Production company Illumination, along with Nintendo, have released a brand new trailer for the upcoming The Super Mario Galaxy Movie. The trailer, which you can check out below, has been referred to as the final one before the movie’s theatrical launch in April.
Along with the trailer itself, Illumination and Nintendo have also revealed three new cast members: Donald Glover as Yoshi, Issa Rae as Honey Queen, and Luis Guzmán as Wart. Nintendo has also confirmed that more details about the movie leading up to its release will be coming to the Nintendo Today! smartphone app.
As you might expect, the trailer shows off bits of the movie, providing the initial setup for the story about why Mario is involved with planetary travel. After the entirety of Princess Peach’s castle is ripped up and taken to space, Mario, Luigi and Yoshi also find themselves face-to-face with Bowser Jr., with the castle crashing on an alien planet filled with gigantic flowers.
We also get a look at some of the brand new characters that the crew will interact with, including Rosalina and a variety of Luma, throughout their travels to different planets. The trailer also features hints of Baby Mario showing up, which could suggest some unique plot twists in its story.
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie and its April 2026 release date was unveiled back in September. As you might expect from its title, the film takes several cues from the critically acclaimed Super Mario Galaxy games that were originally released on the Nintendo Wii. It features much of the cast of The Super Mario Bros. Movie once more reprising their roles, including Chris Pratt, Charlie Day, Anya Taylor-Joy, Jack Black, Keegan-Michael Key and Kevin Michael Richardson playing Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Bowser, Toad, and Kamek respectively.
Before the movie’s title was confirmed, back in October 2024, Key had hinted that the sequel to The Super Mario Bros. Movie would be “a little broader” in its scope, featuring a “very intriguing setting.”
“One thing I can say about the second movie is that it’s a little broader in scope, and where it takes place is very intriguing lore and the Mario world,” he said in an interview. “They’re going to find some really fantastic Easter eggs and it’s been very exciting so far.”
He also spoke about the introduction of new characters, with many fan-favorites returning alongside the film debut of more obscure characters from deep in the Mario mythos.
“I feel like what they’ve done creatively is they’ve really widened out the universe that these characters live in and we’re going to meet some new folks,” he said. “We’re going to meet some new folks that are old favorites and some folks that I think are really deep cuts, but because of the way the story’s laying itself out right now, those characters are going to be very intriguing.”
While you wait for the movie’s release next month, take a look at our explainer for the Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 release of Super Mario Galaxy + Galaxy 2, which was essentially a remastered release offering a new assist mode to help new players.
