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We should all agree that we want the studio (whichever one ends up making the movie) to make the 1st Movie follow the standard Mario-vs-Bowser formula that fans of the games are most familiar with. Picking Bowser as the lead villain is appropriate for the 1st Movie, because that's what both fans and general audiences would recognize most.
But for the sequels, the studio should NOT want to bring back Bowser as the villain, since the franchise has a great list of non-Koopa villains that the studio can pick from...The sequels should be used as an opportunity to promote the lesse