History Trivia / TheSuperMarioBrosMovie

** In a genre-wise and language-wise basis in Japan; this is the first western-animated ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' production released in Japanese, as none of the previous western animated shows featuring Mario (though, funnily enough, not Donkey Kong, as ''WesternAnimation/DonkeyKongCountry''[[note]]a production of Canada and France by Creator/{{Nelvana}} rather than an American one like the other ones, which were made by Creator/DiCEntertainment, save for ''Supercade'' which was made by Creator/RubySpears[[/note]]did get an official Japanese dub), ''WesternAnimation/SaturdaySupercade'', ''Series/TheSuperMarioBrosSuperShow, WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfSuperMarioBros3'' and ''WesternAnimation/SuperMarioWorld'', were brought to Japan due to Nintendo's meddling. This is especially relevant, as the film uses some elements from the lore of those shows, including the famous "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pu57M7cjSD4 Plumber's Rap]]" from ''Super Show'', which, in turn, was dubbed to Japanese.

** In the Swedish Dub, Njol Badjie from the music group Panetoz voices Toad.

* SwanSong: With the announcement of Creator/CharlesMartinet's retirement from voice acting in August 2023, the movie marks his final vocal performance as part of the ''Mario'' franchise with his roles as Gissuepe and the Mario Bros's father.

** Creator/JessicaDiCicco replaces Creator/KateHiggins as Pauline and Samantha Kelly as Baby Peach. In a broader sense, [=DiCicco=] also replaces the former's ''WesternAnimation/SaturdaySupercade'' voice actress, Judy Strangis and her ''Donkey Kong Cereal'' voice actress, Jo Belle Yonley.

** A fully rendered shot of Super Mario beaten more of Bowser's goons in the climax was originally included, then cut from the final film. [[https://vimeo.com/850513484 You can see it here]]

*** Just like the English version, Donkey Kong goes from either Creator/TakashiNagasako (games) or Creator/KoichiYamadera (the ''WesternAnimation/DonkeyKongCountry'' cartoon's Japanese) to Kouji Takeda. Likeise, Cranky Kong goes from Creator/RyuseiNakao from the same show to Naomi Kusumi instead, while Diddy Kong goes from Creator/MegumiHayashibara to an unknown male actor.

** Creator/JessicaDiCicco replaces Creator/KateHiggins as Pauline and Samantha Kelly as Baby Peach. In a broader sense, [=DiCicco=] also replaces the former's ''WesternAnimation/SaturdaySupercade'' voice actress, Judy Strangis.

* InMemoriam: The credits feature a string of text dedicated to Laurent de la Chapelle, a computer graphics supervisor who had been working with Illumination Entertainment since the first ''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe1''.

** In a genre-wise and language-wise basis in Japan; this is the first western-animated ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' production released in Japanese, as none of the previous western animated shows featuring Mario, ''WesternAnimation/SaturdaySupercade'', ''Series/TheSuperMarioBrosSuperShow, WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfSuperMarioBros3'' and ''WesternAnimation/SuperMarioWorld'', were brought to Japan due to Nintendo's meddling, though oddly enough, ''WesternAnimation/DonkeyKongCountry''[[note]]a production of Canada and France by Creator/{{Nelvana}} rather than an American one like the other ones, which were made by Creator/DiCEntertainment, save for ''Supercade'' which was made by Creator/RubySpears[[/note]] did get a Japanese dub. This is especially relevant, as the film uses some elements from the lore of those shows, including the famous "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pu57M7cjSD4 Plumber's Rap]]" from ''Super Show'', which, in turn, was dubbed to Japanese.

** With the exception of a guest role on ''WesternAnimation/CloneHigh'', a henchman in ''WesternAnimation/IceAge1'', and ''[[Film/TheNeverEndingStoryIIIEscapeFromFantasia The NeverEnding Story III]]'', Creator/JackBlack is usually known for characters who are more notably heroic like [[WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda Po]] or characters who are {{jerkass}}es at worst. Bowser marks one of Black's few truly villainous roles.

