Nintendo and Illumination aren’t messing around. With the April 1st release date for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie looming, they used today’s Nintendo Direct to drop a final trailer that confirms they are leaning into the star-power casting that made the first film a billion-dollar hit.
In addition to a returning voice cast full of A-listers, we no know that Donald Glover is officially voicing Yoshi.
Glover isn’t the only heavy hitter joining the Mushroom Kingdom’s cosmic expansion. Luis Guzmán will voice Wart, a deep-cut villain pull from Super Mario Bros. 2., and Issa Rae will lend her voice talents to the Honey Queen, bringing some Galaxy specific royalty into the mix
The final trailer gives us a clearer look at the stakes. Bowser Jr., voiced by Benny Safdie, is stepping up to the plate, determined to break his father out of captivity and restore the Koopa family legacy. Mario and Luigi aren’t just protecting the Mushroom Kingdom anymore; they’re heading into deep space to stop a crusade that spans multiple planets.
Nintendo is clearly positioning this as their Empire Strikes Back. The scope is bigger, the cast is more diverse, and the April 1st release dat le is being backed by a massive marketing push and ticket sales that are already live. After the first movie’s success, the “Mario Cinematic Universe” is no longer a joke—it’s vying to become the new gold standard for animation.
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