Nintendo showcased its special Super Mario Galaxy Movie Direct event today, which, ultimately, only confirmed a few things we didn't already know, like how it would've been a better surprise that Bowser Jr. is in the film if that hadn't leaked ahead of time. That's not to say there wasn't anything worth checking out, since we did get new insight into the plot of this film, and two major new cast members were revealed.
Of course, we also got a new trailer for the film, which showed off more of Illumination's impressive animation work. While the first Super Mario Bros. Movie focused on introducing Mario and Luigi to the Mushroom Kingdom, the Super Mario Galaxy Movie picks up right where the first one left off, with Bowser still shrunk after eating a shrinking mushroom, and life in the Mushroom Kingdom relatively peaceful.
Enter Bowser Jr., played by Benny Safdie, who you'd recognize from his work in Oppenheimer and Uncut Gems, who is on a quest to save his father from what essentially looks like a small prison he's being kept in, so Mario and Luigi can keep an eye on him.
In a currently unexplained way, Bowser Jr.'s attempted rescue of his dad leads to a galaxy-spanning journey, which is also where Princess Rosalina comes in, played by Marvel star Brie Larson.
Brie Larson's involvement isn't exactly a surprise, considering her outspoken love for Nintendo and involvement in multiple Nintendo Switch commercials. If anything, it's a shock that she wasn't already involved in the first film, and had to wait for the second one to come around to get a role.
Benny Safdie is a more intriguing choice, and from the sounds of it, will be a fun one as he steps into the junior Koopa feet of Bowser Jr., heir to his father's throne.
The trailer also includes a few hints at what's to come, like confirmation that the Sand Kingdom from Super Mario Odyssey will be one of the locations the film visits on its journey. Hopefully, since this is a galaxy-spanning film, we'll get to see multiple locations from across Super Mario games' history.
In the meantime, there are still a few big questions left unanswered, namely, who is playing Yoshi?
About the author: David has been writing about videogames, technology, and culture since 2020, with a focus on reporting daily news across multiple publications, including GameDaily.Biz, GameSkinny, and PlayStation Universe before joining Wccftech in 2025. David started contributing as Canada/US reporter for Wccftech's gaming section in 2025. Besides being up-to-date on the industry's movements, he loves interviewing developers, reviewing games, and writing intricate essays about the symbolism and layered meanings to be found in rich narratives as he's done for publications like GamesIndustry.Biz, LostInCult, and others. Outside of games he loves movies, music, theatre, his hometown, and his family, though not necessarily in that order.
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