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About The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is a computer-animated feature co-produced by Illumination and Nintendo, scheduled for worldwide theatrical release on April 3, 2026. It serves as a direct sequel to 2023's The Super Mario Bros. Movie and is directed once again by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic, with Shigeru Miyamoto and Chris Meledandri producing. The title overtly references the beloved 2007 Wii game Super Mario Galaxy, suggesting a cosmic expansion of the cinematic Mushroom Kingdom.
Chris Pratt returns as Mario, alongside Charlie Day as Luigi, Anya Taylor-Joy as Princess Peach, Jack Black as Bowser, Keegan-Michael Key as Toad, and Seth Rogen as Donkey Kong. Plot details remain closely guarded, but marketing has teased new allies and adversaries from across Mario's galaxy-hopping history, including Rosalina and the Lumas. Composer Brian Tyler returns to weave Koji Kondo's iconic themes into a new orchestral score.
The first film earned more than 1.3 billion dollars globally, becoming the second-highest-grossing animated film of all time at release. Its success solidified Nintendo's movie ambitions, leading to announced projects around The Legend of Zelda and expanded theme-park tie-ins at Super Nintendo World. The Galaxy sequel arrives as Nintendo leans further into film as a pillar of its broader entertainment strategy.
Overview
Why this movies page exists
Chris Pratt returns as Mario alongside Charlie Day's Luigi as the brothers embark on a cosmic adventure inspired by the Super Mario Galaxy games.
Why it matters
It is the follow-up to one of the highest-grossing animated movies ever and a central piece of Nintendo's push into theatrical filmmaking.
The details
Key highlights
- Venue
- Theatrical release via Universal Pictures
- Format
- CG-animated feature from Illumination and Nintendo
- Headliner
- Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Jack Black, Charlie Day
- Audience
- Family audiences and Nintendo fans worldwide
Reading the timer
How to use this movies countdown
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie sits inside the movies calendar as a animation date that people are likely to check more than once. This page is meant to do more than show a raw countdown number: it keeps the tracked date, source quality, location context, and release confidence in one place so the page stays useful even when the final event details are still tightening.
Right now the key public signal is April 3, 2026, with confirmed status and date confirmed precision. That distinction matters. A confirmed datetime is very different from a month-level or date-only signal, and people planning watch parties, travel, ticketing, launch coverage, or newsroom publishing need that nuance instead of a misleadingly precise timer.
We are tracking The Super Mario Galaxy Movie from Universal Pictures plus the official event source. For this page, that means the safest way to read the countdown is as a reference layer: use the timer for awareness, then use the source, precision, location, and event facts together before you commit to travel, viewing plans, promotional scheduling, or time-sensitive announcements.
The most practical reading of this countdown is: The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is being watched for a globally tracked release or event page, and the current page focus is the main animation milestone rather than every surrounding rumor or speculative date. Type: Theatrical. Studio: Illumination / Nintendo.
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie should be treated like a film release page first and a countdown second. Movie dates can move by territory, premium-format rollout, or studio calendar strategy, so the details that matter are whether the page reflects a theatrical day, a broader release window, or a still-forming public slot. Current reference points include type: Theatrical, studio: Illumination / Nintendo, based on: Super Mario Galaxy. Search intent also clusters around nintendo, animation, videogame, which is why this page keeps the movie-specific context visible instead of relying on a generic timer shell.