The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
Also known as The Super Mario Bros. Movie 2, The Super Mario Bros. Movie sequel, Super Mario Galaxy Movie
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is a 2026 American animated adventure comedy film based on Nintendo's Mario video game franchise. Directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic and written by Matthew Fogel, it is the sequel to The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023). Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black and Keegan-Michael Key reprise their roles, with Benny Safdie, Donald Glover, Glen Powell, and Brie Larson joining the cast. It was produced by Illumination and Nintendo. In the film, Mario and Luigi and their friends adventure into outer space, where they meet Princess Rosalina and face off against Bowser and his son, Bowser Jr.
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Aaron Horvath Michael Jelenic
- Written by
- Matthew Fogel
- Based on
- Mario , by Nintendo
- Produced by
- Chris Meledandri Shigeru Miyamoto
- Starring
- Chris Pratt Anya Taylor-Joy Charlie Day Jack Black Keegan-Michael Key Benny Safdie Donald Glover Glen Powell Brie Larson
- Edited by
- Eric Osmond
- Music by
- Brian Tyler
- Production companies
- Illumination Nintendo
- Distributed by
- Universal Pictures
- Release dates
- March 28, 2026 ( 2026-03-28 ) ( Minami-za ) April 1, 2026 ( 2026-04-01 ) (United States)
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The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is a 2026 animated adventure comedy film based on Nintendo's Mario video game franchise. Directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic and written by Matthew Fogel, it is the sequel to The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023). Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black and Keegan-Michael Key reprise their roles, with Benny Safdie, Donald Glover, Glen Powell, and Brie Larson joining the cast. It was produced by Illumination and Nintendo. In the film, Mario and Luigi and their friends adventure into outer space, where they face off against Bowser and his son Bowser Jr. to save Princess Rosalina.
Nintendo's president Shuntaro Furukawa stated in May 2021 that Nintendo was interested in producing more animated films based on its properties if the then-untitled Mario film was successful. Illumination CEO and producer Chris Meledandri was asked about the possibility of a sequel to The Super Mario Bros. Movie before the film's release in April 2023. Following its box office success, a new animated Mario film was announced to be in development at Illumination in March 2024, with Horvath and Jelenic returning as directors and Fogel as screenwriter. The film takes inspiration from Mario video games such as Super Mario Galaxy (2007) and Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010), among other Nintendo games such as the Star Fox series.