Taking this with a big grain of salt...
I've said for quite some time that it's high time for Nintendo to start making movies and series based on their IP, although, I'm not quite sure this is the way to go. Sega is apparently seeking to make movies as well, and they started their own production company to do so - that's what Nintendo needs to do as well. Selling off the movie rights to Mario just isn't all that smart.
I'm guessing it might be Sony Pictures Animation that will work on this, yes? That gives me even less confidence this will turn out well; that studio hasn't done anything remarkable, which is needed if you gonna handle the Mario franchise...
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