Nintendo announced Sunday that it will join forces with animation studio Illumination again to produce a new ¡°Super Mario¡± movie with a release date slated for April 2026.

The announcement, coinciding with a slew of Mario-related news to celebrate Mario Day ¡ª March 10 ¡ª included the theatrical release date for the upcoming ¡°Super Mario¡± animated feature, set for April 3, 2026, in multiple territories, notably the United States. The film is also slated for theatrical release across various other global markets throughout April 2026.

The previous cinematic endeavor was a global success and majorly contributed to bolstering Nintendo¡¯s full-year earnings for fiscal 2023. Grossing over $1.3 billion worldwide, it became the second-highest-grossing movie of 2023, just behind Barbie.

Financing for the film¡¯s production will again be jointly provided by Universal Pictures and Nintendo, with the former handling worldwide distribution.

Illumination CEO Chris Meledandri and Mario¡¯s creator, Shigeru Miyamoto, are confirmed to reprise their roles as producers. Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic are set to direct once again, while Matthew Fogel will return as the screenplay writer.

In a post on Nintendo¡¯s official X account, Miyamoto assured fans, saying, ¡°It¡¯ll have a cheerful and fun story. This time we¡¯re going to be broadening Mario¡¯s world further, so please look forward to it!¡±

However, specific details about the movie¡¯s plot remain a mystery.

¡°As always, we¡¯ll let you know once we¡¯re at the stage where we¡¯re ready to share more,¡± Miyamoto said.

Nintendo¡¯s upcoming plans include the anticipated launch of its successor to the Nintendo Switch console and a collaboration with Sony on a live-action film adaptation of ¡°The Legend of Zelda.¡±

Fans are also awaiting the opening of a new Donkey Kong attraction at Super Nintendo World in Universal Studios Japan in Osaka later this year.