Nintendo to continue working with Illumination Entertainment on animated films

The animated film "Super Mario Bros. Movie" currently being released around the world is the first collaboration between Nintendo and Illumination Entertainment. Although the two parties have not announced other projects beyond this, their partnership is likely to continue in the future.

Recently, foreign media Screen Rant interviewed Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto and Illumination Entertainment's Chris Meladandri. Shigeru Miyamoto said, "I am sure we will continue to work together." Meladandri also mentioned how he became an external director of Nintendo and mentioned that "we will work together in this capacity into the future."

“As Chris mentioned, we don’t have anything to share right now,” Miyamoto said in the interview. “But I believe we will continue to be committed to this partnership.”

During the interview, Miyamoto was also asked if other Nintendo games could be made in collaboration with Illumination. He remained mum on that front, but said, "We had a common creative vision from the beginning, so I think there will be opportunities in the future."

At the end of "Super Mario Bros.: The Movie", there are obvious hints about the sequel. In addition, important characters such as Donkey Kong and Luigi are also expected to have their own dedicated films to create the Nintendo Cinematic Universe with Mario.