The Super Mario Galaxy Movie: Key Information
– Published in April 2026
– First trailer was revealed in November 2025
– All but one of The Super Mario Bros. The movie’s cast will return
– Two new cast additions announced
– Story details gleaned from its first teaser and Ancestors’ finale
– No word on when a third Mario movie might be made
Yahoo! The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (TSMGM), the next animated film venture from Nintendo and Illumination, isn’t too far away now. In fact, with the film coming out on April 3rd, 2026, we’re less than four months away from seeing Nintendo’s legendary mascot warp pipe make its way back to the big screen.
The release date of the Super Mario Galaxy movie
As I mentioned above, TSMGM will invite old and new fans to join the titular mustachioed hero on a cosmic adventure like no other on 3 April 2026.
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie‘s release date was confirmed in September. With Illumination CEO Chris Meledandri recently revealing that the film will be completely finished by the end of 2025, it’s on track to hit that launch date as well.
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Trailer
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The film’s first trailer, revealed during a Nintendo Direct in November 2025, teased a lot about its plot. You can learn more about what was shown in my The Super Mario Galaxy Movies trailer breakdown.
Previously, the only footage made available to the public came during September 2025’s Nintendo Direct, which confirmed the film’s title and teased the addition of other characters to TSMGM‘s cast. Speaking of which…
Super Mario Galaxy Movie cast confirmed
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Here’s the film’s confirmed cast of characters, plus the actors who will voice them:
- Chris Pratt as Mario
- Charlie Day as Luigi
- Anya Taylor-Joy as Princess Peach
- Jack Black as Bowser
- Keegan-Michael Key as Toad
- Kevin Michael Richardson as Kamek
- Brie Larson as Rosalina
- Benny Safdie as Bowser Jr.
The first six individuals appeared in The Super Mario Bros. Movie (TSMBM), also known as the first animated film based on Mario’s enduringly popular video game series.
The only absentee from the aforementioned film’s lead role is Seth Rogen, who voiced Donkey Kong. It’s unclear if Mario’s nemesis-turned-friend will make an appearance TSMGM, but with online rumors suggesting that DK is in line to star in his own animated spin-off, he may not be here.
Three other characters will also appear in TSMBM‘s successor.
We know that Yoshi is set to show, with The movie Super Mario Bros‘s mid-credits scene practically confirms that he will be part of the proceedings. Yoshi wasn’t featured in TSMGM’s first teaser, but a recent movie-related product leak, one for Pillsbury cookies of all things (per IGN), has also given us our first look at Yoshi’s cinematic design.
Two people that were confirmed in the first trailer are Rosalina and Bowser Jr.
The former, which made its video game debut in 2007 platforms Super Mario Galaxywill be voiced by Nintendo superfan Brie Larson (Captain Marvel, Scott Pilgrim vs. World). Meanwhile, Bowser’s son will be portrayed by actor-director Benny Safdie (Uncut gems, Smash Machine).
Granted TSMGM will be heavily inspired by the story told in the aforementioned Wii game and Super Mario Galaxy 2aka its Wii U sequel, it’s no big surprise that this duo is part of the film’s plot. What its history will entail…
Super Mario Galaxy Movie Story Speculation
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Nintendo has not released a story synopsis for TSMGM yet. However, thanks to its trailer and what happened in its predecessor, there is quite a bit we can learn about its plot.
As its first teaser, yes, tease, it Super Mario Galaxy games aren’t the only ones that have influenced its narrative. Various trailer images contain important references to Super Mario Sunshine, Super Mario Odyssey, Super Mario Bros. Wonderand Paper Mario. So the legendary Nintendo mascot’s full catalog of titles has clearly inspired this film’s story and its wider universe.
It seems that Bowser Jr. will also be the primary villain – or at least on co-antagonist duties. The trailer reveals that he will try to save his father, who was miniaturized and imprisoned underneath TSMBM‘s climax, from Princess Peach’s Castle.
To what end we don’t know yet, but the smart money is on the father-son duo teaming up to steal more Power Stars – and that’s where Rosalina might fit into the picture.
You see, Rosalina is the supreme protector of the Luma, star-like creatures that first appeared in Super Mario Galaxyy and some of them can transform into Power Stars. Considering Bowser acquired a Power Star and threatened to use it to destroy the Mushroom Kingdom if Peach didn’t agree to marry him, the prospect of more Power Stars falling into the hands of Bowser and his son is terrifying to everyone else.
Although Rosalina is powerful, she probably won’t be alone in defending Luma. Peach and Toad, who will use a star portal to travel across the cosmos The Super Mario Galaxy Moviehad to ally with a character Peach has long been rumored to have a connection with. Well, as long as they aren’t overwhelmed by the horde of Ninji that attack them in the trailer and movie.
Mario and Luigi, who are seen traveling to what appears to be Odyssey‘s Sand Kingdom in the teaser is also expected to join the battle against Bowser, his offspring and their minions after siding with Peach in The movie Super Mario Bros. Yoshi should also join them if and when the brothers encounter the iconic long-tongued dinosaur on their latest adventure.
Hopefully an actual story synopsis (and another trailer!) will be released online sooner TSMGM is hitting theaters, which should give us even more information and/or clues as to what to expect from Nintendo and Universal’s budding cinematic universe.
Where can I watch the movie The Super Mario Bros.
Unfortunately, The movie Super Mario Bros does not appear in the back catalogs of any of the world’s top streaming services.
You can rent or buy it from various premium video on-demand (PVOD) platforms, including the Amazon Store, Apple TV and YouTube. If you were hoping to stream it “for free” — ie. on a service you already subscribe to – you’re out of luck though.
Hopefully this will change in the run up to TSMGM‘s publication. If it does, its most likely destinations will be Netflix, which it has been TSMBMs international home and Peacock TV, also known as the streamer owned by NBCUniversal, which is also the studio that distributed the film in theaters.
Will there be another Mario movie?
We don’t know. But if The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is as financially successful as its billion-spinning predecessor was—and there’s no reason to believe it won’t be—it’s inevitable that a third animated Mario movie will be greenlit.
TSMGM and a potential sequel aren’t the only big-screen adaptations Nintendo Stars, the iconic Japanese company’s recently rebranded film and TV division, is working on.
A live-action adaptation of The Legend of Zelda game series is expected to arrive in May 2027. Principal photography began this month (November 2025) in New Zealand, with cameras rolling four months after Nintendo confirmed who will play Link and Zelda in the upcoming film.
As I discussed earlier, an animated Donkey Kong movie is also believed to be in early development, but Nintendo has not officially confirmed that yet. As always, stick with TechRadar for news on this front as we get it.
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