Key Takeaways
- The new Super Mario movie titled 'Super Mario Galaxy Movie' is set to release on April 3, 2026.
- The film is based on the Nintendo video game 'Super Mario Galaxy,' which was released in 2007.
- The announcement was made during a Nintendo Direct presentation, coinciding with the 40th anniversary of the original Super Mario Bros. game.
- The original voice cast, including Chris Pratt and Anya Taylor-Joy, will reprise their roles in the new film.
- Illumination is also partnering with Sony Pictures for a Legend of Zelda movie, set to release on March 26, 2027.
Nintendo and Illumation present the reveal for the title of the new Super Mario movie. The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is set to release in theaters from Universal and Illumination on April 3, 2026.
It will be based on Nintendo’s hit video game, Super Mario Galaxy, released in 2007 on the Wii. The news was announced Friday during a Nintendo Direct, ahead of the 40th anniversary of the original Super Mario Bros. video game on Sept. 13, 1985.
Today marks the 40th anniversary of the release of the original Super Mario Bros. video game on September 13, 1985.
The teaser says little about the potential plot of the new film, while setting the welcoming tone and mood of the magical realm that is the Super Mario universe. The music The Nintendo Direct started off with a teaser for the sequel, which showed Mario sleeping under a tree with Princess Peach’s castle in the distance as the camera panned up to space. There were quick glimpses of a Monty Mole burrowing underground, Cheep Cheeps swimming in a stream and Toads scurrying around the castle.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie featured an all-star voice cast of Chris Pratt as Mario, Anya Taylor-Joy as Princess Peach, Charlie Day as Luigi, Jack Black as Bowser, Keegan-Michael Key as Toad and Kevin Michael Richardson as Kamek. They’re all coming back to reprise their roles in the new film. The details of the plot are being kept under tight wraps. This will be Illumination’s 16th feature film, and its first sequel of an adaptation.
Nintendo has partnered with Sony Pictures to release a Legend of Zelda movie on March 26, 2027, directed by Wes Ball. Bo Bragason and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth will star as Zelda and Link.
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