Overview
- Premiering during a Nintendo Direct, the trailer confirms Brie Larson as Princess Rosalina and Benny Safdie as Bowser Jr.
- Footage shows a miniaturized Bowser under watch in the Mushroom Kingdom and Bowser Jr. arriving to retrieve him, establishing the sequel’s central conflict.
- Game-inspired set pieces include Rosalina battling the Megaleg, the Comet Observatory, and locales resembling Super Mario Odyssey’s Sand Kingdom alongside Ninji-filled worlds.
- Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black, Keegan-Michael Key, and Kevin Michael Richardson return, with Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic directing from Matthew Fogel’s screenplay; Universal will distribute.
- The film opens April 3, 2026 in the U.S. and April 24 in Japan, while widely circulated reports of Yoshi’s inclusion remain unconfirmed by the studios.