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New Super Mario Bros. movie by Illumination teased for April 2026 release

As part of Mario Day, Shigeru Miyamoto announced that a second film set in the Super Mario Bros. universe is in production at Illumination.

TJ Denzer

March 10, 2024 7:44 AM

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It could have been guessed that after the star-studded success of the first Super Mario Bros. Movie, Nintendo would probably be keen to continue expanding its cinematic universe. We already know of a Zelda movie in the works, but today, for Mario Day, Nintendo confirmed the next Mario Bros. movie is also happening, it’s planned to launch in April 2026, and Illumination is once again producing the film.

During a special Mario Day presentation on March 10, 2024, Shigeru Miyamoto took the spotlight for a moment. There, he shared some details about the new Super Mario Bros. film in production.

It sounds like Nintendo intends to be just a bit more hands-on in the creation of the second Super Mario Bros. movie, though their confidence is likely high in Illumination after the first film’s success. Last year, the Super Mario Bros. Movie topped more than $1 billion USD at the global box office. It has since gone on to have a positive effect on the sales of far more Nintendo (and especially Mario) apps and software.

With an April release date set for the second Super Mario Bros. movie, stay tuned for more details, including an official title, here at Shacknews.

TJ Denzer

Senior News Editor

TJ Denzer is a player and writer with a passion for games that has dominated a lifetime. He found his way to the Shacknews roster in late 2019 and has worked his way to Senior News Editor since. Between news coverage, he also aides notably in livestream projects like the indie game-focused Indie-licious, the Shacknews Stimulus Games, and the Shacknews Dump. You can reach him at tj.denzer@shacknews.com and also find him on Twitter @JohnnyChugs.