Here we are! Chapter three has officially launched and with it we find ourselves in a completely new setting: Dinohattan’s central park. When we first developed concepts for the sequel the idea of a park was something that immediately struck us as obvious. It would be the perfect way to represent both the development of the film’s universe as well as the themes of the story. It also called-back to the original scripts, which featured a scene of Mario and Luigi becoming lost in such a park. It really made a lot of sense. We hope you like it. This is going to be our best chapter yet. Lots of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Chapter 3: Science Experiment
Daisy has brought Luigi into a greenhouse, where it seems that a variety of plantlife is being researched. It seems the main attraction is a rather nasty-looking carnivorous plant based on none other than the iconic Piranha Plant! We knew from the beginning that we wanted to showcase some of the game’s most popular flora in the park scenes of this chapter. It was a no-brainer that the Piranha Plant should be front-and-center since it best demonstrates that element of the games. The main issue, though, was that we have no reference for how the production might have interpreted the Piranha Plant within the film’s unique setting. They could have[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
RIP Bob Hoskins
We are saddened to hear that legendary actor Bob Hoskins passed away yesterday at the age of 71. We were inundated with tributes from many people today via social media who were shocked that such an icon could leave us so suddenly. Bob was a brilliant man. We didn’t know him and, unfortunately, never had the opportunity to speak with him personally. Still, we were friends with many of those that had worked with him over the years and, through them, felt his wonderful personality. We have felt the grief and sense of loss from those that loved him as more than just a man on a screen. He was[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Chapter 3 Page 3
Last week we mourned the loss of actor Bob Hoskins, who portrayed Mario in the film. Please check the previous page if you would like to offer any thoughts or feelings towards the man who helped define the childhood of so many through his films. In this page we introduce a new character, Mouser. We’re very excited to incorporate him into the story as he is actually the first truly original character in this universe. All other characters either existed in early scripts or deleted scenes, which makes their contribution to the setting more defined. Mouser, on the other hand, is a narrative free-agent. We can do whatever we want[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It was important to us to treat Luigi and Daisy’s relationship realistically by showing that it wouldn’t be completely stable just because they are reunited. Luigi has his insecurities while Daisy has her responsibilities, which will only make it more difficult for them to find love now that another threat has arisen. We hope they can make it together. They’re a cute couple.
It’s always fun depicting the crazy aspects of this parallel world and dinosaur culture, including their food. It just provides a great opportunity to do a lot with both the details and colors. From this chapter on we’re going to do a lot more scene jumping. We hope that this makes the story feel a little more dynamic that several narratives are ongoing within the overall plot. It should also create a little tension where necessary.
Reznor and Mario are now on the tower’s balcony, overlooking the city, but is fresh air enough to make things right for the two of them?
We’ve been waiting a long time for this scene. It’s really good to be able to call back to Daisy’s mother, who was only seen briefly in the film. Even just a fountain in a park says a lot about Daisy’s feelings towards her new home, both thematically and narratively. This scene was also written as a parallel to the similar scene in the film where Daisy shows Luigi the fossil underground, which many people have speculated was the remains of her own mother. Now she shows him what actually remains of her mother in Dinohattan while in a tunnel-like setting. The main difference is that, this time, they actually[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Finally, our villain makes himself known. We also reveal his name, which shouldn’t come as much of a surprise as we might have hoped. Wart was the obvious choice for the character’s name since this story draws a lot from the Super Mario Bros. 2 game. Wart as a villain fit in well, especially since he was a minor character in the film’s original script.