'Mario' Movie to be Produced by Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto and Illumination

Nintendo announced the project on its website Thursday morning with few details.


Mario is heading to the big screen.


Nintendo is working with Illumination Entertainment on a movie based on its most iconic game character, with legendary creator Shigeru Miyamoto set to co-produce with Illumination head Chris Meledandri.


There were no details on title, release dates or storyline, but Universal Pictures will handle distribution worldwide.


The announcement came via a press release on the Kyoto-headquartered game-maker's website on Thursday morning, local time, the day after it announced its third quarter financial results. The news also appeared on Nintendo of America's official Twitter page.


Illumination Entertainment is the studio behind the billion-dollar Despicable Me franchise and recent hits such as Sing and Secret Life of Pets.


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