Nintendo has now released its second trailer for the Super Mario Bros. Movie, giving us our best look yet at the upcoming animated film from Minions maker Illumination.
The trailer showcases a good look at the film’s version of Princess Peach (voiced by Anya Tayor-Joy) while Chris Pratt’s Mario only gets a couple of lines of dialogue. Overall, it’s a fun glimpse at some familiar Mario locales and characters, translated for the big screen.
If you’re a Nintendo nerd like me, you’ve probably rewatched the trailer more than once to spot everything going on in the background. And there’s some cool Easter eggs – particularly if you like the extended Donkey Kong family. Let’s give it one more watch and dive in.
This opening shot makes it clear there are a lot of Donkey Kong’s species out there, filling this huge stadium. Will we see any we know? (Yes.)
As well as Donkey Kong (obviously), there’s Cranky Kong, sat with Peach and Toad.
Created by Rare for Donkey Kong Country, Cranky Kong is officially Donkey Kong’s grandfather, and is said by Nintendo to also be the original Kong Mario fought against in the company’s early arcade games. His most recent appearance as a playable character was in the 2018 Nintendo Switch port of Donkey Kong Counry: Tropical Freeze.