Mario and Luigi are heading to the big screen in one of the highest-profile licensing deals by a Hollywood studio in years.
Illumination Entertainment, which makes animated films for Comcast Corp.’s CMCSA -2.77%decrease; red down pointing triangle Universal Pictures, is close to an agreement with Nintendo Co. NTDOY -0.37%decrease; red down pointing triangle to make an animated “Super Mario Bros.” movie based on the 32-year-old videogame series about a pair of sibling plumbers who fight evil turtles and mushrooms in a fantasy kingdom, said people with knowledge of the discussions.
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