** Early concept art shows that Fire Mario, Captain Toad, Toadette, Toadsworth, Yoshi, Lakitu, Thwomp, Boos, Boom Boom, Toadies and Squawks were planned to be in the film. Another concept art also shows Luigi escaping from his cage and using his wrench to rescue Cranky and the other prisoners. In the movie, however, he lost his tools after getting attacked by the Dry Bones, is always in his cage and no escape attempts were shown. It was probably part of a subplot for Luigi that didn't make the final cut. Yoshi doesn't appear, though his species has a brief cameo and he's alluded to in the post-credit scene, the Blue Toad in Peach's Castle has a similiar role to Toadsworth and Mario couldn't use the Fire Flower against DK during their battle because the gorilla blew on it.

** Early concept art shows that Fire Mario, Captain Toad, Toadette, Toadsworth, Yoshi, Lakitu, Thwomp, Boos, Boom Boom, Toadies and Squawks were planned to be in the film.

** Creator/KevinMichaelRichardson usually uses a deep, gruff voice for his characters, but here he uses a gravelly, eldery voice for Kamek.

** In a genre-wise and language-wise basis in Japan; this is the first western-animated ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' production dubbed in Japanese, as none of the previous western animated shows featuring Mario, ''WesternAnimation/SaturdaySupercade'', ''Series/TheSuperMarioBrosSuperShow, WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfSuperMarioBros3'' and ''WesternAnimation/SuperMarioWorld'', were brought to Japan due to Nintendo's meddling, though oddly enough, ''WesternAnimation/DonkeyKongCountry''[[note]]a production of Canada and France by Creator/{{Nelvana}} rather than an American one like the other ones, which were made by Creator/DiCEntertainment, save for ''Supercade'' which was made by Creator/RubySpears[[/note]] did get a Japanese dub. This is especially relevant, as the film uses some elements from the lore of those shows, including the famous "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pu57M7cjSD4 Plumber's Rap]]" from ''Super Show'', which, in turn, was dubbed to Japanese.

** In the Japanese dub, aside from the fact that this is the first Japanese voice-acted work featuring Mario outside video games since the 1990s, as all the voice-acting is normally done in English (see above), none of their voice actors from that era returns:

** In the Japanese dub, Creator/MamoruMiyano is most well-known for being the go-to voice actor for [[PrincelyYoungMan gentlemanly]] and exceptionally beautiful, often highly androgynous {{Bishonen}} characters. While Mario can be gentlemanly at times, he's mustachio'd and rather portly, though [[Film/TopGunMaverick this is not the first time he had voiced or dubbed a guy with a moustache before]]. The same goes double for Creator/TasukuHatanaka as Luigi, as most of his characters are of the same kind of profile.

*** Just like the English version, Donkey Kong goes from either Creator/TakashiNagasako (games) or Creator/KoichiYamadera (the ''WesternAnimation/DonkeyKongCountry'' cartoon's Japanese) to Kouji Takeda. Likeise, Cranky Kong goes from Creator/RyuseiNakao from the same show to Naomi Kusumi instead.

* ActorSharedBackground: Aside from Creator/CharlesMartinet, all the actors who voice members of the Mario Bros.' family (Creator/JessicaDiCicco, Creator/JohnDiMaggio, and Creator/RinoRomano) are of Italian descent.

** To a lesser extent is how fans are recreating segments of the movie using ''VideoGame/SuperMarioMaker'' as best as they could.

** The first European French teaser had Bowser voiced by Creator/ChristopheLemoine (who is a recurring dub actor for Creator/JackBlack) but he was eventually replaced by Jérémie Covillault. Lemoine instead voices Bowser's Koopa underlings and their general.

