Nintendo wants to lean hard into movies. After the astronomical success of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, why wouldnāt it? But Mario actor Chris Pratt is dreaming even biggerāHe wants the company to think beyond just having an adaptation in theaters every few years and consider an extended film universe.
In an interview with Screen Rant, Pratt said thereās material in all of Nintendoās big franchises to create a āNintendo Cinematic Universeā to rival something like Marvelās interconnected films. Heās not wrong. Thereās a reason Super Smash Bros. exists. Nintendo has so many beloved characters and worlds to draw from that it sustains one of the biggest crossovers in video game history.
But it does leave one to wonder what a Nintendo Cinematic Universe looks like. Mario was an origin story for the titular plumber, and if Nintendo is looking to make introductory movies for its heroes, thereās a surprising amount of genre variety the company could pull from leading into a hypothetical Super Smash Bros. movie. Grab your popcorn and Switch, Nintendo fans. Letās speculate about what some other Nintendo movies might look like.
