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Despicable Me 4 Was As Inevitable As It Is Despicable

Despicable Me 4 Was As Inevitable As It Is Despicable

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Illumination was just a scrappy underdog animation studio until they came up with the first Despicable Me movie — then they became superstars with enough clout to court clients like Nintendo. But hits on that level are hard to reach twice….thus the sequels. Since none of you paid to see Migration last December, they have no choice but to trot Gru out again for a fourth Despicable Me later this year. The thing about this story is that it has the same problem Ice Age, Shrek and other franchises did when they made their first movie assuming it would be a one-and-done. In Ice Age, the woolly mammoth is the last of his kind. In Ice Age 2, he finds more like him. And then there are 500 more sequels where the mammoth has to find something to do after he’s already attained his life goal and completed his character arc. He has to go through the motions because the audience isn’t really there for the mammoth — they’re coming

Super Mario Bros Movie: Final Trailer

Super Mario Bros Movie: Final Trailer

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As Mario creator Shigeru Miyomoto explained when he appeared onscreen to introduce the final Super Mario Bros Movie trailer, he picked March 10 to debut the thing because “Mar 10” looks like “MARIO” if you squish it together. This isn’t exactly a new revelation; Nintendo has been trying to make “Mario Day” a thing for some time, discounting Mario-themed products on March 10 or introducing / announcing new ones on that day. This year, it was the trailer. Also, today is March 9, not March 10. Shiggy explained it’s March 10 SOMEWHERE in the world right now and they wanted to be all-encompassing. Joining Shigeru were all the actors in the film, together in one place (though it’s unclear if they were REALLY in one place or green-screened in pieces). Seth Rogen as Donkey Kong, Charlie Day as Luigi, Keegan-Michael Key as Toad and Chris Pratt as Mario appeared on one screen and made up some playful banter, while Anya Taylor-Joy as Peach and Jack Black as Bowser appeared separately

The Mario Bros Movie Is Still Humming Along

The Mario Bros Movie Is Still Humming Along

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Nintendo can be a frustratingly hard company to read. Instead of walking a predictable line, like most other game companies, they make wild decisions from out of nowhere and rarely explain them. For example, if the NES Classic and the SNES Classic were smash successes, it would stand to reason they should make an N64 Classic. But there’s a possibility we may never actually get one, nor hear the reasons why we can’t get one. Earlier this year an animated Mario Bros movie was announced, to be brought to life by Illumination Entertainment. We’ve heard nothing about it since, and it’s exactly the kind of project that can be quietly cancelled with no announcement or explanation. Both Nintendo and Hollywood are good at that. Happily….that’s not the case right now! Variety confirmed in a new interview with Illumination founder Chris Meledandri that the Mario Bros movie is still a live, active project. In fact, he confirmed that Miyamoto himself was still involved. “We are keeping him front and center in

The Flashback Interview: Mickie McGowan

The Flashback Interview: Mickie McGowan

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The name Mickie McGowan may not be familiar to you, but you’ve certainly heard her voice before, or at least those of the talents she’s gathered together when doing ADR casting for films from the 80s to the modern day. I first came to know of Mickie McGowan via seeing her posts on the Facebook walls of some of my other friends, and when I looked up her filmography, I was stunned. Name an animated movie of the past 30 years, and she was most likely involved, either as a voice-over talent or ADR coordinator. Her live-action resume is rather impressive as well. I interviewed Mickie McGowan on Tuesday, December 5th, about her long and varied career, and I hope you all enjoy getting to know this unique talent. Say hello to Mickie McGowan! Johnny: Hi, Mickie. Mickie: Hey, Johnny. How are ya? Johnny: I’m doing good. Thank you for taking the time to speak to me. I have my questions ready to go, starting with this: What were your