Charlie Day
‘Super Mario Bros. Movie’ Announces Sequel Set for 2026 With Same Directors
The Super Marios Bros Movie will return with a sequel, Nintendo announced on Sunday. The film, set for release on April 3, 2026, will come almost exactly three years after the release of the original movie. Nintendo game director Shigeru Miyamoto and Illumination’s Chris Meledandri announced the news during a Mario Day video, celebrated annually […]
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‘The Saint of Second Chances’ Review: A Baseball Showman Gets a Fittingly Eager-to-Please Doc Portrait
Morgan Neville and Jeff Malmberg's Tribeca-premiering Netflix documentary takes a playful approach — including re-enactments with Charlie Day — to the life of Mike Veeck.
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How Ken Jeong Prepped to Play Publicist in Charlie Day’s ‘Fool’s Paradise’
Ken Jeong put his Lede publicity team to work not only in the promotion of the new film Fool’s Paradise but also on the research side as he prepared for his role as the publicist to Charlie Day’s main character, an overnight Hollywood star. “I did ask for some personal experiences and they did teach […]
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Charlie Day on the Long Road to Directing ‘Fool’s Paradise’ and Deciding to Involve His ‘Always Sunny’ Pals
Charlie Day’s feature directorial debut hits theaters Friday when Roadside releases Fool’s Paradise, a satire in which he plays a man who is unable to speak but becomes an accidental Hollywood star. Day, who voices Luigi in the smash hit The Super Mario Bros. Movie, is no stranger to leading his own projects. Back when […]
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Charlie Day Skips Press Line at ‘Fool’s Paradise’ Premiere Amid Writers Strike
Charlie Day may be making his directorial debut, but he is sticking with the writers amid the WGA strike. The It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia star premiered his new feature Fool’s Paradise — which he wrote, directed and stars in — on Tuesday in Los Angeles, but after stopping to take photos, skipped the entire […]
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Charlie Day Is an Accidental Movie Star in ‘Fool’s Paradise’ Trailer
Charlie Day takes on the role of an accidental movie star in the trailer for his directorial debut, Fool’s Paradise (previously titled El Tonto). The Always Sunny in Philadelphia star plays The Fool, aka Latte Pronto, a man who was held in a mental health facility after losing his understanding of the world and, in […]
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Box Office: ‘Super Mario Bros.’ Opens to Stupendous $204.6M in U.S., Record $375.6M Globally
Talk about next-level business. Illumination and Universal’s Nintendo video game adaptation The Super Mario Bros. Movie shattered all expectations and broke numerous records in its box office debut over the long Easter holiday weekend. The pic scored the top opening of all time for an animated film with $375.6 million in worldwide ticket sales, according […]
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‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’: See Who Voices the Beloved Characters
Beloved video game characters are appearing on the big screen in The Super Mario Bros. Movie. Based on Nintendo’s Mario franchise, the animated film tells the origin story of Mario (Chris Pratt) and his younger brother, Luigi (Charlie Day), as they start their own plumbing business. While the film begins with the brothers trying to […]
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Charlie Day Says Ray Liotta Not Getting to See the Audience React to ‘Fool’s Paradise’ Is His “Biggest Regret”
Charlie Day said his “biggest regret” is that the late Ray Liotta won’t be able to see the audience’s reaction to their upcoming film, Fool’s Paradise. The Horrible Bosses actor sat down with Today‘s Willie Geist on Sunday Sitdown to talk about the comedy he wrote, directed and stars in. The movie, which also stars […]
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Box Office: ‘Super Mario Bros.’ Heading for Record $195M U.S. Opening, $368M Globally
Illumination and Universal’s Nintendo video game adaptation The Super Mario Bros. Movie grossed $55 million at the Friday box office for a five-day domestic debut of $195 million or more, well ahead of expectations. The mega-opening includes a projected $137 million for the three-day weekend, which would pass up Finding Dory ($135.1 million) to rank […]
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‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ Review: Zippy Animated Version Breathes New Life Into Beloved Video Game
Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black, Keegan-Michael Key and Seth Rogen are among stars providing the voices for this new screen adaptation of the iconic Nintendo franchise.
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Chris Pratt Promises “Your Childhood Is Firmly Intact” With ‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’
Chris Pratt is saying, “It’s-a-me, Mario!” and weighing in on the response to him voicing the iconic video game character in The Super Mario Bros. Movie. “It makes sense, I was pretty nervous when they offered it to me. I thought, ‘Wow, let’s not screw this up,'” Pratt told The Hollywood Reporter of the fan […]
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