When is ‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie 2’ coming out?

nme.com:

The Super Mario Bros. Movie became one of the highest-grossing animated films of all time, a sequel is officially on the way.Chris Pratt voices Nintendo’s iconic video game character in the 2023 film, alongside Anya Taylor-Joy as Peach, Charlie Day as Luigi and Jack Black as Bowser.The film is joint production between Nintendo, Universal Pictures and Illumination, the studio best known for the Despicable Me franchise.In 2024, a sequel to The Super Mario Bros.

Movie was officially announced during the Mario Day celebrations on March 10.The sequel is set to come out in cinemas on April 3, 2026 in the US.The film will be released in other territories on the same date, although the specific regions are yet to be announced.

However, it will be released in Japan on April 24, 2026.Little is confirmed about the follow-up, but the original film’s directors, Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic, are directing the sequel.

Illumination boss Chris Meledandri and Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto will also return as producers, with Matthew Fogel back on writing duties.When the sequel was announced, Miyamoto described it as having a “bright and fun story” which will “broaden Mario’s world further”.