The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Hits Theaters In April

Nintendo has announced The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, a sequel to The Super Mario Bros. Movie that hit theaters in 2023, and it's coming to the silver screen in April and will also be made by Illumination.

Shigeru Miyamoto opened today's Nintendo Direct with a look at Super Mario Bros. for its 40th anniversary, and he revealed The Super Mario Galaxy Movie will be the main attraction of the celebration. Alongside this news, we learned that Brian Taylor will be returning to compose the score, and that various actors, including Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Jack Black, Charlie Day, Keegan-Michael Key, and Kevin Michael Richardson, are returning to play Mario, Princess Peach, Bowser, Luigi, Toad, and Kamek, respectively. 

We didn't receive any new casting updates, but considering this movie is taking Mario to space, we'll likely be hear about casting for characters like Rosalina and a Luma, perhaps. 

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie hits theaters in April 2026. 

In the meantime, read Game Informer's review of The Super Mario Bros. movie, and then read Game Informer's interview with Shigeru Miyamoto and Koji Kondo about the film. 

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