The failed live-action adaptation of Super Mario Bros. from 1993 is getting a new collectors edition box set featuring scripts, deleted scenes & more.
The Big Picture Before this year's animated hit The Super Mario Bros. Movie, there was 1993's live-action Super Mario Bros. A flop on release, viewers can now decide for themselves with a massive 30th anniversary 4K Blu-ray set from Umbrella Home Entertainment. Set to be released in January 2024, Umbrella's Trust the Fungus Super Mario Bros. 30th Anniversary Collector's Edition will consist of three discs, all loaded with new features.
The set will also include a restored copy of the film's workprint, storyboard to screen animatics, and a 200-page book of various script drafts, allowing fans to chart the film's famously tortured production process. The set features four different audio commentaries with screenwriters, producers, production designers, special effects designers, and film archivists.
'Super Mario Bros' - What Went Wrong? Super Mario Bros. was Nintendo's first — and for decades, last — foray into the film business. With a universally-beloved property like Mario, the film seemed like a surefire success. It boasted a thoroughly capable cast - the late Bob Hoskins played Mario, John Leguizamo co-starred as his brother Luigi, and the legendary Dennis Hopper menaced them both as Koopa.
Upon its release on May 28, 1993, Super Mario Bros. flopped at the box office and was savaged by critics, scaring Nintendo away from movie adaptations for decades. However, the film has attained some level of retrospective cult success. A fan-made "director's cut", restoring twenty minutes of cut footage made a stir on the internet in 2021, reigniting interest in the movie.
Umbrella's 30th anniversary Super Mario Bros. set will be released in January 2024. Stay tuned to Collider for future updates and check out images of the new set below.
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