{"id":123,"date":"2025-05-14T12:09:20","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T08:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/universal-accidentally-announces-the-title-of-the-next-mario-movie\/"},"modified":"2025-05-14T12:09:20","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T08:09:20","slug":"universal-accidentally-announces-the-title-of-the-next-mario-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/universal-accidentally-announces-the-title-of-the-next-mario-movie\/","title":{"rendered":"Universal accidentally announces the title of the next Mario movie"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"Chris Pratt and Charlie Day are expected to return as Mario and Luigi.\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/chorus\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/24706551\/mario_bros_movie.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" \/><figcaption>Chris Pratt and Charlie Day are expected to return as Mario and Luigi.<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Universal appears to have confirmed that the next Mario film will be titled <em>Super Mario World<\/em>. The title was included in a press release about upcoming movies, but apparently by mistake, since it was removed shortly after publication.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The title first appeared in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcuniversal.com\/article\/nbcuniversal-presents-2025-upfront-content-slate-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">press release about NBCUniversal\u2019s upcoming content slate<\/a>, listed as part of a selection of films scheduled to stream exclusively on NBC\u2019s Peacock following their theatrical release. Within hours the post had been updated and \u201c<em>Super Mario World<\/em>\u201d removed, along with mentions of <em>Shrek<\/em> and <em>Minions<\/em> movies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The title makes some sense. The first film\u2019s post-credit scene teased the arrival of Mario\u2019s bright green dinosaur steed \/ friend Yoshi, who made his videogame debut in\u2026 <em>Super Mario World<\/em>, which launched on the SNES in 1990. It was the console\u2019s most popular game, <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20200908004707\/http:\/\/www.gizmodo.co.uk\/2015\/09\/30-best-selling-super-mario-games-of-all-time-on-the-plumbers-30th-birthday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">selling more than 20 million copies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-image-slider alignnone wp-block-vox-media-image-slider\">\n<div class=\"c-image-slider__caption\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Screenshot_20250513-234720.png?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,31.304073372693,100,37.391853254614\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"&lt;em&gt;NBCUniversal\u2019s announcement as it initially appeared.&lt;\/em&gt; | Screenshot: NBCUniversal\" data-portal-copyright=\"Screenshot: NBCUniversal\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Screenshot_20250513-234735.png?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,29.336386409574,100,41.327227180852\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"&lt;em&gt;How the page looks now, without mentions of Mario, Shrek, or Minions.&lt;\/em&gt; | Screenshot: NBCUniversal\" data-portal-copyright=\"Screenshot: NBCUniversal\" \/><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The upcoming sequel to <em>The Super Mario Bros. Movie<\/em> was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2024\/3\/10\/24096213\/super-mario-bros-movie-2-sequel-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced in March 2024<\/a>, with a launch planned for April 3rd, 2026, and directors Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic returning to lead the production. A sequel came as no big surprise after the first film brought in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2023\/5\/1\/23695720\/nintendo-mario-movie-billion-box-office\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">over $1 billion worldwide<\/a>. Nintendo took that as a green light to ramp up its entertainment efforts, with a live-action <em>Legend of Zelda<\/em> movie also in the works and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/638133\/legend-of-zelda-movie-premiere-date-2027\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">due to release in March 2027<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chris Pratt and Charlie Day are expected to return as Mario and Luigi. 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