Surprise Super Mario Galaxy Movie Nintendo Direct Announced for This Weekend

Here's hoping you didn't person thing other planned for your weekend, arsenic Nintendo has announced a astonishment Super Mario Galaxy Movie Nintendo Direct for this coming Sunday.

A play Nintendo Direct is beauteous overmuch unheard of, but the institution volition clasp 1 this Sunday, January 25 astatine 6am Pacific clip / 9am Eastern / 2pm UK time, to uncover caller details of its upcoming animated movie sequel.

Back successful November, the movie was the absorption of different dedicated Nintendo Direct that confirmed the movie volition present Rosalina to the large screen, voiced by Marvel prima Brie Larson. Another caller summation to the animated ensemble volition beryllium Bowser Jr., present voiced by Benny Safdie.

That Direct opened with the first-ever afloat trailer for the film, which you tin ticker conscionable above. The movie was revealed to statesman with Bowser inactive trapped by the Mario brothers, arsenic seen successful the erstwhile Super Mario Bros. Movie. However, Bowser Jr. soon appears — keen to acceptable his beloved papa free.

Safdie and Larson volition beryllium joined by the returning formed from the archetypal movie: Chris Pratt arsenic Mario, Anya Taylor-Joy arsenic Princess Peach, Charlie Day arsenic Luigi, Jack Black arsenic Bowser, Keegan-Michael Key arsenic Toad, and Kevin Michael Richardson arsenic Kamek.

Previously, we've heard connection that the movie volition diagnostic immoderate Nintendo characters that "are truly heavy cuts", and fans person speculated that its crippled whitethorn yet corroborate a long-held mentation astir Peach and Rosalina's origins. Lastly, backmost successful November, Minions animation workplace Illumination said it was conscionable "weeks away" from completing its enactment connected the film, up of its theatrical merchandise connected April 3, 2026 successful the US and April 24 successful Japan.

What other does Nintendo person near to reveal? Join america connected Sunday to find out.

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