‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ coming to theaters spring 2026
“The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” will release in theaters April 3, 2026, from Universal, Illumination, and Nintendo.
Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of Mario, revealed the film during the Nintendo Direct livestream on Sept. 12, 2025. While Universal previously confirmed a sequel to 2023’s “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” the title and premise was unknown until now.
The “Super Mario Galaxy” video game debuted on Nintendo Wii in 2007 (story below).
Returning voice cast from “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” includes 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. Nintendo did not announce any new voice actors at this time.
A teaser trailer accompanied the announcement:
Brian Tyler returns as the film’s music composer, adapting familiar themes from classic Mario video games and writing new score.
The official premise for the original “Super Mario Galaxy” video game reads:
Every hundred years, a huge comet flies by in the skies above the Mushroom Kingdom. One year, that comet filled the entire sky, and from it fell a stream of shooting stars. The Toads scooped up the Star Bits and brought them to the castle, where they were reborn as a great Power Star. It was a happy time in the Mushroom Kingdom.
Then one night Mario received a letter…
Dear Mario,
I’ll be waiting for you at the castle on the night of the Star Festival.
There’s something I’d like to give you.
From PeachWith invitation in hand, Mario headed off to the castle just as the Star Festival was getting into full swing. Surrounded by Toads gleefully trying to catch falling Star Bits, Mario was looking forward to the night’s festivities. But then, something happened…
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“The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” is part of the 40th anniversary celebration of the original “Super Mario Bros.” game, which debuted Sept. 13, 1985.
Earlier this year, Super Nintendo World opened at the new Universal Epic Universe theme park at Universal Orlando, complete with the Mario Kart: Bowser’s Challenge ride and the Donkey Kong “track-jumping” roller coaster, Mine-Cart Madness. Don’t miss our exclusive interview with Susan Cummings, executive producer of Epic Universe’s Super Nintendo World.
Photos by Blake Taylor
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