Game on: after Marvel’s Avengers, Nintendo’s stars could be next to hit the big screen

The man behind Avengers: Age of Ultron has hopes of creating another unbeatable movie team with Mario, Zelda, Donkey Kong and co

Marvel superheroes Iron Man, X-Men, Spider-Man and the Incredible Hulk are Hollywood’s most bankable stars. Avengers: Age of Ultron opened in the UK on Thursday and is on course to break records for its opening weekend box-office receipts.

And now it has been revealed that the man credited with breathing life into the Marvel superheroes franchise has set his sights on bringing a full range of Nintendo gaming characters, including Mario, Zelda and Donkey Kong, to the screen.

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