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Somer-_-



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 12, 2025 9:18 am Reply with quote
Zendaya as Rosalina?
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 12, 2025 9:47 am Reply with quote
too bad they didn't remove Pratt.
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Cheap Trick



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 12, 2025 10:02 am Reply with quote
Kougeru wrote:
too bad they didn't remove Pratt.


Why on Earth would they replace the main character VA?
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 12, 2025 10:27 am Reply with quote
Noooo, they’re skipping 64 and Sunshine! Crying or Very sad

At least the space environments should look amazing.
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 12, 2025 10:49 am Reply with quote
I was hoping they’d do Super Mario RPG. A movie with Mallow and Geno would be great. I’ve never even played Galaxy.

Ah well. It’ll probably still be fun.
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That Little Rapscallion



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 12, 2025 10:57 am Reply with quote
malvarez1 wrote:
Noooo, they’re skipping 64 and Sunshine! Crying or Very sad

At least the space environments should look amazing.


The Sonic movies skipped straight to SA2 so it tracks Go for the games everyone knows and loves.

I hope they don't girlboss Rosalina too much. She's supposed to be very motherly and kind. Her backstory was one of the highlights of Galaxy.
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 12, 2025 11:00 am Reply with quote
penguintruth wrote:
I was hoping they’d do Super Mario RPG. A movie with Mallow and Geno would be great. I’ve never even played Galaxy

Nintendo does not own the rights to the original characters which were created for Super Mario RPG, Square-Enix owns them. If they were to make a SMRPG movie, though I believe it would be better suited for a TV series, both Nintendo and Universal would need to work with Square-Enix and it seems they are kind of difficult to work with, I mean, while Disney could make a Kingdom Hearts movie or TV show, they'll still need Tetsuya Nomura's approval.
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 12, 2025 11:16 am Reply with quote
Silver Kirin wrote:
penguintruth wrote:
I was hoping they’d do Super Mario RPG. A movie with Mallow and Geno would be great. I’ve never even played Galaxy

Nintendo does not own the rights to the original characters which were created for Super Mario RPG, Square-Enix owns them. If they were to make a SMRPG movie, though I believe it would be better suited for a TV series, both Nintendo and Universal would need to work with Square-Enix and it seems they are kind of difficult to work with, I mean, while Disney could make a Kingdom Hearts movie or TV show, they'll still need Tetsuya Nomura's approval.


Ah, right. Completely forgot that Square-Enix owns those characters. If they didn’t, they probably would’ve already returned in the games.
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NieR



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 12, 2025 3:18 pm Reply with quote
I'm glad Kevin Michael Richardson will return as Kamek, instead of being replaced by a big name celebrity. This happened to Stephanie Sheh's character in the first Ne Zha film, with the role going to Michelle Yeoh in the sequel. Also Kamek and Jack Black as Bowser were most of my favorite parts in the first Mario movie.

As for Rosalina, probably would never happen, but I think Mageina Tovah or Deborah Ann Woll would be amazing as the character's voice cast.
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 12, 2025 11:29 pm Reply with quote
Silver Kirin wrote:
I mean, while Disney could make a Kingdom Hearts movie or TV show, they'll still need Tetsuya Nomura's approval.

Normally id say don't give them ideas...
But really this is one that would print money and they should do.
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Heishi



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PostPosted: Sat Sep 13, 2025 3:11 pm Reply with quote
That Little Rapscallion wrote:
I hope they don't girlboss Rosalina too much. She's supposed to be very motherly and kind. Her backstory was one of the highlights of Galaxy.

Oh God, we're back to this again.

Anyway, since people wanted something more plot driven in a Mario movie, adapting Galaxy makes the most sense, considering we get a full backstory of Rosalina's past.
Can't wait for this one!


Also, I'm kinda sorta hoping Uma Thurman is in this one.
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TokimekiCrisis



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 14, 2025 9:53 am Reply with quote
People saying they're skipping World because of the Yoshi tease at the end of the first movie but seem to forget Yoshi was a major thing in Galaxy 2 so it can still track.
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 28, 2025 7:50 pm Reply with quote
Kind of feel like there's plenty they can adapt before getting to Galaxy...but I don't mind it either.

Visually it's probably going to look utterly stunning.
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