So you see this all in action, and she's planning all of this without Mario's assistance. And she has to travel to the kingdom of Donkey Kong to kind of corral kind of a wartime coalition against the evil Koopa Kingdom. She's basically secretary of state and secretary of defense, where she knows that it's wartime. She's not only just a monarch of the Mushroom Kingdom, which Mario and Luigi find themselves in in the movie. Anya Taylor-Joy's depiction definitely showcases someone who is a competent political leader. So can you just give us a couple of examples of the Peach that we see in this movie? What's she like? You called her competent, fearless, a warrior, even. SUMMERS: You wrote about this film for The Washington Post, and you wrote specifically about how Princess Peach was portrayed. And this movie is a kind of a course correction of that. So it really had nothing to do with the games from the '80s and '90s. Originally, Nintendo had funded a 1993 movie that was very experimental and very sci-fi-ish in terms of how it depicted a post-apocalyptic landscape in Brooklyn. It's basically the first Mario movie that's actually based on the video games. Gene, for people who have not yet seen this movie, which has been a huge blockbuster, give us the elevator pitch. SUMMERS: Gene Park has written about the evolution of Princess Peach for The Washington Post and joins us now. Together, we are going to stop that monster. SUMMERS: But in the new "Super Mario Brothers" movie, Peach is fearless and taking charge.ĪNYA TAYLOR-JOY: (As Princess Peach) Bowser is coming. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #4: (As Mario) Oh, no. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #3: (As Bowser, inaudible). UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #3: (As Bowser, laughter).
SAMANTHA KELLY: (As Princess Peach) Mario.
SUMMERS: With her bright pink dress and blonde hair, some know her for her unmatched ability to get kidnapped again and again and again. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #1: (As Princess Peach) Princess Peach. Now let's talk about one of the most iconic characters in Nintendo's Mario Brothers franchise.
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