Nintendo is working on multiple movies currently based on its franchises, including another Mario animated film and a live-action Zelda movie. Chris Pratt, who voiced Mario in 2023’s box-office smash The Super Mario Bros. Movie, has now teased that he is “very excited” about the prospects for more Nintendo films.
“I can’t tell you much but I can say that there is another Mario movie coming. It gets me very excited thinking about the world of Mario and Nintendo in general, I think over the next decade we will be seeing lots of stories coming out of that world,” he told GamesRadar. “I was thrilled, honored, and blessed to be part of the first one and moving forward I’m open to doing as much and as little as they want from me. I can’t say much but I am just as excited as everyone else.”
Nintendo has not said if the next Mario animated film is a direct sequel to the 2023 film or something else. Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto, who created Nintendo and is a producer on the film, said, “This time, we’re thinking about broadening Mario’s world further. It will have a bright and fun story.”
This untitled Mario animated movie, which is being made by Minions studio Illumination, is set to debut in theaters in April 2026. In addition to this next animated Mario movie, Nintendo and Sony are teaming up for a live-action Zelda movie that has Maze Runner and Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes director Wes Ball signed on. This film currently has no release date, nor do we know who may star in it.
Outside of Nintendo franchises, there are dozens of other video game films in the works, including the Borderlands film that comes out this year.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie earned more than $1.3 billion at the box office to become 2023’s No. 2 highest-grossing movie, trailing only Barbie. The Super Mario Bros. Movie was 2023’s most profitable big movie, though, grossing a reported $500 million+ after all of its costs were factored in.
April 3, 2026
