April 1, 2026
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is a 2026 animated adventure comedy film based on the 2007 video game Super Mario Galaxy and its 2010 sequel, as well as Nintendo's broader Mario franchise, it is also based on the Star Fox video game series. Produced by Illumination and Nintendo, and distributed by Universal Pictures, it is the sequel to The Super Mario Bros. Movie. Directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic and written by Matthew Fogel, the film stars an ensemble voice cast consisting of Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black, and Keegan-Michael Key reprising their roles from the first film, with Benny Safdie, Donald Glover, Brie Larson, and Glen Powell joining the cast. In the film, Mario and Luigi, and their friends adventure into outer space to rescue Princess Rosalina from Bowser Jr., Bowser's son, who plans to utilize her to conquer the galaxy.
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 Super Mario Galaxy Movie premiered in Kyoto, Japan, on March 28, 2026, and was theatrically released in the United States on April 1 of that same year. The film received mixed reviews from critics.
Storyline
Young Princess Rosalina and her infant sister Peach once lived together in outer space and have the shared ability to create nature and life. One day, when their home is attacked by an unidentified enemy, Rosalina sends Peach to the Mushroom Kingdom to protect her, where she grows up and becomes the kingdom's princess. In the present, an adult Rosalina raises the star-like species of Lumas as their mother on the Comet Observatory. She is kidnapped by Bowser Jr., who plots to drain her power and use it to create a new planet for him and his father, Bowser, who is imprisoned in Peach's castle.
In the Mushroom Kingdom, brothers Mario and Luigi are hailed as heroes for defeating and shrinking Bowser. They are called to inspect a disturbance in the desert town Tosterena, where they meet and befriend Yoshi. They later attend Peach's birthday ceremony, where Mario gives Peach a new parasol. Mario has feelings for her, but is too nervous to admit so. A Luma who escaped captivity crash-lands in the kingdom and asks for Peach's help; she and Toad accept. In the Gateway Galaxy, Peach and Toad fight Wart, the king of its casino. Mario, Luigi, and Yoshi protect the Mushroom Kingdom in Peach's absence, which includes rehabilitating Bowser. Peach's castle is lifted into space by Bowser Jr.'s UFO, where he fights the brothers and Yoshi. The castle is accidentally dropped into the Honeyhive Galaxy, where Bowser sacrifices his liberty to allow the three to enter the Gateway Galaxy, where they reunite with Peach and Toad. Bowser is abducted by the UFO, where he reunites with his son.
Peach and Toad hire pilot Fox McCloud to transport the group, but his spaceship crash lands into Fossil Falls after an attack from Bowser Jr., who turns Mario and Luigi into babies with a Super Scope. Bowser feels guilty, having bonded with the brothers, but Bowser Jr. convinces him to return to his role as king of the Koopas. Yoshi finds a Super Scope and rescues the brothers and Toad, who also got turned into a baby, from a Tyrannosaurus.
Luigi tests a radio, which is heard by the Lumas. They rescue the Lumas in the Comet Observatory, where Peach remembers her origins. Mario and Peach attempt to sneak in, but are caught and sent to a booby-trapped trench, which they escape from using the parasol. They confront Bowser, whom Mario drops into the lava moat below; Bowser survives as a skeleton. Luigi and Yoshi assist Mario and Peach in fighting the Bowsers. Bowser Jr. summons a dragon, but he is swallowed whole and has to be rescued by Mario. Using their power, Peach rescues and reunites with Rosalina. Peach's castle is rebuilt and Fox sends the Bowsers to prison. Meanwhile, Princess Daisy prevents a robbery in the Gateway Galaxy.
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Movie Trailer
Sound Effects Used
Image Gallery
Audio Samples
(Bowser's King Kong Roar as heard in the film; reused from New Super Mario Bros. Wii, and Super Mario Galaxy:)