Super Mario Galaxy Blasts Off in New Trailer for Nintendo's Next Big-Screen Adventure
Mario blasts off again: Universal has unveiled the official trailer for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, the follow-up to 2023’s box office smash The Super Mario Bros. Movie, landing in U.S. theaters April 3, 2026.
Mario is blasting back into orbit. Universal just dropped the official trailer for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, the direct follow-up to 2023's gigantic The Super Mario Bros. Movie. The sequel is set to hit U.S. theaters on April 3, 2026.
The team (yep, the gang is back)
Illumination and Nintendo are sticking with what worked last time. Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic, the duo behind Teen Titans Go!, are back in the directors' chairs. The script comes from Matthew Fogel, who wrote Minions: The Rise of Gru. As the title suggests, this one pulls from Nintendo's 2007 game Super Mario Galaxy.
Who is voicing who
- Chris Pratt as Mario
- Anya Taylor-Joy as Princess Peach
- Charlie Day as Luigi
- Jack Black as Bowser
- Keegan-Michael Key as Toad
- Kevin Michael Richardson as Kamek
The studio has not announced any new cast additions yet. Behind the scenes, it is produced by Chris Meledandri for Illumination and Shigeru Miyamoto for Nintendo.
Quick rewind: how big was the first movie?
Huge. Even with mixed critical reviews, The Super Mario Bros. Movie turned into one of 2023's biggest releases, pulling in over $1.3 billion worldwide. The Rotten Tomatoes split was a story unto itself: a 59% Tomatometer from critics (based on 288 reviews) versus a 95% audience score on the Popcornmeter. That gap says a lot about why this sequel exists.
What about the rest of the Mushroom Kingdom crew?
The first film also featured Seth Rogen as Donkey Kong, Fred Armisen as Cranky Kong, and Sebastian Maniscalco as Spike. No word yet on whether they pop up in Galaxy, but the door is obviously wide open.
Trailer thoughts (without spoilers)
The trailer is out now on the usual studio channels. With the creative team and cast sticking together, this looks very much like a bigger, shinier, more cosmic swing. In other words: exactly what you think a Galaxy follow-up would be, and probably exactly what the audience that drove that $1.3 billion wants.