The Super Mario Galaxy Movie

***The Super Mario Galaxy Movie*** is an 2026 animated adventure comedy movie based on the 2007 video game and its 2010 sequel, as well as Nintendo's broader *Mario* franchise. It is the sequel to *The Super Mario Bros. Movie* (2023) which was produced by Illumination and Nintendo, and distributed by Universal Pictures. Directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic and written by Matthew Fogel, the film stars an ensemble voice cast consisting of Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black, and Keegan-Michael Key reprising their roles from the first movie, with Benny Safdie, Donald Glover, Brie Larson, and Glen Powell joining the cast. In the movie, Mario and Luigi, and their friends adventure into outer space to rescue Princess Rosalina from Bowser Jr., Bowser's son, who plans to utilize her to conquer the galaxy.

Nintendo's president Shuntaro Furukawa stated in May 2021 that Nintendo was interested in producing more animated films based on its properties if the then-untitled *Mario* film was successful. Illumination CEO and producer Chris Meledandri was asked about the possibility of a sequel to *The Super Mario Bros. Movie* before the film's release in April 2023. Following its box office success, a new animated *Mario* film was announced to be in development at Illumination in March 2024, with Horvath and Jelenic returning as directors and Fogel as screenwriter.

*The Super Mario Galaxy Movie* premiered in Kyoto, Japan, on March 28, 2026, and was theatrically released in the United States on April 1. The film received mixed reviews from critics.

## Premise
Mario, Luigi and Yoshi join Princess Peach and Toad on an adventure into outer space and across the galaxy to meet Princess Rosalina and face off against Bowser’s son, Bowser Jr.

## Voice cast
* Chris Pratt as Mario, an Italian-American plumber originally from Brooklyn, New York, and a celebrated hero of the Mushroom Kingdom.
* Anya Taylor-Joy as Princess Peach,, a green dinosaur-like creature that Mario and Luigi befriend.
* Issa Rae as the Honey Queen, a princess from outer space and the adoptive mother of the Lumas.
* Glen Powell as Fox McCloud, the protagonist from Nintendo's *Star Fox* series and leader of the Star Fox team.

Additionally, Juliet Jelenic, co-director Michael Jelenic's daughter, returns as Lumalee, a nihilistic blue Luma who was previously held prisoner by Bowser in the previous movie and now works as a prison guard, while Ed Skudder voices R.O.B., a robot that works at Galaxy Gate.

## Production 
It is the follow-up to *The Super Mario Bros. Movie* (2023). Illumination and Nintendo said that the story would be inspired by the game *Super Mario Galaxy*. Work on the movie started after the success of the first Mario movie.  

## Release 
The movie is set to be released on April 1, 2026, in the United States. 
It will later be released in other countries, such as the United Kingdom, Poland, Ukraine, and Japan.

## Marketing 
The movie's logo was revealed during a Nintendo Direct presentation on September 12th, 2025. Two months later, the first trailer released on November 12th during a Nintendo Direct presentation.

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