'Super Mario Bros.' Gets Darker in Four New Short Films

Screen Shot of "Lou" from "The Addict"

Nintendo’s Super Mario Bros. just got darker thanks to Evan Daugherty (“Divergent”). According to The Hollywood Reporter, “The Four Players” are a series of four shorts written and directed by Daugherty and feature “a grounded, dark and grittier” reimagination of the characters, including, Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach and Toad.

They mention that in one of the short films, “For example, 'The Addict' shows a skinny, mustachioed 'Lou' speaking at a Narcotics Anonymous-type meeting, growing mysterious flowers in a basement lab and receiving a text from "Bro" that reads: ‘SHE NEEDS US.’”

The films are being released on Maker’s gaming and geektastic YouTube channel, Polaris, and the first two films, “The Fixer,” which features Mario and “The Addict” are now available for viewing. You can head over to the channel tomorrow for the final two films, “The Star,” which centers around Princess Peach, and Toad-inspired, “The Soldier.”