'The Super Mario Bros. Movie' Universal Pictures /Courtesy Everett Collection Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Attention Super Marios Bros. fans: Yoshi is coming, and he will be hatching in theaters a few days earlier than planned. Illumination and Nintendo said Sunday that The Super Mario Galaxy Movie will now open in the United States and many other countries on Wednesday, April 1, 2026 moving up from April 3 (It will be released in Japan April 24, and other markets throughout the month). The companies also debuted a first look at the most anticipated new character to join the animated universe: Yoshi, the green dinosaur that assists Mario and Luigi on their adventures. Related Stories Movies Marcello Hernández and Skyler Gisondo Join 'Shrek 5' Voice Cast Movies Nintendo's 'Legend of Zelda' Movie: First Look Reveals Live-Action Link and Zelda Watch the new trailer below: The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is the sequel to the smash hit 2023 Super Mario Bros. Movie, which took Nintendo's iconic plumbers and turned them into their first animated feature. Original stars including Chris Pratt (Mario), Anya Taylor-Joy (Princess Peach), Charlie Day (Luigi), Jack Black (Bowser), Keegan-Michael Key (Toad) and Kevin Michael Richardson (Kamek) will all return for the sequel, joined by Bennie Safdie (Bowser Jr.) and Brie Larson (Rosalina), as well as Yoshi. The film is being co-financed by Universal Pictures and Nintendo, with Universal releasing the film worldwide. It is directed by returning filmmakers Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic, from a screenplay by returning screenwriter Matthew Fogel, with Brian Tyler returning to compose the score. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Sundance Film Festival Reviews 'The Gallerist' Review: Natalie Portman and Jenna Ortega Flail Their Way Through a Clunky Art-World Satire Heat Vision Box Office: Chris Pratt's 'Mercy' Topples 'Avatar 3' With $11.2M But Can't Outrun Brutal Winter Storm Sundance Film Festival Reviews 'Undertone' Review: Another Glum, Gimmicky Horror Film Helps Itself to the 'Hereditary' Playbook USC Scripter Awards USC Scripter Awards: 'One Battle After Another' and 'Death by Lightning' Take Top Honors Sundance Film Festival Reviews 'Zi' Review: Writer-Director Kogonada Shakes Off a Misfire With a Loose-Limbed Mood Piece That's Too Weightless to Resonate Sundance Film Festival Reviews 'The Friend's House Is Here' Review: A Stirring Iranian Drama Celebrates the Resilience of Friendship and Art in Hard Times Sundance Film Festival Reviews 'The Gallerist' Review: Natalie Portman and Jenna Ortega Flail Their Way Through a Clunky Art-World Satire Heat Vision Box Office: Chris Pratt's 'Mercy' Topples 'Avatar 3' With $11.2M But Can't Outrun Brutal Winter Storm Sundance Film Festival Reviews 'Undertone' Review: Another Glum, Gimmicky Horror Film Helps Itself to the 'Hereditary' Playbook USC Scripter Awards USC Scripter Awards: 'One Battle After Another' and 'Death by Lightning' Take Top Honors Sundance Film Festival Reviews 'Zi' Review: Writer-Director Kogonada Shakes Off a Misfire With a Loose-Limbed Mood Piece That's Too Weightless to Resonate Sundance Film Festival Reviews 'The Friend's House Is Here' Review: A Stirring Iranian Drama Celebrates the Resilience of Friendship and Art in Hard Times