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|born=May 15, 1959 (age {{age|May 15, 1959}})
|born=May 15, 1959 (age {{age|May 15, 1959}})
|role=Producer of ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' by Illumination 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 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 everyday.|Chris Meledandri}}
{{quote2|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}}
'''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.
'''{{wp|Chris 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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