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| | '''Chris Meledandri''' is an American film producer for [[Illumination]], a studio division of Universal Pictures. Meledandri is the producer for ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' and worked alongside Mario creator [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] to make the film. He has stated that [[Nintendo]] would have control of the project alongside Illumination, to produce the film. |
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| |full_name=Christopher Meledandri
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| |born=May 15, 1959 (age {{age|May 15, 1959}})
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| |role=Producer of ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' alongside [[Shigeru Miyamoto]]
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| {{quote|I am speaking on behalf of our directors, Michael Jelenic, Aaron Horvath, and the entire Illumination crew of artists, when I tell [[Shigeru Miyamoto|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 [[Super Mario (franchise)|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}}
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| '''{{wp|Chris Meledandri|Christopher Meledandri}}''' is an American film producer and the founder and chief executive officer of [[Illumination]], an animation studio division of {{wp|Universal Pictures}}, as well as the producer of every film released by the studio to date. Additionally, he serves as a senior adviser for {{wp|DreamWorks Animation}} following Universal's acquisition of them in 2016. Prior to founding Illumination, Meledandri was president of {{wp|20th Century Animation|20th Century Fox Animation}} where he served as the executive producer for the first four films produced by {{wp|Blue Sky Studios}} including the original {{wp|Ice Age (2002 film)|''Ice Age''}}, {{wp|Robots (2005 film)|''Robots''}}, ''{{wp|Ice Age: The Meltdown}}'' and {{wp|Horton Hears a Who! (film)|''Horton Hears a Who''}} before leaving 20th Century Fox in 2007 to form Illumination. | |
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| Meledandri served as co-producer for ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' alongside ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' creator [[Shigeru Miyamoto]]. In 2018, he stated that Miyamoto would be "front and center" in the creation of the film.<ref>Lang, B. (November 6, 2018). [https://variety.com/2018/film/news/super-mario-bros-animated-movie-illumination-1203021006/ Inside Illumination’s Plans for Animated ‘Super Mario Bros.’ Movie]. ''Variety''. Retrieved April 3, 2023.</ref> 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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