Princess Peach and Mario in 'The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.' Nintendo and Illumination/Universal Studios 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 Logo text Mario and his friends are going for gold in the Super Bowl trailer for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie. Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic serve as directors for the animated sequel feature that Universal Pictures is set to release theatrically April 1. Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black, Keegan-Michael Key, Benny Safdie, Kevin Michael Richardson and Brie Larson round out the voice cast. The Super Mario Galaxy Movie centers on Mario (Pratt) and Luigi (Day) getting to know dinosaur pal Yoshi as they accompany Princess Peach (Taylor-Joy) and Toad (Key) on a voyage to outer space. Related Stories Movies 'Minions & Monsters' Super Bowl Trailer Reveals Sequel's First Footage and Film's Title Music Brandi Carlile Performs "America the Beautiful" During Super Bowl LX Pre-Game This latest trailer teases the heroes butting heads with Bowser Jr. (Safdie), who declares, "The great battle of my life draws near!" A later moment features Yoshi eating Kamek (Richardson). Horvath and Jelenic, the directors of 2023's The Super Mario Bros. Movie, return to helm the sequel from a script by Matthew Fogel, who also penned the original. Hailing from Illumination and Nintendo, the new movie counts Chris Meledandri and Shigeru Miyamoto as producers. The Super Mario Bros. Movie surpassed $1.3 billion at the global box office, becoming the year's second-highest-grossing title (behind Warner Bros.' Barbie). The films adapt Nintendo's long-running Mario video game franchise. In his review of The Super Mario Bros. Movie for The Hollywood Reporter, critic Frank Scheck wrote that it "feels like a labor of love that should easily weather any nitpicking from purists." He added that the film "features one jam-packed sequence after another." The NFL's 2026 Super Bowl between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots aired Sunday on NBC and Peacock. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Once Upon a One More Time 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' Sequel Drops Surprise Teaser During 2026 Super Bowl Heat Vision 'Minions & Monsters' Super Bowl Trailer Reveals Sequel's First Footage and Film's Title Heat Vision 'Mandalorian & Grogu' Pays Homage to Great Super Bowl Spots Super Bowl 2026 Steven Spielberg Beams Into Super Bowl With 'Disclosure Day' Spot Obituaries Peggy Steffans, Actress and Widow of Sexploitation Director Joseph Sarno, Dies at 87 Heat Vision 'Supergirl' Soars on Super Bowl Sunday With New Trailer Once Upon a One More Time 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' Sequel Drops Surprise Teaser During 2026 Super Bowl Heat Vision 'Minions & Monsters' Super Bowl Trailer Reveals Sequel's First Footage and Film's Title Heat Vision 'Mandalorian & Grogu' Pays Homage to Great Super Bowl Spots Super Bowl 2026 Steven Spielberg Beams Into Super Bowl With 'Disclosure Day' Spot Obituaries Peggy Steffans, Actress and Widow of Sexploitation Director Joseph Sarno, Dies at 87 Heat Vision 'Supergirl' Soars on Super Bowl Sunday With New Trailer