Sonic 2 director wants to make more video game movies and dream of a great Nintendo IP

Following the critical and commercial success of his latest adaptation, Jeff Fowler crosses his fingers to work with Big N.

They’re more eager than ever before from Nintendo to make it easier for some of their franchises to land in theaters. The first stop will be Super Mario in animation from Illumination and Universal Pictures this year, but what could be the next IP to be a movie? Jeff Fowler (Sonic, movie 2), a director who specializes in this type of adaptation, is clear about which one to bring to the big screen.

“Nothing could make me happier being able to turn all these characters into a battle-royale and be able to do something big with Super Smash Bros.,” he adds, so he admits that while SEGA’s blue hedgehog had perhaps had success in Big, today it’s just a distant dream. they will take this into account.

We’ve had a few passes in animated movies like Wreck-It Ralph in recent years! or The Lego Movie, but probably nothing to bring more characters from the world to the big screen Super Smash Bros. It doesn’t get any closer than The Movie.

For now, all that remains is to imagine the possibility and enjoy Sonic the Movie 2, available in cinemas around the world starting today. The film got off to a strong start at the Spanish box office and convinced Raquel Cervantes in her review for 3DJuegos, praising the film’s ability to gather the purest essence of the saga’s most iconic video games into one film. action and humor for the whole family.

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