The Super Mario Bros. Movie Could Have Featured a Paper Mario Cameo
Kotaku • • technology
Key Points:
- The Super Mario Bros. Movie featured numerous rapid-fire references and cameos, with many more originally planned but ultimately cut from the final film.
- Douglas Lovelace, an uncredited storyboard artist on the movie, revealed storyboard sketches showing characters like Wart, Birdo, and Mouser intended for the wedding scene between Peach and Bowser, though they appeared later in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.
- A particularly surprising planned cameo was Rawk Hawk from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, a deep-cut character who would have been a subtle, blink-and-you-miss-it reference during the wedding scene.
- While Rawk Hawk and other characters were cut, King Boo and King Bob-omb did appear at the wedding, adding a playful touch of royalty to the event.
- The article expresses a desire for more obscure characters like Goombella and fan favorites Wario and Waluigi to appear in future Mario films.
