This animated film was once again directed by Aaron Horvath & Michael Jelenic, was written by Matthew Fogel, is based on the “Mario” video game series and is a sequel to the 2023 previous film. The film a majority of the previous voices return such as Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor - Joy, Charlie Day, Keegan - Michael Key & Jack Black but are also joined by newcomers, Brie Larson, Benny Sadfie, Donald Glover & Luiz Guzman. In this film, Princess Peach gets word that another princess has been taken captive by a new threat, so she must team up once again with the Mario brothers and travel the Galaxy and save the princess before this new threat reaches the Mushroom Kingdom. After the success of the first film, Illumination and Universal quickly wanted to capitalize on it and made a deal with Nintendo for another film based on the video game. While no word has been official as of now, Nintendo expressed not only interest in more “Mario” films but spinoff series and movies for their other video game franchises & characters. The film hit theaters on April 1st, 2026 and is scheduled for a Japan exclusive premiere on April 26th.