Brie Larson, an Academy Award-winning actress, has a message for Hollywood: there is a lot to learn from the video game industry.
A gaming enthusiast herself, she says that video games, ahead of her Super Mario Galaxy film, in which she plays Princess Rosalina, have significant potential for the film industry.
On the Seen on the Screen podcast, she adds, “There’s so much that video games get out of cinema, and I think it’s really time for us in cinema to recognize what we can get out of video games.”
The Marvel star also notes that the gaming industry’s creatives are a powerhouse, saying, “The gaming community is much bigger than the film and television world, and it’s a bizarre thing.”
Another point Larson made on the podcast was that there is a common cultural blind spot: people are obsessed with books and movies, but hardly ask about the video games they play.
She continues, “As I’ve started talking about it more and reaching out and even talking to video game companies, because I find it so inspiring and these are the creators that I love, I’m learning that people are like, ‘What movies have you seen?
“What book are you reading?” “But you’re not so much thinking about the question, ‘What video game are you playing now?'”
Larson is also a big fan of the Super Mario video game, and her interest is evident when she revealed last year that she “threw my first boyfriend out of my house for trying to beat the final level in Super Mario Galaxy.” He said I was taking it too seriously, so I threw him out of the house.”
The Super Mario Galaxy film rolls out in theaters on April 1.
