Meet the Super Mario Galaxy Movie Voice Cast: Every Nintendo Icon Revealed

Alright, it’s official: The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is happening, and Nintendo is not messing around. Three years after The Super Mario Bros. Movie crushed the box office, Illumination, Universal, and Nintendo are rolling out the red carpet for another oversized animated spectacle—this time blasting Mario and company straight into new galaxies. (Translation: Mario’s really getting around, and not just in a warp pipe.)

If you saw the first movie and stuck around for that cosmic post-credit scene, you already knew Nintendo was planning to go big with this next adventure. Turns out they’re pulling story ideas from all over Nintendo’s vault—Super Mario Galaxy is clearly the main event, but you’ll also spot nods to Super Mario Sunshine, Super Mario Bros. 2, and (yes, really) even a little bit of Super Smash Bros. energy thrown in. That means lots of new faces, a few deep cuts, and a monster-sized cast that’s basically a who’s-who of video game icons—and big-name Hollywood talent behind the mic.

The Main Cast: Who's Who This Time

• Mario – Chris Pratt
  No surprise here, Chris Pratt is back as everyone’s favorite overall-wearing plumber. If you only know Pratt from Marvel or Parks & Recreation, remember: the guy’s also been a Lego, a dinosaur wrangler, and this year’s Garfield. Hollywood's most reliable 'everyman' is doing his best Italian accent again, and, yes, he's still from Brooklyn in this version.
• Luigi – Charlie Day
  Luigi, perpetually freaked out and still everyone’s second favorite plumber, is voiced again by Charlie Day. He’s got plenty of comedy cred from It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and he’s no stranger to animation (he was Benny in The Lego Movie if you missed it).
• Princess Peach – Anya Taylor-Joy
  Peach, the Mushroom Kingdom’s boss (and still maybe a mystery, based on the first movie’s hinty backstory), is played by Anya Taylor-Joy. She’s had a busy few years—The Queen’s Gambit, The Menu, Mad Max: Furiosa. Next year, she’s pulling double duty with this and the third Dune movie.
• Bowser – Jack Black
  Arguably the best part of the last movie, Jack Black is back to chew the scenery as Bowser. Remember, he’s basically the world’s most extra villain—always kidnapping, always singing about Peach. Black keeps winning at voice work (and if you’re counting, making a real run for Hollywood’s video game movie king with Minecraft and a new Jumanji on the way).
• Toad – Keegan-Michael Key
  Key is back as the brave/scared little mushroom guy, and he goes so far into his little-squeaky-voice zone, you’d almost forget this was one half of Key & Peele. Just add another feather to his already stacked animated resume.
• Yoshi – Donald Glover
  Finally, finally, Yoshi hatches onto the big screen after being teased in the previous film’s credits. Here’s the fun part: Donald Glover actually called Chris Pratt and pitched himself as the dino, even though the studios didn’t want a celebrity for the role. Apparently, Glover’s enthusiasm won out. (He’s got the nerd cred: Community, Solo, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Childish Gambino, etc.)
• Princess Rosalina – Brie Larson
  Rosalina, literally the mother of stars (the cosmic, floating, adorable Lumas), is voiced by Brie Larson—Oscar winner, massive Nintendo fan, and Captain Marvel herself. If you know anything about the Mario Galaxy games, you know this is the most space-magic hero Nintendo has.
• Bowser Jr. – Benny Safdie
  Bowser’s kid is here, making his movie debut (and if you’re a fan, yes, they’re using stuff from Sunshine and folding in his most recent game's look). He’s voiced by Benny Safdie, who’s best known for directing some incredibly stressful films (Uncut Gems), but apparently can do a solid cartoon bad guy, too.
• Fox McCloud – Glen Powell
  Now here’s a real Nintendo curveball: Fox McCloud, star of Star Fox, is warping into the movie. Glen Powell (seen recently in Twisters and Top Gun: Maverick) dropped this news less than a week before the film releases. Major nerd speculation alert: this might be setting up a whole shared movie universe.
• Wart – Luis Guzmán
  If all of that wasn’t weird enough, here’s the real deep cut. Wart, the frog-king from Super Mario Bros. 2 (and, fun fact, originally from a totally different Japanese game), is back as a villain. Luis Guzmán—Boogie Nights, Wednesday, Magnolia—is lending his all-time great character actor pipes to the role. No word yet if he’ll be throwing veggies like in the game.

Extra Nintendo Shout-Outs and Cameos

Like any proper Nintendo movie, this thing is packed with cameos, easter eggs, and random weirdness for the eagle-eyed. Here's what else to watch and listen for:

Issa Rae (from Insecure, Barbie, Spider-Verse) is confirmed as Queen Bee. Kevin Michael Richardson reprises his role as Kamek, Bowser’s magic-wand-waving advisor. Pretty much everyone else from Nintendo’s Z-list rolls through somewhere: there’s Birdo and Mouser from Super Mario Bros. 2 (no actors listed yet), Pikmin, and even R.O.B., that weird NES robot accessory from the mid-80s. Ed Skudder, an Illumination director, actually voices R.O.B. himself. Why not?

A Few (Surprising) Behind The Scenes Details

- Donald Glover pitching himself directly to Chris Pratt for Yoshi is just a great bit of Hollywood gossip.
- The inclusion of Fox McCloud—and announcing it almost at the last possible moment—suggests Nintendo may be testing the water for cross-franchise movies. Mario’s not the only mascot in play.
- Wart showing up at all? There’s some real deep-Nintendo-archive fishing going on with this script.

The Takeaway

Between old favorites, newcomers, and some blink-and-you-miss-it cameos from all over Nintendo’s back catalog, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is clearly aiming to be as much a ‘spot the reference’ party as an animated adventure. Voice cast is stacked, creative team is spending that Illumination/Universal money, and Nintendo fans of all ages will have plenty to point at and argue about. If you wanted a Mario movie that goes off the rails (in a good way), buckle up.

'Donald Glover called me and just pitched himself as Yoshi. We weren't even looking for a celebrity voice at first, but he wore us down.'
(paraphrased gist from reports on Donald Glover's surprise addition to the cast)