The Super Mario Bros. Movie sequel’s title has reportedly been revealed, & it’s another ode to the games

The Super Mario Bros. Movie came out on April 5, 2023, and grossed around $1.361 billion at the box office. The film is helmed by Michael Jelenic and Aaron Horvath, while Matthew Fogel is the writer. Here's the official synopsis:

Brooklyn plumbers Mario and Luigi are warped to the magical Mushroom Kingdom, and Mario must team up with Princess Peach, Toad, and Donkey Kong to save Luigi from the evil Bowser.

The success of the film has inspired a sequel, which is currently in development. The film will be out on April 3, 2026, and its title has been reportedly revealed; it's called Super Mario World.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie sequel has a title

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Illumination and Universal Pictures have been developing a sequel to The Super Mario Bros. Movie. Recently, NBC Universal revealed a press release about their content slate for the upcoming years. Through this release, they have seemingly revealed the sequel title, and it's called Super Mario World. The name is a direct reference and ode to the namesake 1990 video game, which was the first game appearance of Yoshi.

The forthcoming film is directed by Michael Jelenic and Aaron Horvath, while Matthew Fogel is returning as the writer. Shigeru Miyamoto (the creator of Mario) and Chris Meledandri are the producers.

More about The Super Mario Bros. Movie

The Super Mario Bros. Movie is based on the Mario video game franchise from Nintendo. It features Luigi and Mario's origin story as they get transported into a different world. Below is the list of actors who have lent their voice for different characters.

Chris Pratt as Mario
Charlie Day as Luigi
Anya Taylor-Joy as Princess Peach
Jack Black as Bowser
Keegan-Michael Key as Toad
Seth Rogen as Donkey Kong
Kevin Michael Richardson as Kamek
Sebastian Maniscalco as Spike
Fred Armisen as Cranky Kong

In a Gamesradar interview, Aaron Horvath spoke about The Super Mario Bros. Movie. He said,

"It's a bit of an origin tale. It's the story of Mario becoming Super Mario. When you play the game, if you don’t give up, Mario will succeed. So we transferred that player experience from the game to a characteristic that [movie] Mario would have."

He further spoke about Chris Pratt's casting in the lead role.

"For us, it made total sense. He's really good at playing a blue-collar hero with a ton of heart. For the way that Mario is characterized in our film, he’s perfect for it."

Pratt spoke to Today, where he shared how he got emotional seeing the film for the first time.

“You don’t always know what these movies are going to look like, certainly in animation. You lend your voice over the course of a couple of years, and then you sit back and you watch the movie. It was really beautiful not just because we all worked so hard on it, but also it was just gratifying to know that we had made something really extraordinary.”

The character received some heat on the internet because of how Pratt removed the original high-pitched Italian style of speaking for Mario.

Super Mario World will be released on April 3, 2026.

Are you excited about the sequel?