Super Mario Bros. Movie sequel on hold due to the ongoing writer's strike, says Chris Pratt

The ongoing writers' strike has apparently put the sequel to the Super Mario Bros. Movie on hold, according to the voice of Mario himself Chris Pratt. You absolutely won't be surprised to hear that a sequel to the Super Mario Bros. Movie from Universal, Nintendo, and Illumination is on the way, even if it technically hasn't been officially announced as of yet. The reason it's not official official is because Pratt recently spoke of the sequel in an interview with Entertainment Tonight, but with the caveat that development on the script is actually on pause due to the writers' strike that currently has Hollywood at a very justified standstill (thanks, Eurogamer). "We're in the midst of this writers' strike, and so everything has been paused and on hold for the right reasons," Pratt said in the interview. "I really do support the WGA and our writers," he added. "When the negotiations have been completed, and the writers feel comfortable moving forward, then it'll be time to start talking about what's next for that." This obviously doesn't tell us anything about the film itself, but again, not much of a surprise considering a script will barely even exist at that point. Read more