Miyamoto Responds to Mario Film Claims

The father of Mario, Shigeru Miyamoto, has responded to claims that an animated Super Mario Bros. film is on the way.

When asked about the possible Avi Arad-produced flick in an interview with the Associated Press, Miyamoto noted how that many studios and producers have "come to us on a fairly regular basis" over 20 years to gain approval for the potentially lucrative license to creating Super Mario Bros. movies.

Some of the pitches "end right when they bring them to us" and other times "we'll listen," said Miyamoto.

The film idea, he reveals, is "not very unusual", but he doesn't "particularly have a vision that the next iteration of 'Mario' is going to be in film."

It doesn't rule out a possible Mario film down the line, however.

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