Get ready to jump into a new adventure as Nintendo and Illumination announce the Super Mario Bros. Movie sequel!
Key Takeaways:
- New Super Mario Bros. Movie announced for April 3, 2026, directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic.
- Building upon previous success, the film aims to expand Mario’s world with collaboration between Illumination and Nintendo.
- Plot details involve Mario in the Mushroom Kingdom and Luigi in the Dark Lands, facing off against Bowser’s threat to Princess Peach‘s kingdom.
In celebration of Mario Day 2024, Nintendo and Illumination have officially announced the development of a new Super Mario Bros. Movie. The movie is set to be released on April 3, 2026.
The directors of the Super Mario Bros. Movie, Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic, will be returning for the new movie. Animation on the project will begin soon.
Shigeru Miyamoto states that, “We’ll let you know the details once we’re ready to share more. This time too, the staff at Illumination and Nintendo are working together. We’re thinking about broadening Mario’s world further, and it’ll have a bright and fun story. We hope you’ll look forward to it!”
While not much was revealed about the movie, it was confirmed that the staff at Illumination and Nintendo are working together to broaden Mario’s world further.
The news of a new Super Mario Bros. movie comes as no surprise given the success of the previous film. As of July 2023, the film had been seen by 168.1 million people worldwide and made over $1.349 billion at the global box office.
This earned the film the honor of the highest global box office performance of a film based on a video game and the second-highest for an animated film.
The new movie is riding the success of 2023’s The Super Mario and is expected to feature new environment set designs. The film will be released in most major regions, including the U.S., while other locations will get the film on different days in April 2026.
The cast of the first movie are expected to reprise their roles in the new Super Mario Bros. movie:
- Mario: Voiced by Chris Pratt.
- Princess Peach: Voiced by Anya Taylor-Joy.
- Luigi: Voiced by Charlie Day.
- Bowser: Voiced by Jack Black.
- Donkey Kong: Voiced by Seth Rogen
Fans of the franchise are eagerly awaiting more details about the movie, which are expected to be shared once the animation project is ready to be revealed.
