Fans speculated about a standalone &34;Super Smash Bros.&34; film after seeing the cultfavorite character. Super Mario Galaxy Movie adds major Nintendo character, becomes surprise Smash Bros. crossover Fans speculated about a standalone &34;Super Smash Bros.&34; film after seeing the cultfavorite character. By Daysia Tolentino :maxbytes(150000):stripicc()/DaysiaTolentinoauthorphotob1c9bf2343cf4cf7b77759eeb9f69e8d.jpg) Daysia Tolentino Daysia Tolentino is a writer at . She has written for since 2025. Her work has appeared in NBC News, Vulture, GQ, and InStyle.

Fans speculated about a stand-alone "Super Smash Bros." film after seeing the cult-favorite character.

Super Mario Galaxy Movie adds major Nintendo character, becomes surprise Smash Bros. crossover

Fans speculated about a stand-alone "Super Smash Bros." film after seeing the cult-favorite character.

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Luigi (Charlie Day), Mario (Chris Pratt), Yoshi (Donald Glover), and Princess Peach (Anya Taylor-Joy) in 'The Super Mario Galaxy Movie'. Credit:

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Get ready to rock and roll.

Fox McCloud will be entering the Super Mario Bros. cinematic universe, creating a surprise *Super* *Smash Bros. *crossover in *The* *Super Mario Galaxy Movie**. *The voice actor for the character has not yet been announced.

McCloud is an anthropomorphic fox featured in several Nintendo* *games*. *He was first introduced in the 1993 adventure game *Star Fox* and has been a part of every installment of *Super Smash Bros. *since the franchise was introduced in 1999*.* He has* *garnered a cult following over the years, even making *'*s list of coolest video game characters.

Fox McCloud on 'The Super Mario Galaxy Movie' poster.

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The film's official social media accounts shared a movie poster featuring McCloud in his signature combat outfit and tactical visor on Thursday. His appearance in *The Super Mario Galaxy Movie* has created fan speculation over a potential stand-alone *Super Smash Bros. *film.

*The Super Mario Galaxy Movie *is the sequel to *The Super Mario Bros. Movie*. The 2023 film was a massive box office success, bagging $1.3 billion gross and setting the stage for a new wave of animated video game adaptations.

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Yoshi (Donald Glover), Mario (Chris Pratt), and Luigi (Charlie Day) in 'The Super Mario Galaxy Movie'.

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Numerous fan-favorite characters are being introduced in *The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.* Nintendo previously shared a much-anticipated first look at Yoshi, voiced by Donald Glover, the popular green dinosaur featured in various *Super Mario Bros.* games.

The trailer showed Yoshi joining Mario (Chris Pratt), Luigi (Charlie Day), Toad (Keegan-Michael Key), and Princess Peach (Anya Taylor-Joy) in their adventures. Yoshi's appearance was first teased in a post-credits scene following *The Super Mario Bros. Movie, *which showed a polka-dotted egg cracking.

Previous trailers also revealed the introduction of Rosalina (Brie Larson) and Bowser Jr. (Benny Safdie) into the Super Mario Bros. cinematic universe. *The Super Mario Galaxy Movie* arrives in theaters on April 1.

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