The Super Mario Bros. Movie sequel’s release date for Japan has been announced. Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of Mario, announ✤ced ahead of the Nintendo Direct that the movie will be released on April 26, 2026 in Japan.
The announcement came via a where Miyamoto added, “We are working♉ with the Illumination team to make it a fun movie, so please continue to lo꧟ok forward to it.”
This confirms that the Mario sequel will actually be released in Japan after its release in the US and other regions. Illumination founder and CEO Chris Meledandri revealed back in March that the sequel to The Super Mario Bros. Movie will be released on , in the US a🦋nd ot🥀her select regions.
It may not come as a surprise, given that The Super Mario Bros. Movie was released first in the US on April 5, 2023, 𒁃before releasing in Japan on April 2✱8, 2024.
While plot details are still anyone’s guess, Miyamoto had back in March that the team is “thinking about broadening Mario’s world further, and it’ll have a bright and fun story.”
The Super Mario Bros. Movie sequel will be directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jeleni💞c, and the script will be written by Matthew Fogel. The movie will be co-produced by Melendandri and Miyamoto. Universal Pictures will be distributing the movie globally.
Nintendo and Illumination’s Mario movie was a block🍃bustꦑer hit as it grossed $1.36 billion at the global box office, made a $559 million profit, and became the most successful video game movie adaptation of all time.
Published: Jun 18, 2024 01:16 pm