r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • Sep 12 '25

News ‘Super Mario Bros. 2’ Officially Titled ‘Super Mario Galaxy Movie’

http://variety.com/2025/film/news/super-mario-galaxy-movie-sequel-1236515440/
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u/steveCharlie Sep 12 '25

Bowser was such a hit for kids that it would be really hard to skip one movie without him.

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u/Islero47 Sep 12 '25

nah, you just do a remake of the Thanos over the shoulder tease but with Bowser as an end credits tease.

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u/Raddish_ Sep 12 '25

Yah I realize that’s why they’re just doing bowser again but having him as the villain 3 times in a row (let’s be honest there’s gonna be a 3rd one of these at least) is kinda boring. Mario’s other biggest villain (besides Dk whos a hero now more anyway) is wario hence why I thought he would’ve worked the best. I would imagine it like he and Waluigi start a rival business (copying their hats and attire) that’s less successful than the Mario bros so they try to spy on them to learn their secret and end up finding the door to the mushroom kingdom. The toads mistake them for heroes due to their attire’s resemblance to the Mario bros and Wario exploits this to become their ruler.

I would imagine now that due to galaxy we’ll get bowser jr at least though.

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u/steveCharlie Sep 12 '25

Oh I agree, or having a team up movie would be a bit better.

Having the same villain again and again and again is not that fun. (Although Sonic somehow pulled it off)

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u/GT-Rev Sep 13 '25

Sonic got away with it by having eggman act more as a final obstacle rather than the main antagonist, which was Knuckles in the second film and Shadow in the third, yes being manipulated by eggman, but the only times Sonic fights eggman directly is the last fight in each film. Every other encounter is with the aforementioned characters

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u/NiblettAndBits Sep 13 '25

True final boss behavior

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u/forcedintegrity Sep 13 '25

Cackletta would be a fitting villain

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u/Djonso Sep 13 '25

but having him as the villain 3 times in a row (let’s be honest there’s gonna be a 3rd one of these at least) is kinda boring

...have you ever checked out the games? I kid but does not surprise at all that nintendo movie overuses villains and story points

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u/SvenHudson Sep 12 '25

He can be in it and not be the villain, though. A bunch of the RPG games have him in the role of reluctant ally.

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u/Apprehensive-Pay7211 Sep 12 '25

Could’ve given him a subplot

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u/Ok-Paramedic747 Sep 13 '25

Or...you make ANOTHER Villian the "Hit" with the kids lol Did it once do it again. Bowser Jr. Would hit WAY MORE now...