Chris Meledandri
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| Full name | Christopher Meledandri |
| Born | May 15, 1959 (age 66)[?] |
| Super Mario–related role | Producer of The Super Mario Bros. Movie and The Super Mario Galaxy Movie alongside Shigeru Miyamoto |
- “I am speaking on behalf of our directors, Michael Jelenic, Aaron Horvath, and the entire Illumination crew of artists, when I tell you that producing The Super Mario Bros. Movie with you and your team at Nintendo has been an absolute privilege. Our crew is filled with Mario fanatics, and they're bringing the very best of their talent to this film every day.”
- —Chris Meledandri, The Super Mario Bros. Movie Direct 10.06.2022
Christopher Meledandri is an American film producer and the founder and chief executive officer of Illumination, an animation studio division of Universal Pictures, as well as the producer of every film released by the studio to date. Additionally, he serves as a senior adviser for DreamWorks Animation following Universal's acquisition of them in 2016. Prior to founding Illumination, Meledandri was president of 20th Century Fox Animation, where he served as the executive producer for the first four films produced by Blue Sky Studios (Ice Age, Robots, Ice Age: The Meltdown, and Horton Hears a Who!) before leaving 20th Century Fox in 2007 to form Illumination.
Meledandri served as co-producer for The Super Mario Bros. Movie alongside Super Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto. In 2018, he stated that Miyamoto would be "front and center" in the creation of the film.[1] In 2021, he was appointed the role of Outside Director on Nintendo's board of directors, and is expected to assist Nintendo in their further endeavors into visual content.
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Meledandri with Jack Black at The Super Mario Bros. Movie's premiere
Meledandri with some of the English cast and Shigeru Miyamoto at The Super Mario Bros. Movie's premiere
Meledandri and Miyamoto on the cover of Variety magazine
References[edit]
- ^ Lang, B. (November 6, 2018). Inside Illumination’s Plans for Animated ‘Super Mario Bros.’ Movie. Variety. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
