• Sebastian Maniscalco as Spike
• Keegan-Michael Key as Toad
• Seth Rogen as Donkey Kong
• Charles Martinet in "surprise cameos"