* IKnewIt:
** [[https://twitter.com/general_sthe/status/1263574650468122629 A Twitter user correctly (albeit jokingly) predicted]] that Mario would be voiced by Creator/ChrisPratt rather than Creator/CharlesMartinet, over one year before the official cast reveal. Many have found this post and called out the user for getting it right, and [[https://twitter.com/general_sthe/status/1441213947613437953 the original poster]] took notice of this.
--->'''[=StheGeneral=]:''' I never asked to be blamed for guessing WHAT KNEW WOULD HAPPEN! I DID NOT ASK FOR MARIO PRATT! I NEVER MEANT FOR MARTINET TO BE SENT TO THIS FATE!\\
'''somanylolas_:''' YOUR WORDS HAVE CONSEQUENCES!!! LEARN FROM THIS MOMENT!!
** Once it was confirmed that Creator/ChrisPratt would be voicing Mario and Creator/CharlieDay Luigi, many fans guessed that Creator/CharlesMartinet would be playing the brothers’ father, which turned out to be true.
** A popular edit before the film's release was after Bowser obtains the Super Star and declaring no one can stop him, it cuts to the original opening of ''Series/TheSuperMarioBrosSuperShow'', and later to the Super Mario Bros. Plumbing commercial, which features the main theme of said show. This does indeed happen in the actual movie, though the commercial itself is now longer.
** Many fans predicted that Mario and Luigi would briefly speak in the Italian accents they use in the games at the start of the film, but switch to their actors' normal ones for the rest of the movie. This was in fact the case, with the Bros. affecting Italian accents for the commercial that serves as their introduction in the film, which they don't use normally.
** Several fans have predicted that [[spoiler:the main green Yoshi will be present in TheStinger as a SequelHook, especially since he was conspicuously absent when all the other Yoshi were present. Indeed, that turns out to be exactly what happened as a slightly cracked green Yoshi egg is shown to be in the rubble in the post-credits scene, complete with its iconic PokemonSpeak]].
** Mr Bamason, a [=YouTuber=], made a [[https://youtu.be/zFsUcLdXJsc fanmade trailer]] before the movie's release, consisting of footage from other trailers edited together and set to "Holding Out For A Hero." Lo and behold, the song actually was used in the final movie.

* YouLookFamiliar: Besides Creator/CharlesMartinet, some voice actors in the foreign dubs had previously performed for the ''Mario'' video games on a technicality, including being cast in ''Mario'' crossover games as characters from the non-''Mario'' brand's side (with this movie as their first time performing for the ''Mario'' brand proper):
** The bilingual Kaycie Chase (Lumalee in the European French dub) is a recurring voice actress on the ''VideoGame/RavingRabbids'' side of the ''Mario + Rabbids'' series, having performed the Genius Girl in ''VideoGame/MarioPlusRabbidsKingdomBattle'' and the English voices of Rabbid Peach and JEANIE in ''VideoGame/MarioPlusRabbidsSparksOfHope''.
** Benoît [=DuPac=] (Luigi in the European French dub) is the European French dub voice of Shadow the Hedgehog from the ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' series since the dub of ''Anime/SonicX'' and consequently reprised the role in the European French dub of the ''VideoGame/MarioAndSonicAtTheOlympicGames'' series as well as the character's appearance as an Assist Trophy in the dub of the ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' series from ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosForNintendo3DSAndWiiU'' onwards.
** Creator/KentaMiyake (Bowser in the Japanese dub) has been the sole Japanese voice actor of Vector the Crocodile from ''Sonic'' since his voiced debut in ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes'' and also reprised the role in the Japanese dub of the ''Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games'' series.
** Creator/PaoloMarchese (the Toad with glasses in the Italian dub) voiced Big Mouth Koopa (AKA Morton Koopa Jr.) in the Italian dub of ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfSuperMarioBros3'' and ''WesternAnimation/SuperMarioWorld''.

** Early concept art shows that Fire Mario, Captain Toad, Toadette, and Toadsworth were planned to be in the film.

* BlindIdiotTranslation: The official Danish subtitles for the movie's theatrical release (also used for the movie's digital release on Google Play) has Donkey Kong's line "This is fun!" rendered as "Ram den her bold!".[[labelnote:Translation]]"Hit this ball!"[[/labelnote]] This is likely due to the subtitle translator somehow mishearing the line. This does not apply to the official Danish dub, where the line is instead more accurately rendered as "Det her er mega sjovt!".[[labelnote:Translation]]"This is mega fun!"[[/labelnote]]

** Creator/CharlesMartinet voices the Mario brothers' father and Giuseppe[[note]]The guy playing the ''Jump Man'' arcade game in the pizzeria who praises Mario and Luigi's Italian accents in their Super Mario Bros. Plumbing commercial[[/note]].