The Super Mario Galaxy Movie

About this episode

The episode reviews the 2026 Super Mario Brothers Movie sequel featuring Princess Peach and Toad on a rescue mission.

Now You’re Playing With Millennials Princess Peach (Anya Taylor-Joy) and Toad (Keegan-Michael Key) rocket into another Galaxy to rescue her kidnapped sister Rosalina (Brie Larson) in the 2026 Super Mario Brothers Movie sequel. Can brothers Mario and Luigi (Chris Pratt and Charlie Day) keep the Mushroom Kingdom safe as Bowser (Jack Black) returns to full size and escapes to a homemade planet built by imaginative son Junior (Benny Safdie)? And what do video game icons Yoshi (Donald Glover), Honey Queen (Issa Rae), and Fox McCloud (Glen Powell) bring to this “Mario Party”? Listen to Find Out Now!

Topics covered

• Super Mario
• movie review
• animation
• video games
• sequel
• film analysis

Keywords

• Super Mario
• Princess Peach
• Toad
• Bowser
• Mario
• Luigi
• video game movie
• film review

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Super Mario Brothers Movie, Super Mario Galaxy Movie

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