Nintendo Drops Shock Trailer for New ‘Super Mario Galaxy Movie’

Mario is returning to the massive display screen. Following the huge success of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, which made greater than $1.3 billion worldwide in 2023, animation studio Illumination and Nintendo are releasing a sequel, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, in April 2026. Nintendo dropped a teaser trailer throughout its Direct presentation on Friday.

The teaser doesn’t supply a lot concerning the film, which takes its title from the 2007 platformer. Mario dozes in a subject earlier than title credit seem, that’s about it. But the trailer nonetheless signifies that Nintendo will proceed to churn out movies aimed toward turning Mario right into a megafranchise.

It’s no coincidence that the trailer and accompanying announcement come simply someday earlier than the fortieth anniversary of the unique Super Mario Bros. online game. In the 4 many years since that recreation’s launch, Mario—and Luigi, Princess Peach, Bowser, and different assorted characters—have develop into cultural icons.

In 1993, Super Mario Bros. grew to become one of many earliest videogame movie diversifications. It was panned by critics and followers, however within the years since, video games starting from Mortal Kombat to Tomb Raider have been become motion pictures. Now, as superhero fatigue units in and ’90s nostalgia peaks, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, which is able to embody nods to your entire Mario sequence, stands poised to proceed Mario’s domination.

Considered essentially the most profitable online game adaptation ever made, The Super Mario Bros. Movie was the second highest-grossing film of 2023, second solely to Barbie. The authentic forged, together with Chris Pratt as Mario, Anya Taylor-Joy as Peach, Charlie Day as Luigi, and Jack Black as Bowser, will return for the sequel.

Alongside the information, Nintendo additionally introduced it can launch remastered variations of Super Mario Galaxy and its sequel on October 2.