Everything we know about 'The Super Mario Galaxy Movie'

Title

The movie’s title is The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, an adaptation (presumably) of the 2007 space-themed, gravity-defying Nintendo Wii game and its 2010 sequel.

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Plot

We don’t have an official synopsis of the movie yet. However, it appears to pit Mario and Luigi—as well as Princess Peach, Toad, and other heroes—against Bowser Jr. We also know, like the games, the action will take the characters to different planets with specific biomes and meet Princess Rosalina and her starlike subjects, the Lumas.

The game saw the titular plumber traversing the cosmos on a mission to collect enough Power Stars to allow his ship to travel to the center of the universe, where the evil Bowser has imprisoned Princess Peach.

Behind the Scenes

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie comes from directors Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic. Both directed The Super Mario Bros. Movie along with Illumination animator Pierre Leduc, who will not return to direct the new film. Galaxy works from a screenplay by Matthew Fogel who also wrote the earlier movie.

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Cast

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie sees returning cast members Chris Pratt (Mario), Charlie Day (Luigi), Anya Taylor-Joy (Princess Peach), Keegan-Michael Key (Toad), Kevin Michael Richardson (Kamek), and Jack Black (Bowser). Joining the cast this go-around are Oscar-winner Brie Larson as Princess Rosalina and, of all people, acclaimed director Benny Safdie as Bowser Jr. Safdie is going down the Mark Duplass lane, going between broad comedies and dark indie films.

Release Date

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie will hit theaters in April 2026.

Kyle Anderson is the Senior Editor for Nerdist. He hosts the weekly pop culture deep-dive podcast Laser Focus. You can find his film and TV reviews here. Follow him on Letterboxd.