The time is approaching: earlier than lengthy, we should always have our first trace of what the upcoming animated Tremendous Mario film will appear to be. Proper now, it doesn’t have an official title, there’s no trailer, and the query of how Chris Pratt will sound as Nintendo’s legendary plumber-mascot looms giant. However solutions are coming: the trailer is because of arrive on Thursday, and earlier than then now we have an official teaser poster which hints on the artwork fashion being employed right here. Take a peek beneath:

As anticipated, this animated film – from Minions studio Illumination – seems to be set to largely hew to the rounded and vibrant aesthetic of current 3D Mario adventures on the Nintendo Swap and 3DS. However in case you look a bit of nearer, there’s actual element and a sensible high quality to Mario’s overalls and the shadows falling on that famously plush pink hat – so, the fashion appears to be the Mario you understand and love, however with a tangible texture utilized to it. The Mushroom Kingdom seems to be extra dense right here than it does within the video games too – although that may simply be a design alternative for the poster, cramming in as a lot Mario iconography as attainable reasonably than precisely depicting of the world of the movie.

As for these voices, fingers crossed the teaser trailer would possibly reveal just a few of these from that wild forged – Pratt is voicing Mario, with Anya Taylor-Pleasure as Princess Peach, Charlie Day as Luigi, Jack Black as Bowser, Keegan-Michael Key as Toad, Seth Rogen as Donkey Kong, and Fred Armisen as Cranky Kong. We’ll discover out on Thursday 6 October – with a Nintendo Direct broadcast scheduled for 9.05pm (UK time) to give attention to introducing the film, together with the trailer debut. Right here’s hoping administrators Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic – who each labored on Teen Titans Go! To The Films – have cooked up one thing worthy of the gaming icon. Let’s-a go!