The Super Mario Galaxy Movie to Open April 3, 2026

Nintendo, Universal Pictures and Illumination revealed on Friday during a Nintendo Direct that the sequel to 2023s The Super Mario Bros. Movie will be titled The Super Mario Galaxy Movie and will open in theaters on April 3, 2026. The announcement was accompanied by a short teaser that followed a butterfly over Princess Peach's palace into space, giving only a brief first look at the animated sequel.

The teaser offered scant plot details, showing rolling green hills in the Mushroom Kingdom rather than extended sequences of the characters in space, but Nintendo said the film will draw on the 2007 Super Mario Galaxy game for its core story. Illumination chief and producer Chris Meledandri said the game's story will serve as the backbone of the film while promising "plenty of surprises for fans of every Mario era," according to studio remarks made during the presentation.

Nintendo and Universal confirmed that much of the original cast will return. Chris Pratt will reprise Mario, Charlie Day returns as Luigi, Anya Taylor-Joy is back as Princess Peach, and Jack Black will again voice Bowser. Keegan-Michael Key is confirmed to return as Toad, and Kevin Michael Richardson is listed as...